高中英语外研版 必修3 Unit5 语篇1 CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS 攀登珠穆朗玛峰：值得冒险吗？ Last year, hundreds of people spent good money on an experience that they knew would include crowds, discomfort and danger. Many would become sick,due to the extreme cold and low air pressure,and a few would even lose their lives.Yet, despite all this,by the end of the trip many were already planning to return.For these people,climbing Qomolangma is an experience like no other,making some feel weak and others, powerful. 去年，数百人花费了不菲的金钱去体验他们知道将会包括人群、不适和危险的经历。许多人会因为极端的寒冷和低气压而生病，甚至有少数人会失去生命。然而，尽管有这一切，旅行结束时许多人已经在计划再次返回。对于这些人来说，攀登珠穆朗玛峰是一种无与伦比的经历，让一些人感到虚弱，而让另一些人感到强大。 British mountain climber George Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma, “What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy...We do not live to eat and make money.We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life.That is what life means and what life is for."Sadly,Mallory would die on the mountain in 1924,although his body would not be found until many years later.It is still not known if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before it took his life. 英国登山家乔治·马洛里在谈到攀登珠穆朗玛峰时写道：“我们从这次冒险中得到的只是纯粹的快乐...我们不是为了吃和赚钱而活着。我们吃和赚钱是为了能够享受生活。这就是生活的意义，也是生活的目的。”遗憾的是，马洛里于1924年在山上遇难，尽管直到多年后他的遗体才被发现。至今仍不清楚他在生命的最后是否成功登顶珠穆朗玛峰。 In 2011,words similar to those of Mallory were spoken by American mountain climber Alan Arnette,who climbed Qomolangma in that year and was going to climb other high mountains around the world."It brings into focus what's important to you. He added,"There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going. You really have to focus on the one reason that's most important and unique to you.It forces you to look deep inside yourself and figure out if you really have the physical,as well as mental,toughness to push when you want to stop." 在2011年，美国登山者艾伦·阿内特（Alan Arnette）在攀登珠穆朗玛峰那一年，以及计划攀登世界其他高峰时，说出了与马洛里相似的话。他补充说：“这会让你关注对你来说重要的事情。有成千上万个理由可以转身回去，只有一个理由让你继续前进。你真的需要专注于对你来说最重要和最独特的那个理由。它迫使你深入内心，弄清楚当你想要停下来时，你是否真的拥有身体上以及精神上的坚韧。” With the majority of attempts to climb Qomolangma resulting either in total success or failure,is there also a scientific reason behind this risk-taking Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature,with some of us more likely to take risks than others.Psychologist Frank Farley has spent years studying people who jump out of planes and drive fast cars,as well as those who climb Qomolangma.He refers to the personalities of these people as“Type T”,with the"T” standing for "thrill". 大多 ... ...
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