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1、It'sToughattheTop MountEveresthaslongbeenagreatattractiontomillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworld.Manypeoplehaveriskedandlosttheirlivesinthecourseofexpedition.Modernexplorers,however,arebecomingmorefascinatedbytheultimatefateofearlierdoomedexplorers. "Becauseit'sthere,"Ge
2、orgeMalloryreportedlyrepliedwhenaskedwhyhewantedtoclimbMountEverest.TheonlymantotakepartinallthreeoftheBritishpioneeringexpeditionsinthe1920s,Mallorywasdrivenbyafascinationtoreachthesummitofthemountainwithwhichhehadformedastrongpersonalbondwith."It'sanhell-likemountain,co
3、ldandtreacherous,"heoncewroteinaletterhomefromEverestBaseCamp."Therisksofgettingcaughtaretoogreat;themarginofstrengthwhenmenareatgreatheightsistoosmall.Perhapsitismerefollytogoupagain.ButhowcanIbeoutofthehunt?" In1920whenFrancisYounghusband,thePresidentoftheRoyalGeograp
4、hicalSociety(RGS),firstputforwardtheideaofsupportinganexpeditiontoEverest,themountainwasstillamystery.At8848metersEverestwasalmost1500metershigherthananyonehadpreviouslyclimbed.Therewasevendoubtastowhetheritwaspossibletobreatheatsuchaltitude.Atthetimenoonehadbeenwithin65k
5、ilometersofthemountain,whichcouldonlybeapproachedthroughtheunknownkingdomsofNepalorChina'sTibet. WiththeNorthandSouthPolesalreadydiscovered,Younghusbandhadhissightssetonthe"thirdpole",settingupthejointRGS/AlpineClub,MountEverestCommittee."Theaccomplishmentofsuchafeatwil
6、lelevatethehumanspiritandwillgiveman,especiallyusgeographers,afeelingthatweareacquiringatruemasteryofoursurroundings.ThisistheincalculablegoodwhichtheascentofMountEverestwillconfer,"hesaid. HighHopes GeorgeMalloryandAndrewIrvinehadset课文一艰难登顶 珠穆朗玛峰对于全世界数百万人来说，长期以来有着巨
7、大的吸引力。在征服珠穆朗玛峰的过程中，许多人冒了巨大的危险，而且失去了生命。然而，现代探险者对早年遭到厄运的攀登者的最终命运，表现出越来越浓厚的兴趣。 据说,当乔治·马罗礼被问及他为何要攀登珠峰时，他这样回答，“因为有珠峰”。他是唯一参加二十世纪二十年代英国组织的所有三次征服珠峰活动的探险家。他对珠峰怀有强烈的情感，一直神往登上山顶。“它是一座魔鬼般的大山，冷峻而且反复无常，”他在珠峰大本营给家人写信时有一次这样写道。“冒的险实在太大；人们攀登峰顶时可使的力量又是这么小。也许只是发疯了才再次攀登。可是我怎能摆脱这种诱惑呢?”
8、1920年皇家地理学会主席弗兰西斯·扬哈斯本首次提出支持珠峰探险的想法时，人们对这座山还一无所知。高达8848米的珠峰比当时人类攀登过的最高峰还高出1500米。人们甚至怀疑，在这样的高度有没有
