The waters pick up speed as the rivers spill over the edge of the central plateau河水沿著河道流淌,溢過中部高原的邊緣時(shí)突然加速

pick up speed加快速度

We reached the outskirts of town and began to pick up speed.

我們到達(dá)市郊后開始加速。

About a mile out of the station the train began to pick up speed.

出站1英里后，火車開始加快速度。

spill over溢出(過剩)

Make sure the water doesn't spill over the floor.

千萬別把水灑到地上。

The coffee is so full that it might spill over.

咖啡太滿可能會溢出來。

More than 450 billion litres of rainwater,travelling down thousands of rivers, are heading west.4500多億公升的雨水沿著數(shù)千條河道向西流淌

more than超過；多于

I'm afraid I've eaten more than enough.

我怕我是吃得過多了。

True friendship is worth more than money.

真正的友誼比金錢更有價(jià)值