Between 1984 and 1993, he once tried to save four fish, but only one stayed alive and returned to the river.

在1984年至1993年期间，他曾试图拯救四条鱼，但只有一条活了下来，并返回河中。

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He jumped into the river to save the drowning man.

他跳进河里，去救将要淹死的人。

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Today, exactly twenty years ago to the hour, I risked my life to save a woman who was drowning in the rapids of the Colorado River.

差不多二十年前的今天，我冒着生命危险从湍急的科罗拉多河中救出一个女人。

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The Israeli environmental organization Zalul has appealed to the pope and other world leaders to help save what it calls the "world's most holy river."

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The Mekong is home to over 1, 200 different species of fish, more than any other river save the Amazon and the Congo.

ECONOMIST: The Mekong river

Organizations that endorse removing the four lower Snake River dams to save salmon say the resolution is unfair.

CNN: Snake River dam resolution called unfair

Often they follow a tragedy, such as when Sunnis risked their lives diving into the Tigris to save hundreds of Shia pilgrims who fell into the river after the collapse of a bridge in 2005.

ECONOMIST: The euphoria of a footballing victory faded fast