新概念英语4 L3 Matterhorn man
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. In the pioneering days,
however, this was not the case at all.
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top,
because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.
It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties
and dangers of the most perilous nature,
equipped in a manner with would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,
but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
They had a single aim, a solitary goal -- the top!
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular,
Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains
Such inns as there were generally dirty and flea-ridden;
the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old,
all washed down with coarse wine. Often a valley boasted no inn at all,
and climbers found shelter wherever they could
-- sometimes with the local priest (who was usually as poor as his parishioners),
sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers. Invariably the background was the same:
dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable.
For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home,
the change to the Alps must have very hard indeed.
and the more difficult it is, the more highly it is regarded. In the pioneering days,
however, this was not the case at all.
The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top,
because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.
It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties
and dangers of the most perilous nature,
equipped in a manner with would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,
but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
They had a single aim, a solitary goal -- the top!
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular,
Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains
Such inns as there were generally dirty and flea-ridden;
the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old,
all washed down with coarse wine. Often a valley boasted no inn at all,
and climbers found shelter wherever they could
-- sometimes with the local priest (who was usually as poor as his parishioners),
sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers. Invariably the background was the same:
dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable.
For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home,
the change to the Alps must have very hard indeed.
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