体坛英语资讯：Chinese surveying team heads for Mount Qomolangma summit
<p><span word="MOUNT">MOUNT</span> <span word="QOMOLANGMA">QOMOLANGMA</span> <span word="BASE">BASE</span> <span word="CAMP">CAMP</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 27-- <span word="An">An</span> <span word="eight">eight</span>-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="surveying">surveying</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mt">Mt</span>. <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</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="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,300 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2:10 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surveyors">surveyors</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3:40 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rested">rested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span>. <span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="six">six</span> <span word="mountaineering">mountaineering</span> <span word="guides">guides</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:35 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="after">after</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="descended">descended</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,600 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ascend">ascend</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="second">second</span> <span word="step">step</span>", <span word="an">an</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="vertical">vertical</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="climb">climb</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="climbers">climbers</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="climbers">climbers</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="semi">semi</span>-<span word="permanent">permanent</span> "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>" <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1975, <span word="consisting">consisting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>. <span word="The">The</span> "<span word="China">China</span> <span word="ladder">ladder</span>" <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="replaced">replaced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ladders">ladders</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="second">second</span> <span word="step">step</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="climbers">climbers</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measurements">measurements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="founding">founding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="surveyors">surveyors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="rounds">rounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scaled">scaled</span> <span word="measurements">measurements</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1975 <span word="and">and</span> 2005, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> 8,848.13 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8,844.43 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p>
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