英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Nile尼罗河—5

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Poverity is rife¹ in Ethiopia. The United Nations ranks it amongst the poorest countries in the world. For many, the Nile is the source of hope and salvation². It was humbling³ to witness the strength of their belief. -Some people might think that worshiping a river or just the source of the river sounds a little bit of exotic. Shall we say? This river is a life-giver. It provides water for and irrigates⁴ the fields of tens of millions of people. So to me, in any way, it makes perfect sense to celebrate any worshiping. 

-We are from the Nile.

The source is mroe than 8,000 feet above the sea level. As it trickles⁵ and tumbles down hill, the water widens into a river, as it's joined by more streams from the highlands. 

-Thank goodness! It's grown a bit already.

Since more than a million people died during drought and famine in Ethiopia in the 1980s, many think of this is a dry country. But during the rainy season, this river will swell⁶ ten fold. Ethiopia provides more than 80 percent of the total flow of the Nile.