塞納河是法國(guó)北部河流,沿岸地區(qū)為經(jīng)濟(jì)中樞。同索姆河、萊茵河、索恩河與盧瓦爾河等皆有運(yùn)河相通……
Seine, river of northern France, rising on the Plateau of Langres, near Dijon, and flowing northwest past Troyes, Fontainebleau, Paris, and Rouen, into the English Channel. The estuary, about 10 km wide, passes between le Havre and Honfleur. The river is about 776 km long. It is navigable for riverboats from Bar-sur-Seine, more than 563 km from its mouth, and for ocean shipping from Rouen, about 121 km from its mouth.
The seine drains an area of more than 77, 700 sq km . It receives the Aube, Marne, and Oise rivers from the north and the Yonne and Eure rivers from the south. It is connected by canals with the Schelde (also called the Escaut), Meuse, Rhine, Saine, and Loire rivers.
In January 1910 disastrous floods occurced; the river rose more than 7 m above its normal level at Paris, Serious flooding also occurred in 1993 and 1995. In ancient times, the Seine River was known as the Sequana.
重點(diǎn)詞匯
rise v. 發(fā)源于,起源于 Plateau of Langres n. 朗格勒高原
navigable a. 適于航行的 drain v. 排水,使流干,帶走多余的水
estuary n. 河口 English Channel n. 英吉利海峽
Dijon n. 第戎(法國(guó)東部城市,科多爾省省會(huì))
Seine n. 塞納河(法國(guó)北部河流,沿岸地區(qū)為經(jīng)濟(jì)中樞。同索姆河、萊茵河、索恩河與盧瓦爾河等皆有運(yùn)河相通)
Troyes, Fontainebleau, Paris, and Rouen n. 分別是法國(guó)的四大城市:特魯瓦、楓丹白露(法國(guó)宮殿)、巴黎、魯昂
Seine, river of northern France, rising on the Plateau of Langres, near Dijon, and flowing northwest past Troyes, Fontainebleau, Paris, and Rouen, into the English Channel. The estuary, about 10 km wide, passes between le Havre and Honfleur. The river is about 776 km long. It is navigable for riverboats from Bar-sur-Seine, more than 563 km from its mouth, and for ocean shipping from Rouen, about 121 km from its mouth.
The seine drains an area of more than 77, 700 sq km . It receives the Aube, Marne, and Oise rivers from the north and the Yonne and Eure rivers from the south. It is connected by canals with the Schelde (also called the Escaut), Meuse, Rhine, Saine, and Loire rivers.
In January 1910 disastrous floods occurced; the river rose more than 7 m above its normal level at Paris, Serious flooding also occurred in 1993 and 1995. In ancient times, the Seine River was known as the Sequana.
重點(diǎn)詞匯
rise v. 發(fā)源于,起源于 Plateau of Langres n. 朗格勒高原
navigable a. 適于航行的 drain v. 排水,使流干,帶走多余的水
estuary n. 河口 English Channel n. 英吉利海峽
Dijon n. 第戎(法國(guó)東部城市,科多爾省省會(huì))
Seine n. 塞納河(法國(guó)北部河流,沿岸地區(qū)為經(jīng)濟(jì)中樞。同索姆河、萊茵河、索恩河與盧瓦爾河等皆有運(yùn)河相通)
Troyes, Fontainebleau, Paris, and Rouen n. 分別是法國(guó)的四大城市:特魯瓦、楓丹白露(法國(guó)宮殿)、巴黎、魯昂