珠穆朗瑪峰大掃除

安徽 錢大平

◆語篇導讀

由于珠穆朗瑪峰的獨特魅力，越來越多的登山者來此觀光。當然，游客增多，垃圾也隨之越積越多，其中不乏啤酒瓶、罐頭、空氧氣罐等。為解決垃圾堆積問題，挽救珠穆朗瑪峰的榮耀，人們開展了一項清理行動，其目的是將游客在此留下的垃圾運走!

A clean-up campaign（運動）has begun at Mount Everest in order to carry away100tons of rubbish by plane,which was left behind by tourists and climbers of the world’s highest mountain.According to the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee(SPCC),over 100,000 people visited the area last year.About 40,000 were mountaineers or hikers.

On its first day,1,200 kg of waste was flown from Lukla airportto Kathmandu forrecycling.Mountaineers are expected to bring back whatever waste they make on their climb.But every year,local guides collect hundreds of kilograms of rubbish.

This year’s clean-up campaign is focused on the waste things that could be recycled in the capital city,with privately-owned Yeti airlines helping to transport.They will continue to carry away lots of recyclable rubbish throughout the year.

Most of the waste left on the mountain is empty beer bottles and cans,empty food tins,and used mountaineering and hiking equipment（設備）.That can include oxygen bottles,which are very important for climbing at the highest altitudes.

For decades,clean-up programmes have been run by local guides,known as Sherpas,but are now organized by the SPCC,named after the Nepalese name for the mountain.Sherpas are still the ones who collect the high-altitude waste.

As well as managing the industrial waste left behind by visitors,the SPCC and local guides have to deal with the biological waste left by so many people.In 2015,the country’s mountaineering association warned that the waste left by the tourists was becoming a health hazard(危害).Since then,the SPCC has built portable toilets around the key mountain camps.

The high number of climbers also has increased safety problems—resulting in new rules late last year which stops solo climbers and forces foreign climbers to go with a guide.

◆詞語積淀

in order to為了……；以便于……

according to根據……；按照……

bring back帶回；使……恢復

hundreds of成百上千的；數以百計的

be focused on注意力集中于……；將重點放在……

throughout the year全年；一整年

result in 導致；造成

◆典句賞析

1.That can include oxygen bottles,which are very important for climbing at the highest altitude.這可能包括氧氣瓶，這對于在最高海拔處攀登是非常重要的。

這是一個含有定語從句的復合句，先行詞為oxygen bottles。當先行詞指物時，用關系代詞which引導定語從句。

2.Since then,the SPCC has built portable toilets around the key mountain camps.從那時起，SPCC在主要山區營地建立了便攜式廁所。

since這里用作連詞，表示“自……以來”，引導時間狀語從句。當主句用一般現在時態或現在完成時態時，時間狀語從句中常用一般過去時態。

3.The high number of climbers also has increased safety problems...登山者人數眾多也增加了安全問題……

the number of是固定詞組搭配，意為“……的數量”，后接可數名詞的復數形式。the number of...作為句子的主語時，謂語動詞用單數形式。

◆理解自測

根據短文內容，從A、B、C、D四個選項中選出正確答案。

( )1.How was the rubbish on the world’s highest mountain carried away?

A.By train. B.By plane. C.By bus. D.By truck.

( )2.How many tourists visited the world’s highest mountain last year?

A.About 40,000. B.About 10,000. C.About 1,200. D.More than 100,000.

( )3.What are the mountaineers expected to bring back?

A.Beer bottles. B.Food tins.

C.Old tents. D.Whatever waste they make during their climb.

◆詞句微練

根據所給漢語句子，完成下列英語句子，每空一詞。

1.使用互聯網的人數越來越多。

________people who use the Internet is getting larger and larger.

2.火箭能夠給我們帶回用其他方法得不到的信息。

A rocket can ________________information which we could never get in other ways.

3.為了趕上火車，他匆匆吃完早餐。________catch the train,he had a quick breakfast.

4.根據Tom所說，她是一位真正的好老師。

________Tom,she is a really good teacher.

5.自從有了電腦以后，Jack就沒有做很多鍛煉。

Jack has not done much exercise ________he ________his computer.