As the rain was more and heavier, we were afraid to sink in the river.

由于雨越来越大，我们担心会沉到河里去。

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But both of the accused and one of the accusers fail to sink in the river, thus indicating that they are witches.

但是两名被告和其中一名原告在河里沉下去了，这表明了他们都是女巫。

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However, when the Yangtze Gorges project is finished, it will sink in the Yangtze River forever.

然而，长江三峡工程修毕后，它将永远地沉没于江底。

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His father died in September 2004, and Manglik attended the funeral, watching his dad's ashes sink into the same stretch of river where the elder Manglik had swum as a boy.

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