In one part of the upper reaches of the Madison river, a whole mountain began shifting, then came crashing down to fill the deep valley and dam the great river with millions of tons rock and trees.

在麦迪生河上游的一条支流处，一整座山开始移动，之后，它崩塌下来填满深深的山谷，上百万吨岩石和大树如坝般阻挡住大河。

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As to your request, I do not think the beavers are aware that they must first fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity.

关于你的要求，我并不认为这些海狸知道在开始这种建坝活动之前，他们必须填表来获得允许。

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The 156-meter-high Zipingpu Dam began to fill in December 2004, and within 2 years the water level had risen to 120 meters.

高达156米的紫坪铺大坝于2004年12月份开始蓄水，两年内水位已经涨到了120米。

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In 1987 it threatened to cut the flow off, and in 1990 it did so, for a month, to allow the lake behind its giant Ataturk Dam to fill up.

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