北师大版高中英语模块3--Unit 8 Adventure lessons1-1

[00:02.91]Unit 8 Adventure Lesson 1 Adventure Holidays
[00:08.84]ADVENTURE IN THE HIMALAYAS
[00:11.90]Just imagine.
[00:13.76]You are walking along a mountain path
[00:15.63]in the Himalayas.
[00:17.36]You are feeling tired.
[00:18.81]You are thinking about how far there is go.
[00:22.14]Then, suddenly you are there!
[00:24.89]And the amazing Mount¹ Qomolangma
[00:27.75]is on the horizon². It looks great.
[00:31.32]A few minutes later,
[00:32.73]you arrive at the camp.
[00:34.27]The food cooking on the fire smells great
[00:37.64]and while you are having a hot cup of tea,
[00:39.94]you relax and watch the sun go down.
[00:43.65]At dinner, the food tastes fantastic.
[00:47.18]You talk with other people
[00:48.21]in the group about everything you have seen
[00:51.03]and done during your day's hiking³.
[00:53.74]If you are looking for experiences like this,
[00:56.79]Adventure 2000 is the organization for you.
[01:00.91]A lot of hiking holidays sound exciting,
[01:04.51]but the reality is often very different.
[01:07.17]Hiking trips can be uncomfortable
[01:09.51]and even dangerous.
[01:11.38]However, at Adventure 2000 we fell
[01:14.61]that we understand the needs of hikers.
[01:18.14]All our guides have several years of experience
[01:21.47]in leading hiking trips in the Himalayas.
[01:24.71]They know all the best routes⁵
[01:26.34]and best places to camp.
[01:28.44]We also realize that hiking can be hard work
[01:31.70]and believe that hiker⁴ need all our help.
[01:34.18]

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 horizon   

n.地平线，地平；眼界，见识

参考例句：

• The sun rises above the horizon.太阳升起在地平线上。
• He descried an island far away on the horizon.他看到遥远的地平线上有个岛屿。

3 hiking   

n.徒步旅行

参考例句：

• He has been hiking round Scotland for a month.他围着苏格兰徒步旅行了一个月。
• Hiking is not yet popular in China.徒步旅行在中国还不流行。

4 hiker   

n.远足者，长途旅行者

参考例句：

• He picked up a hitch-hiker. 他中途让个搭便车的人上了车。 来自辞典例句
• Foreign back-packer: It means a hiker who loves traveling around the world. 外国背包客：就是喜欢在全世界旅游的徒步旅行者啊！ 来自互联网

5 routes   

n.路( route的名词复数 )；（公共汽车和列车等的）常规路线；途径；渠道

参考例句：

• Drivers are advised to seek alternative routes. 驾车者被告知需另寻其他路线。
• The company plans to run trains on key intercity routes. 公司计划在主要城际路线上开通火车。 来自《简明英汉词典》