赖世雄英语新闻听力通 第80期:登顶珠峰的盲人

 　　(KATHMANDU,Reuters) Erik Weihenmayer, a 32-year-old American, recently became the first blind person to scale the 29,000-foot high Mount¹ Everest.

　　（路透社加德满都电）三十二岁的美国人艾瑞克.威亨麦尔日前成为第一位登上两万九千英尺高的珠穆朗玛峰顶的盲人。

　　He moved a pair of long poles back and forth² in front of him as he climbed.

　　他攀登山峰时在前面来回移动着一对长竿子。

　　On the same expedition, a 64-year-old U.S.doctor became the oldest person to climb Everest.

　　在同一梯次的远征队中，一位六十四岁的美国医生成为攀登珠穆朗玛峰年纪最大的一位。

1 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

2 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。