塞纳河：法国经济中枢和交通枢纽

　　Seine， river of northern France， rising on the Plateau of Langres， near Dijon， and flowing northwest past Troyes， Fontainebleau， Paris， and Rouen， into the English Channel. The estuary， about 10 km wide， passes between le Havre and Honfleur. The river is about 776 km long. It is navigable for riverboats from Bar-sur-Seine， more than 563 km from its mouth， and for ocean shipping from Rouen， about 121 km from its mouth.

　　The seine drains an area of more than 77， 700 sq km . It receives the Aube， Marne， and Oise rivers from the north and the Yonne and Eure rivers from the south. It is connected by canals with the Schelde （also called the Escaut）， Meuse， Rhine， Saine， and Loire rivers.

　　In January 1910 disastrous floods occurced； the river rose more than 7 m above its normal level at Paris， Serious flooding also occurred in 1993 and 1995. In ancient times， the Seine River was known as the Sequana.

　　重点词汇

　　rise v. 发源于，起源于 　　　Plateau of Langres n. 朗格勒高原

　　navigable a. 适于航行的 　 drain v. 排水，使流干，带走多余的水

　　estuary n. 河口 　　　English Channel n. 英吉利海峡

　　Dijon n. 第戎（法国东部城市，科多尔省省会）

　　Seine n. 塞纳河（法国北部河流，沿岸地区为经济中枢。同索姆河、莱茵河、索恩河与卢瓦尔河等皆有运河相通）

　　Troyes， Fontainebleau， Paris， and Rouen n. 分别是法国的四大城市：特鲁瓦、枫丹白露（法国著名宫殿）、巴黎、鲁昂