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متن كوتاه و ساده‌ي زير را كه درباره‌ي اولين تيم فاتح اورست مي‌باشد را بخوبي مطالعه كرده و ترجمه‌ي خود را جهت بررسي و درج در وبلاگ ارسال نماييد.

 

 

Did you ever climb mountain? If you did, you know the thrill of climbing higher and higher. All mountain climbers feel this thrill. This is why many of them try to climb Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest is the highest mountain in the world. It is in the Himalaya Mountains in Asia. Can you find it on a map? Look between Tibet and Nepal, north of India. Mt. Everest is five and a half miles above sea level and high above the nearby mountains.

Sir George Everest, an Englishman, completed a survey of the Himalaya in 1841. Because Everest first fixed the position and altitude of this high mountain, Mt. Everest has his name.

Many mountain climbers tried to reach the top of Mt. Everest and many of them lost their lives. Can you imagine some of the dangers? There might be snow slides. There might be cracks under the ice and snow. There would be steep, icy rock walls to scale. There would be bitter winds, extreme cold, and the thin air of high altitudes. The climbers would have to carry food and other supplies. And climbing itself is not easy. It takes a lot of strength and courage to climb Mt. Everest.

Sir Edmond Hillary, a mountain climber from New Zealand, decided that he would be the first man to reach the top of Mt. Everest. He chose Tenzing Norkey, from Nepal, for his companion. Tenzing was familiar with the lower slopes of the mountain.

Before the climb began, the men made a model of mountain, and planned their climb carefully. When other climbers tried to climb the north side of the mountain, they failed. The expedition decided to climb the south side.

The expedition set out on March 10, 1953. As the climbers went up the mountain, they set up several camps. In each camp they left men and supplies. Hillary and Tenzing set up the highest camp at 27000 feet. They were the only two men to reach that altitude. On may 19 Hillary and Tenzing reached the top. Men conquered Mt. Everest at last!

 لغات و اصطلاحات

Thrill=excitement-quiver / هيجان (زده كردن)، لرزه، تپش

Tibet / تبت

Sea level / سطح دريا

Survey=a general view /بررسی، نقشه (برداری)، بازديد

Altitude=the height of a thing / ارتفاع، نقطه‌ی مرتفع

Snow slide / سقوط بهمن

Crack=fracture / شكاف

Steep=precipitous / سراشيب، دشوار

To scale (d) =to climb up or over / بالا رفتن، درنورديدن

Thin air=not dense air / هوای رقيق

Companion=an associate / همراه، ياور، همكار

Camp / چادر (زدن)، اردوگاه

To conquer(ed) =to over come / فتح كردن، مسخر شدن