CCTV9英语新闻：3 Gorges Dam boosts discharge ahead of flood season

The Three Gorges¹ Dam has started increasing its discharge capacity ahead of the upcoming flood season. 

 

Since last week, the dam has lowered its discharge capacity 3 times. That helped reduce water levels on the Yangtze River for the rescue and salvage² teams working downstream on the capsized Eastern Star cruise ship. 

 

With the ship now righted, lifted and re-located to safer waters, the Three Gorges Dam has again increased its output. Reservoir levels are down to 152 meters but that is still too high for the reservoir to handle the upcoming flood season. 

 

The water level is expected to continue dropping in the coming days.

1 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句

2 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。