Chaiwat, one of the fishermen, said locals call the Mekong the River of Life.

其中一个叫猜瓦的渔民表示，当地人称湄为生命之。

In Laos, rescuers pulled bodies from the muddy Mekong River.

老挝的救援人员正在从泥泞的湄中打捞尸体。

The provincial authorities quashed another proposed plant in the Mekong Delta.

地方当局还否决了湄三角洲的另一个工厂提案。

The plane went into the Mekong around 2-kilometers from the airport.

飞机在距机场2的地方坠入湄。

After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide, brown and warm.

当流中国，流高地后，湄就变宽，变暖了。

But the Mekong river doesn't just flow through Vietnam.

但是，湄仅仅流经越南。

It would be the first dam across the Thai stretch of the Mekong.

该坝将会是湄在泰国这边的第一个水坝。

At the same time, though, the Mekong River was reshaped by human hands.

然而，与此同时，湄也被人类的双手重塑。

Hogan has been studying biodiversity in the Mekong for more than 20 years.

霍根研究湄生物多样性已有20多年。

Like the famous Mekong Water Puppet Troupe, performing in the City Gardens this week.

比如这周在城市花园表演的湄水木偶剧团。

Same story for crops in Vietnam, with the Mekong River at record low levels.

随着湄水位创历史新低，农作物同样的一幕也发生在越南。

The green patchwork of the Mekong Delta became its most prized rice region.

湄三角洲的绿色稻田成为其最受重视的稻米产区。

After it leaves China and the high altitude, the Mekong becomes wide，brown and warm.

当流中国，流高地后，湄就变宽，变暖了。水也变成了黄褐色。

Today, Sam Niang won his battle with the Mekong.

今天，山酿战胜了湄。

Vo Van Van is a 60-year-old rice farmer who lives along the Mekong River.

Vo Van Van是一位60岁的稻农，住在湄沿岸。

Between Cambodia and Laos, the Mekong current creates the widest rapids in the world.

位于柬埔寨和老挝之间的湄此时湍流之宽，乃是世界之最。

The Lower Mekong River runs from China, through the four Southeast Asian nations, to the sea.

湄下游从中国开始，贯穿四个东南亚国家流入大海。

It's the monsoon season, and the mighty Mekong, southeast Asia's greatest river, is in full flood.

现在正值季风时节，东南亚最大的流，湄蓄水充足。

It can cause riverbanks to collapse taking homes and farmland with them as on the Mekong Delta.

这会导致岸崩塌，冲走房屋和农田，就像湄三角洲一样。

The Mekong River is the agricultural heartland of Vietnam and home to 20% of the country's population.

湄是越南的农业中心地带，占该国 20% 的人口。