Only bad river willow, compared to the cicada Yangzhou.

唯有河边衰柳树，蝉声相送到扬州。

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In the Eastern Jin Dynasty people often took a bath in the river on that day to wash away bad luck.

在东晋时期，人们经常在这一天到河里洗澡，以洗掉坏运气。

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The damage done to the Yangtze River due to pollution is so bad its been described as irreversible.

由于污染对长江造成的损害如此严重，被认为是无法逆转。

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In 1858, parliament was famously suspended because the stench coming from the river was so bad.

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He recalls one student who mentioned falling in love with the school's beautiful campus on the Chicago River--too bad Northwestern actually overlooks Lake Michigan.

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Flooding by the River Avon has been described as "pretty bad".

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