英语导读1000句（六十五）
<p> <span word="Section">Section</span> 65 <span word="Mountains">Mountains</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.世界最高峰在亚洲。</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span>.它叫珠穆朗玛峰。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Sir">Sir</span> <span word="Edmund">Edmund</span> <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span>.第一位登上珠峰的人是希拉里爵士。</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Englishman">Englishman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="shepherd">shepherd</span> <span word="guides">guides</span>.他是英国人，借助了当地牧民导游的帮助。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="shepherds">shepherds</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Shepherd">Shepherd</span> <span word="Tenzing">Tenzing</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span>.其中最有名气的当数丹增<span word="middot">middot</span>;诺尔盖。</p><p> <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="conquered">conquered</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tried">tried</span>.自从50年代珠峰第一次被征服以来，许多人都在进行尝试。</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>.在攀登珠峰和其它山峰的途中，许多人失去了生命。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Hilary">Hilary</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="answered">answered</span>, <span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="there">there</span>.<span word="rdquo">rdquo</span>;当人们问到为什么要攀登珠峰时，希拉里很简单地回答：<span word="ldquo">ldquo</span>;因为它在那儿。<span word="rdquo">rdquo</span>;</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="pioneering">pioneering</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="mountaineering">mountaineering</span>.这种开拓精神激励了无数的攀登者。</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="oxygen">oxygen</span>.越往上攀登，空气中的氧气含量越少。</p><p> <span word="We">We</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="air">air</span>.我们称之为空气稀薄。</p>
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