When life presents you with a river, you cannot rely on luck to supply a boat; you have to dive into the water and swim.

如果生命赐予你一条河流，你万不能期待“运气”再赐予你一叶方舟，你要做的是跳入河里，然后学会游泳。

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In April four people drowned after Turkish police allegedly pushed a group of refugees into a river and made them swim back towards Iraq.

据称，今年四月土尔其警方将一群难民推下河，命令他们游回伊拉克，结果造成四人死亡。

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For example, to help a child who was falling into river, seeking others' help rather than jumping into the river if you cannot swim at all.

例如，帮助一个掉进河里的孩子，如果你不会游泳，应该寻求别人的帮助而不是自己跳进河里。

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He ran from the armory and jumped into the Potomac, planning to swim across the river.

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At the Ishasha border crossing, Melchisedek said they had to swim through a river to cross over into Uganda since it was impossible to use the guarded border.

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Rescuers eventually lowered Davitt toward police boats, but when he got within about 10 feet he leaped into the river and tried to swim away.

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That evening, he switched on the radio, Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lot of Love" was blaring out and Jeff jumped into the Mississippi River for a swim.

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