There is neither river nor stream nearby.附近既无河流也没小溪。

He does not do it, nor does he try.他没有做, 也没尝试一下。

She can't get there at four, nor can I.

她不能在四点钟到那里, 我也不能。

Not a man nor a child was to be seen in the village.

在村子里, 无论大人小孩一个也看不见。

I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.

我再也没有见到他, 也没有收到过他的信。

4. Thankfully, many people have recognized the importance of protecting the Yangtze River and environmental organizations and projects have been set up to deal with the problem.

recognize 认出,认清, 认识到

I recognized Peter although I hadn't seen him for 10 years.

虽然我有10年没看到彼得了，但我认出了他。

I don't recognize this word -- what does it mean?

我不认识这个单词，它的意思是什么？

Many fail to recognize that all these things are in danger of being denied.

许多人没有看到这一切正处于失去的危险之中

5. Two special government projects are also under way to protect the river.

under way

在进行中, 发生; 在航行中

Preparations are well under way

准备工作正在开展

6. The projects focus on problems along the crops on the Yangtze River such as water conversation.

focus on使集中于焦点；集中

to focus one's mind on work

集中精力于工作

You must try to focus your mind on work and study. (喻)

你应该努力把思想集中在工作的学习上。

All eyes were focused on the speaker. (喻)

大家的目光都集中在发言人身上。

7. The organization also watches the river and stops the illegal hunting of animals which had been a major problem and which has endangered the wild animal population

endanger 危及，危害

The polluted air in the city is badly endangering the health of the residents.城里被污染的空气正严重地危及居民的健康。

buying speculative stocks endangered her financial security.

购买投机性股票而使她在金融方面冒风险

8. The Yangtze River is home to a diverse range of fish and animals including the white-flag