It's said to be a spectacular Mekong river, however, from my critical eyes, is merely an ordinary river even in the moment of sunrise and sunset.

湄公河，即便是在日出日落时分，在我眼中，也跟一条普通的小河并无二样。

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The story happened in 19th century Mississippi River an ordinary town.

故事发生在19世纪上半叶密西西比河畔的一个普通小镇上。

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That ordinary young man went from the moral need to save the drowning person to what can be called a great spirit that drove him to dive into the cold river time and again till his death.

那位普通的青年起初只是出于道义跳水救人，而后来则可以说是一种伟大的精神促使他一次又一次地跳下冰冷的河水，直到献出了自己的生命。

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"Water levels on the river are not something that we ordinary people can do anything about, " says Zhang Jun.

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