世界之旅:TheHimalayas(喜马
<p>你知道么，藏语中"喜马拉雅"是"冰雪之乡"的意思。7000米以上的高峰，山顶终年被积雪覆盖，冰川广布。</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="extending">extending</span> <span word="over">over</span> 2,400 <span word="kilometres">kilometres</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="India">India</span>, <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bhutan">Bhutan</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="basically">basically</span> <span word="consist">consist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="parallel">parallel</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>.</p></p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="ranges">ranges</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>, <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="valley">valley</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indus">Indus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brahmaputra">Brahmaputra</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trans">Trans</span>-<span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="K">K</span>2, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1954.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>: <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span>, <span word="Lesser">Lesser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Outer">Outer</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span>. </p></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="snow">snow</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>.<span word="They">They</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8,848 <span word="metres">metres</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="climbed">climbed</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1953. (16)<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lesser">Lesser</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Outer">Outer</span> <span word="Himalayas">Himalayas</span> ,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="heights">heights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4,500 <span word="and">and</span> 1,500 <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span>, <span word="lie">lie</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="south">south</span>.</p><p>喜马拉雅山雪人之谜</p><p>在世界上所有神秘的动物中，最让人着迷神往的就是传说中的喜马拉雅山雪人，雪人被称作“夜帝”（<span word="Yeti">Yeti</span>），意思是居住在岩石上的动物。关于雪人的传说可以追溯到公元前326年，它们高1.5米到4.6米不等，头颅尖耸，红发披顶，周身长满灰黄色的毛，步履快捷。有关雪人的传说逐渐被神秘动物学家承认，吸引着无数探险家来到喜马拉雅地区，找寻这个给人类带来无限幻想空间的神秘动物。 </p>
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