Lesson 3 Matterhorn man
第三課馬特霍恩山區(qū)人
by WALTER UNSWORTH
from Matterhorn Man
3-1. Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.
【譯文】
現(xiàn)代登山運動員力圖沿著一條能從中得到鍛煉樂趣的路線登山。他們認(rèn)為路線愈艱難則愈為人們所重視。
【講解】
try后接動詞不定式，作make an attempt解，譯為“力圖”。by a route中by意為“沿，經(jīng)”。it指a route。
【單詞和短語】
regard:看待，把……看作（to think about someone or something in a particular way）。
3-2. In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all.
【譯文】
然而在登山運動初創(chuàng)期全然并非如此。
【講解】
in the pioneering days指在初創(chuàng)時期，指登山運動的初創(chuàng)期。
【單詞和短語】
pioneering：創(chuàng)新的，先驅(qū)的（introducing new and better methods or ideas for the first time）。
例如：
the pioneering work of NASA scientists
（美國）國家航空和航天局科學(xué)家們所作的開創(chuàng)性工作
3-3. The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.
【譯文】
早期登山者所尋找的是通往山頂?shù)姆奖愕耐緩?，因為頂峰，尤其是仍未被人征服過的頂峰，才是他們尋求的目標(biāo)。
【講解】
to the top是介詞短語，作way的定語，指“到達頂峰的路”。they sought是定語從句，作prize的定語，指“他們追求的目標(biāo)”。if it had never been attained before中的it指the summit。
【單詞和短語】
summit：山頂（the top of a mountain）。summit另一常見含義為峰會（an important meeting or set of meetings between the leaders of several governments），
例如：
The two presidents agreed to hold a summit in the April.
兩位總統(tǒng)同意在四月舉行峰會。
第三課馬特霍恩山區(qū)人
by WALTER UNSWORTH
from Matterhorn Man
3-1. Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport, and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded.
【譯文】
現(xiàn)代登山運動員力圖沿著一條能從中得到鍛煉樂趣的路線登山。他們認(rèn)為路線愈艱難則愈為人們所重視。
【講解】
try后接動詞不定式，作make an attempt解，譯為“力圖”。by a route中by意為“沿，經(jīng)”。it指a route。
【單詞和短語】
regard:看待，把……看作（to think about someone or something in a particular way）。
3-2. In the pioneering days, however, this was not the case at all.
【譯文】
然而在登山運動初創(chuàng)期全然并非如此。
【講解】
in the pioneering days指在初創(chuàng)時期，指登山運動的初創(chuàng)期。
【單詞和短語】
pioneering：創(chuàng)新的，先驅(qū)的（introducing new and better methods or ideas for the first time）。
例如：
the pioneering work of NASA scientists
（美國）國家航空和航天局科學(xué)家們所作的開創(chuàng)性工作
3-3. The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it had never been attained before.
【譯文】
早期登山者所尋找的是通往山頂?shù)姆奖愕耐緩?，因為頂峰，尤其是仍未被人征服過的頂峰，才是他們尋求的目標(biāo)。
【講解】
to the top是介詞短語，作way的定語，指“到達頂峰的路”。they sought是定語從句，作prize的定語，指“他們追求的目標(biāo)”。if it had never been attained before中的it指the summit。
【單詞和短語】
summit：山頂（the top of a mountain）。summit另一常見含義為峰會（an important meeting or set of meetings between the leaders of several governments），
例如：
The two presidents agreed to hold a summit in the April.
兩位總統(tǒng)同意在四月舉行峰會。