英语听力：自然百科 圣河之旅 The Ganges 恒河—2

 Can India's great river and a culture more than 3,500 years old survive the pressures of the 21st century? And there it is, the holy Ganges, it's a river that is revered¹ as a Goddess, the reason i'm starting my journey here is because above this point these two rivers are known by their local names, it's the town of D where they converge² that this officially becomes the mighty³ sacred Ganges, central to my desire to make this journey like to make the series of journeys along sacred rivers, it's a realization⁴ that if I want to really understand a country that I have to understand the faith and the beliefs of the people who live there, India is an emerging economic superpower, it's going to be the most populous⁵ country in the world for what its people really think and believe.

The Ganges is not the longest river on the planet, but from this spot in D, it flows down onto the plains of India, watering the lands of around half a billion people.

1 revered   

v.崇敬，尊崇，敬畏( revere的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A number of institutions revered and respected in earlier times have become Aunt Sally for the present generation. 一些早年受到尊崇的惯例，现在已经成了这代人嘲弄的对象了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Chinese revered corn as a gift from heaven. 中国人将谷物奉为上天的恩赐。 来自辞典例句

2 converge   

vi.会合；聚集，集中；(思想、观点等)趋近

参考例句：

• The results converge towards this truth.其结果趋近于这个真理。
• Parallel lines converge at infinity.平行线永不相交。

3 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

4 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

5 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。