Others point out that decreased sediment loads will likely lead to erosion of downstream riverbanks and the Mekong Delta.

其他人指出，泥沙负荷的减少可能会导致下游河岸和湄公河三角洲的侵蚀。

The giant freshwater Mekong River stingray is just one of many mega fish species that could be threatened by dam-building plans in the Mekong River Basin.

湄公河流域的筑坝计划将会威胁到很多巨型鱼类，这种巨型淡水黄貂鱼只是其中一种。

After they graduated from college, they determine to cycle along the entire Mekong River.

大学毕业后，他们决定沿着整个湄公河来一场骑行。

The Mekong, he says, has always been volatile.

他认为湄公河本来就是反复无常的。

Traditional boats cross the Mekong River at dusk.

黄昏时刻，传统的小船划过湄公河。

I would not, for example, let her swim in the Mekong.

我不会让她在比如湄公河这样的河里游泳。

The next morning I joined a two-day cruise up the Mekong.

第二天上午，我参加了为时两天的湄公河巡航游。

The two-day Greater Mekong Subregion summit begins Sunday.

为期两天的大湄公河次区域首脑会议将于星期天开幕。

Yet the row over the drop in the Mekong seems under control.

然而，关于湄公河流量降低的问题似乎得到控制。

One controversial issue has been use of the Mekong River, itself.

如何利用湄公河是一个存在争议的问题。

Here is our guide to a two-wheeled adventure in the Mekong region.

我们在这里介绍一些湄公河地区的摩托车探险路线。

A: Why is the Mekong area known as "the cradle of drug resistance"?

答：为什么湄公河地区有“耐药摇篮”之称？

About 60 million people depend on the Mekong for their livelihoods.

大约6千万人依靠湄公河维持生计。

The Mekong River provides fertile, irrigated fields for rice production.

湄公河为水稻种植生产提供了肥沃的可灌溉土地。

We have engaged in an enhanced relationship the Lower Mekong countries.

我们已与湄公河下游的国家增强了联系。

Four of the world's 10 biggest freshwater fish migrate up the Mekong to spawn.

世界十大大型淡水鱼中有四种会迁移至湄公河产卵。

But discussions among the countries that share the Mekong are more complicated.

然而，湄公河流域的国家间的讨论却复杂的多。

Of the world's rivers, only the Amazon has more species of fish than the Mekong.

世界上的河流中只有亚马逊河鱼的种类比湄公河多。

Many explorers' quests to find the source of the Mekong River were unsuccessful.

许多探险家想探寻湄公河的源头，但都没有成功。

Meanwhile, several new discoveries in South-East Asia's Mekong river are also causing a stir.

同时，在东南亚湄公河的若干发现也引起了人们的激动。

The Mekong then runs through China's Yunnan province, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.

湄公河接着流经中国云南省、缅甸、老挝、泰国、柬埔寨和越南。

Other suspected foci have been identified in the Greater Mekong subregion, but are not yet confirmed.

在大湄公河次区域发现了其它疑似疫源地，但尚未确认。

The Mekong also has a very large private sector and a lot of the market for these drugs is unregulated.

此外，湄公河地区有非常庞大的私立部门，这些药物的市场在很大程度上未得到监管。

The Mekong giant catfish is the current record holder based on the catch of a 646-pound specimen in 2005.

湄公河巨鲶因一条于2005年捕获的重达646磅的标本而成为了目前的记录保持者。

Himalayan glaciers also feed into major Asian river systems including the Ganges, Indus, Mekong and Yangtze.

喜马拉雅山脉冰川也是亚洲主要河流的发源地，包括恒河、印度河、湄公河和长江。

The military condition deteriorated, and by 1963 South Vietnam had lost the fertile Mekong Delta to the Vietcong.

军事形势不断恶化，到1963年南越失去了肥沃的湄公河三角洲。