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So I told her that the source of the Mekong is in Qinghai Province.
于是我告诉她湄公河的源头在青海省。
She gave me a determined look— the kind that said she would not change her mind.
她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意的。
When I told her that our journey would begin at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres, she seemed to be excited about it.
当我告诉她我们的旅行将从5000多米的的高地出发时，她似乎显得很兴奋。
When I told her the air would be hard to breathe and it would be very cold, she said it would be an interesting experience.
当我告诉她那里空气稀薄，呼吸会很困难，而且天气会很冷时，她却说这将是一次很有趣的经历。
I know my sister well.
我非常了解我的姐姐，
Once she has made up her mind, nothing can change it.
她一旦下了决心，就什么也不能使她改变。
Finally, I had to give in.
最后，我只好让步了。
Several months before our trip, Wang Wei and I went to the library.
在我们旅行前的几个月，王薇和我去了图书馆。
We found a large atlas with good maps that showed details of world geography.
我们找到了一本大型的地图册，里面有一些世界地理的明细图。
From the atlas we could see that the Mekong River begins in a glacier on a mountain in Qinghai Province.
我们从图上可以看到，湄公河源于西藏一座山上的冰川。
At first the river is small and the water is clear and cold.
起初，河很小，河水清澈而冷冽，
Then it begins to move quickly.
然后它开始快速流动。
It becomes rapids as it passes through deep valleys, travelling across western Yunnan Province.
它穿过深谷时就变成了急流流经云南西部。
Sometimes the river becomes a waterfall and enters wide valleys.
有时，这条河形成瀑布进入宽阔的峡谷。
We were both surprised to learn that half of the river is in China.
我们惊奇的发现这条河有一半是在中国境内。
After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm.
当流出中国，流出高地后，湄公河就变宽，变暖了。河水也变成了黄褐色。
As it enters Southeast Asia, its pace slows.
而当它进入东南亚以后，流速减慢，
It makes wide bends or meanders through low valleys to the plains where rice grows.
河水变宽慢慢地穿过低谷，到了长着稻谷的平原。
At last, the river delta enters the South China Sea.
最后，湄公河三角洲的各支流流入中国南海。
