黃河是亞洲第三、世界第六長的河流?！包S”這個字描述的是其河水渾濁的顏色。黃河發(fā)源于青海，流經九個省份，最后注入渤海。黃河是中國賴以生存的幾條河流之一。黃河流域（river basin）是中國古代文明的誕生地，也是中國早期歷史上最繁榮的地區(qū)。然而，由于極具破壞力的洪水頻發(fā)，黃河曾造成多次災害。在過去幾十年里，政府采取了各種措施防止災害發(fā)生。

簡單版：

The Yellow River is Asia’s third longest and world’s sixth longest river. The word “yellow” describes the color of its unclear water. The Yellow River originates from Qinghai, flowing through nine provinces, and flows into Bo Sea. The Yellow River is one of the rivers that China lives on. The Yellow River basin is the birthplace of Chinese ancient civilization, and is the most prosperous area in early Chinese history. However, the Yellow River had caused a number of disasters because of the extremely destructive floods that happened frequently. Over the past decades, the government has taken all kinds of measures to prevent disasters from happening.

復雜版：

The Yellow River is the third longest river in Asia and sixth-longest river in the world, the word “Yellow” in its name was derived from the color of the muddy water. Originating in Qinghai province, the Yellow River flows through nine provinces, and it empties into the Bohai Sea. The Yellow River basin was the birthplace of ancient Chinese civilization and it was the most prosperous region in early Chinese history. However, the Yellow River also caused several sever damages because of frequent devastating floods. During the past decades, the government has taken a variety of measures to prevent it.