Lên đỉnh núi Everest
Từ vựng - Vocabulary
mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains): người leo núi
summit (the highest point of a mountain): đỉnh (núi)
octogenarian (someone who is between 80 and 89 years old): người ở tuổi 80, trong khoảng từ 80 đến 89 tuổi
short-lived (lasting a short time): ngắn ngủi
ascent (the act of climbing or moving upwards): lên, leo lên
Bài khóa - Transcript
A journey to the roof of the world.
An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer, Yuichiro Miura, has become the oldest man to reach the summit of Everest.
The octogenarian has climbed the mountain twice before.
But Mr Miura's record could be short-lived; an 81-year-old Nepalese climber is preparing to make his ascent this week.
Bản dịch - Translation
Hành trình lên đỉnh thế giới.
Một nhà leo núi 80 tuổi người Nhật, Yuichiro Miura, vừa trở thành người đàn ông cao tuổi nhất lên đỉnh Everest.
Người đàn ông 80 tuổi này đã từng lên đỉnh núi này hai lần trước đây.
Nhưng kỷ lục của ông Muira có thể sẽ chỉ là ngắn ngủi, một người leo núi Nepal, 81 tuổi, đang chuẩn bị lên đỉnh Everest tuần này.
Bài tập - Exercise
Hãy dùng các từ và cụm từ dưới đây ở dạng thích hợp để hoàn thành những câu sau:
mountaineer / summit / octogenarian / ascent / short-lived
1. As Wall Street's record breaking run continues, some analysts wonder if it will be __________.
2. The route, starting and ending at Brockhole Visitor Centre on the shores of Windermere, includes six mountain passes, with 14,000 ft (4,267m) of ________ and descent, and passes five lakes.
3. When the French climber Maurice Herzog conquered the Himalayan mountain, Annapurna, in 1950 he and fellow _________ Louis Lachenal became the first men to reach a mountain peak more than 8,000m (26,247 ft) high.
4. An _________ monarch - who has had time off sick but who aides insist is fit and well - with her eldest son and heir who she will have to rely on more and more as she gets older.
5. Me, Colton and our friend Ian, decided we wanted to reach the ______ of the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States - Mount Whitney.
Giải đáp - Answers
1. As Wall Street's record breaking run continues, some analysts wonder if it will be short-lived. Source: <link type="page"><caption> What's behind Wall Street's optimism?</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/11uwHse" platform="highweb"/></link>
2. The route, starting and ending at Brockhole Visitor Centre on the shores of Windermere, includes six mountain passes, with 14,000 ft (4,267m) of ascent and descent, and passes five lakes. Source: <link type="page"><caption> Ulitmate Lakeland Trail organisers create extra places</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/142cYfC" platform="highweb"/></link>
3. When the French climber Maurice Herzog conquered the Himalayan mountain, Annapurna, in 1950 he and fellow mountaineer Louis Lachenal became the first men to reach a mountain peak more than 8,000m (26,247 ft) high. Source: <link type="page"><caption> Been and Gone: War veteran actor and other losses</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/1auvVeg" platform="highweb"/></link>
4. An octogenarian monarch - who has had time off sick but who aides insist is fit and well - with her eldest son and heir who she will have to rely on more and more as she gets older. Source: <link type="page"><caption> State opening: How significant was Prince Charles's presence?</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/115iXza" platform="highweb"/></link>
5. Me, Colton and our friend Ian, decided we wanted to reach the summit of the tallest mountain in the contiguous United States - Mount Whitney. Source: <link type="page"><caption> Lightning strike survivor: 'We thought we were on fire'</caption><url href="http://bbc.in/15eL4Q0" platform="highweb"/></link>