最近，有同学问了这样一道题“Describe an important river/lake in your country”。针对这道题，我们的好朋友Daniel有话说了，他聊到了自己家乡的一条河，密西西比河。这条河流可是美国最著名的河流之一，蜿蜒漫长，流经了许多地区。他到底分享了哪些内容呢？咱们一起来看看吧！
　　这道题是让你分享自己国家的一条重要河流，所以千万别搞错啦。此外，还需要告诉考官，为什么你认为这条河流重要。例如，密西西比河之所以重要，是因为现在它是美国一条重要的运输水道哦~

　　本期Part 2 话题

　　Describe an important river/lake in your country
　　You should say:
　　Where it is located
　　How big/long it is
　　What it looks like
　　And explain why it is important

　　本期节目话题参考文本

　　I am from the United States so I am going to talk about The Mississippi River, which is one of the most important rivers in the United States and in North America. The river is very long, about 2,340 miles and flows north to south from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. Together with the Missouri River, it forms the fourth largest river system in the world.
　　The Mississippi River travels through several states including Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. It acts as the border between several of these states. It also travels through several major cities including Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis, and New Orleans.
　　The river is a classic example of a meandering river leaving behind a lot of lakes, swamps and channels. I have visited part of Mississippi river in Louisiana and the water is not very clean to be honest due to heavy industrial usage and pollution.
　　In the early history of the United States, the Mississippi River served as the westernmost border of the country until the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France in 1803. After that, the river was a symbol of the start of the American frontier. Today the river is an important transportation waterway, carrying goods from the middle of the country to the port of New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico.

　　Words & expressions in this episode

　　1.meandering n./v./adj. 蜿蜒的河流；晚宴而流
　　2.swamp n./v. 沼泽；湿地；淹没；沉没
　　3.westernmost adj. 最西的
　　4.territory n. 领土；地盘；范围