英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—1

 I am going on a series of astonishing adventures. Traveling along three of the mightiest¹ rivers on the planet.These rivers have given rights to some of the world's greatest civilizations. For centuries, we washed their life-giving waters and feared their awesome² destructive power.

On these ever journeys, i will meet some extraordinary characters. And these experiences are different cultures, religions and countries that then merged³ along our sacred river.

And this episode will be traveling more than a thousand miles along the Ganges.The great art of India, from the foothills of H to the India ocean from the beach.

For centuries, Indians have worshiped the river and believed her secret powers.But in the last few decades, Indians' economy has boomed,its population has double and the river has paid too heavy price.

The big mouthful of Ganges' water. Can you image me picking these water.

1 mightiest   

adj.趾高气扬( mighty的最高级 )；巨大的；强有力的；浩瀚的

参考例句：

• \"If thou fearest to leave me in our cottage, thou mightiest take me along with thee. “要是你害怕把我一个人留在咱们的小屋里，你可以带我一块儿去那儿嘛。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
• Silent though is, after all, the mightiest agent in human affairs. 确实，沉默毕竟是人类事件中最强大的代理人。 来自互联网

2 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

3 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。