The branch was sticking up out of the water.

树枝从水下伸了出来。

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To conserve water, some local Dai residents said they will confer blessings by using a branch to sprinkle water on others.

部分傣族群众还表示，为了节约水资源，他们会改用树枝蘸水传送祝福。

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Before, during and after his workout, he drinks a branch-chain amino acid powder mixed in water to hasten muscle recovery.

在锻炼之前、进行时和结束后，他喝氨酸水加速肌肉恢复。

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She held onto a branch in the water for three hours before help arrived, she said.

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When the dinghy capsized in the River Swale, the boy grasped hold of a branch in the fast-flowing water.

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Then he accidentally knocked her off the branch, and she plunged into the water and swam off.

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