Flood peaks strand 600 ships on Yangtze River

 YICHANG, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Continuous flood peaks have left over 600 ships stranded¹ on sections of the Yangtze River near the Three Gorges² Dam in the city of Yichang in central China's Hubei Province.

Since early July, continuous flood peaks have hit a stretch of the Yangtze River located between the Three Gorges Dam and the Gezhouba Dam with powerful currents, according to the navigation bureau of the Three Gorges Dam.

To ensure the safety of the dam, navigation authorities have discharged large amounts of water and ordered smaller ships to anchor at locks located ahead of the dams.

The stranded ships are expected to pass the dams over the next three to four days.

The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, is located 38 km upstream from the Gezhouba Dam on the Yangtze River.

1 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

2 gorges   

n.山峡，峡谷( gorge的名词复数 )；咽喉v.（用食物把自己）塞饱，填饱( gorge的第三人称单数 )；作呕

参考例句：

• The explorers were confronted with gorges(that were)almost impassable and rivers(that were)often unfordable. 探险人员面临着几乎是无路可通的峡谷和常常是无法渡过的河流。 来自辞典例句
• We visited the Yangtse Gorges last summer. 去年夏天我们游历了长江三峡。 来自辞典例句