幼发拉底河 (Yòu fā lā dǐ hé) — Euphrates River (major river in Western Asia, flowing through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq)

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• 幼发拉底河是西亚最重要的一条河流之一。
  Yòu fā lā dǐ hé Shì xī yà zuì zhòng yào de yì tiáo hé liú zhī yī.
  The Euphrates is one of the most important rivers in West Asia.
• 美索不达米亚文明就发源于底格里斯河与幼发拉底河之间。
  Měi suǒ bù dá mǐ yà wén míng jiù fā yuán yú dǐ gé lǐ sī hé yǔ Yòu fā lā dǐ hé zhī jiān.
  Mesopotamian civilization originated between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
• 近年来幼发拉底河的水量正在逐年减少。
  Jìn nián lái Yòu fā lā dǐ hé de shuǐ liàng zhèng zài zhú nián jiǎn shǎo.
  In recent years, the water volume of the Euphrates has been decreasing year by year.