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BBC Learning English 

Video Words in the News  

29  M ay   2013 

Oldest Everest climber 

Transcript: 

A journey to the roof of the world. 

An 80 - year- old Japanese  mountaineer, Yuichiro Miura, has become the oldest 

man to reach the  summit of Everest. 

The octogenarian has climbed the mountain twice before.  

But Mr Miura's record could be short -lived; an 81- year- old Nepalese climber is 

preparing to make his ascent¹ this week. 

Vocabulary: 

mountaineer   

someone who climbs mountains   

summit 

the highest point of a mountain  

octogenarian 

someone who is between 80 and 89 years old 

short -lived    

lasting² a  sho rt  time   

ascent 

the act of climbing or moving upwards 

Exercise: 

Use one of the words or phrases below to complete e ach of these sentences from 

news report s.   

Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence 

correctly.  

mountaineer / summit / octogenarian / ascent  / short -lived    

1.  As Wall Street's record breaking run continues, some analysts³ wonder if it 

will be __________.  

2.  The route, starting and ending at Brockhole Visitor Centre on the shores of 

Windermere, includes six mountain passes, with 14,000 ft (4,267m) of 

________ and descent, and passes five lakes.  

3.  When the French climber Maurice Herzog conquered the Himalayan 

mountain, Annapurna, in 1950 he and fellow  ________ Louis Lachenal 

became the first men to reach a mountain peak more than 8,000m (26,247 

ft) high. 

4.  An _________  monarch⁴ -  who has had time off sick but who aides insist is 

fit and well  -  with her eldest⁵ son and heir who she will have to rely on more 

and more as she gets older. 

5.  Me, Colton and our friend Ian, decided⁶ we wanted to reach the  ______  of 

the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States  -  Mount Whitney.  

Answers: 

1.  As Wall Street's record breaking run continues, some analysts wonder if it will 

be short -lived . 

2.  The route, starting and ending at Brockhole Visitor Centre on the shores of 

Windermere, includes six mountain passes, with 14,000 ft (4,267m) of 

ascent and descent, and passes five lakes.  

3.  When the French climber Maurice  Herzog  conquered the Himalayan 

mountain, Annapurna, in 1950 he and fellow mountaineer Louis Lachenal 

became the first men to reach a mountain peak more than 8,000m 

(26,247 ft) high. 

4.  An octogenarian monarch - who has had time off sick but who aides insist is 

fit and well  - with her eldest son and heir who she will have to rely on more 

and more as she gets older.  

5.  Me, Colton and our friend Ian, decided we wanted to reach the  summit of the 

tallest mountain in the contiguous United States  - Mount Whitney.  

1 ascent   

n.(声望或地位)提高；上升，升高；登高

参考例句：

• His rapid ascent in the social scale was surprising.他的社会地位提高之迅速令人吃惊。
• Burke pushed the button and the elevator began its slow ascent.伯克按动电钮，电梯开始缓慢上升。

2 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

5 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

6 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。