Northern Colorado's Big Thompson River flows from the Rocky Mountains (west) to the Great Plains (east) through a steep-walled, boulder-strewn canyon.

北科罗拉多州的大汤普森河，从落基山脉(西)经遍布卵石的陡峭峡谷流向大平原(东)。

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This natural-color image of the lower reaches of Big Thompson Canyon illustrates two of the three natural factors that contributed to the flood's severity: steep terrain and sparse vegetation.

有利于形成这场汹涌洪水的自然因素有三条，这幅大汤普森峡谷下游的自然色图像展示出其中两者：陡峭的地形和稀疏的植被。

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His first big deal was the purchase in 1987 of J Walter Thompson, then 13 times bigger than WPP, which led Advertising Age to feature him under the headline, "the Man Who Would Be King".

他的第一笔大买卖是在1987年买下了当时比WPP大13倍的智威汤逊广告公司。这使得《广告时代》将其推至题为“将称王的男人”的头条进行报道。

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Thompson said the port of San Francisco was big enough to hold all the navies of the world.

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"There's not any one real big thing, " Thompson said, describing what the committee found.

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"Last year we relied heavily on Owen Fussey and Luke Fulghum for goals - this year I want all nine of my forwards to make a big contribution, " added Thompson.

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Hoyas coach John Thompson III, a big man who knows how to wear a suit, looked particularly well turned out.

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