One day, when the two were bringing sacks of flour home on their donkeys, they had to cross a shallow river.

一天，他爷俩正牵着一头驴驮着几袋面粉回家。他们得淌过一条浅溪。

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UP A shallow river, five kilometres from the Pacific coast in Japan’s north-eastern Iwate prefecture, lie the remains of a town.

在日本东北部的岩手县，太平洋沿岸五公里处一条小河的上游保留着一座小城的遗址。

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UP A shallow river, five kilometres from the Pacific coast in Japan's north-eastern Iwate prefecture, lie the remains of a town.

在日本东北部的岩手县，太平洋沿岸五公里处一条小河的上游保留着一座小城的遗址。

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The simple mechanical pump draws water from a shallow well or nearby stream or river for use in irrigation.

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Stepping cautiously through the slime until he reached solid ground, looking disoriented, he regarded his image in the shallow water of the river while the paratroopers dried their feet with an old shirt, then pulled on their socks and boots and rolled down their pants.

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As a braided river, typified by shallow, meandering channels separated by sandbars, it is an ideal crane habitat.

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