冰川，顾名思义，冰之河流也。但不同的是，河流总是波浪翻滚，自由奔放。而冰川却是身体僵硬，动弹不得；河流总是奔腾向前，一泻千里。而冰川却是固步自封，只能慢慢地往前蠕动。当然也有相似之处。河流可以载舟，也可以覆舟。同样地，冰川可以让人在上面行走，也可以把人吞 Glaciers, as the name implies, also ice rivers. But the difference is that the river is always rolling and free. The glaciers, however, are stiff and unable to move; rivers are always running forward and slouching. The glaciers, on the other hand, rest on their laurels and can only creep forward slowly. Of course there are similarities. The river can carry a boat or it can overturn it. In the same way, glaciers allow people to walk on them and swallow people.