The river snakes through the valley.是什么意思？

The river snakes through the valley.

河川沿河谷蜿蜒。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

river

n. 河，江，溪，巨流；

例句
...a licence to abstract water from the River Axe...
从阿克斯河中抽水的许可证

snakes

n. 蛇( snake的名词复数 )，奸险的人，卑劣的人，蛇形浮动汇率制；

例句
The girls were afraid of snakes and picked their way along with extreme caution.
女孩子们害怕蛇，走路时格外小心。

through

prep. 通过，穿过，经由，透过，凭借；adv. 从头到尾，彻底，自始至终；adj. （电话）接通，通话完毕，有洞的，直达的；

例句
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause...
在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。

valley

n. 山谷，溪谷，峡谷，谷地，深谷，流域，[建筑]屋顶排水沟，屋面斜沟；

例句
A narrow steep path leads down into a valley and up the far side.
一条狭窄陡峭的小径向下伸进山谷，又从山谷的那一边向上延伸。