"跳河" 用英语可以表示为 "to jump a river" 或者 "to cross a river by jumping". 这个短语的来源可能源于人们在没有桥的情况下，为了过河而跳过河流的行为。
例句：
I'm going to jump the river and see if I can make it to the other side. (我要跳过河流，看看我能不能跳到另一边。)
He's trying to jump the river, but it looks too wide. (他试图跳过河流，但看起来太宽了。)
She's afraid of heights, so she doesn't want to jump the river. (她害怕高处，所以不想跳过河流。)
例句：
I'm going to jump the river and see if I can make it to the other side. (我要跳过河流，看看我能不能跳到另一边。)
He's trying to jump the river, but it looks too wide. (他试图跳过河流，但看起来太宽了。)
She's afraid of heights, so she doesn't want to jump the river. (她害怕高处，所以不想跳过河流。)