In midmost of the stream, embraced in the weir's shimmering arm-spread, a small island lay anchored, fringed close with willow and silver birch and alder.

在大坝那闪光的臂膀环抱中，安卧着一个小岛，四周密密层层长着柳树、白桦和赤杨。

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Far below are willow flats and watermeadows, and the meanders of a stream that has not seen a rod in 60 years.

远方低矮处是长满了柳树的平地以及草甸，一条弯弯曲曲的小溪。 小溪上已经60年没见到鱼竿了。

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Along waterways, vigorous willow and cottonwood growth helps stabilize stream banks.

河流、小溪沿岸长势繁茂的柳树和棉白杨有助于河岸的稳固。

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Sipping lemon-ginger tea on the cushions of our house's rooftop pavilion, I watch the first light spangle the leaves of the poplars along the village's irrigation stream, see lambs herded into a small willow-walled corral, a woman in a black robe and orange head scarf testing her lower back after filling her buckets.

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