Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
阅读文章并把每一段与其段意搭配起来。
Qomolangma-the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
珠穆朗玛峰--世界上最危险的山?
One of the world's most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,
登山运动是世界上最危险的运动之一,
and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.
而喜马拉雅山脉是从事这项运动最受欢迎的地方之一。
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
喜马拉雅山脉绵延中国的西南部。
Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous.
在喜马拉雅的群山中,珠穆朗玛峰是最高的,也是最著名的。
It is 8, 844. 43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb.
它高达8 844.43米,因此攀登珠穆朗玛峰是非常危险的。
Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.
山顶上浓云覆盖,而且雪可能下得很大。
Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。
It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
当你接近山顶的时候,你还会感到呼吸非常困难。
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.
丹增·诺尔盖和埃德蒙·希拉里于1953年5月29日,首次登上珠穆朗玛峰的山顶。
The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
中国登山队于1960年首次登顶,而来自日本的田部井淳予在1975年成为第一个成功的女登山者。
Why do so many climbers risk their lives?
为什么许多的登山者冒生命危险登山呢?
One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
一个主要的原因是人们想在面对困难时挑战自己。
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
这些登山者的精神向我们表明:我们决不应该放弃实现自己的梦想的尝试。
It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
它也显示了人类有时能比自然的力量更强大。
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