珠穆朗玛峰大扫除

安徽 钱大平

◆语篇导读

由于珠穆朗玛峰的独特魅力，越来越多的登山者来此观光。当然，游客增多，垃圾也随之越积越多，其中不乏啤酒瓶、罐头、空氧气罐等。为解决垃圾堆积问题，挽救珠穆朗玛峰的荣耀，人们开展了一项清理行动，其目的是将游客在此留下的垃圾运走!

A clean-up campaign（运动）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（设备）.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.

◆词语积淀

in order to为了……；以便于……

according to根据……；按照……

bring back带回；使……恢复

hundreds of成百上千的；数以百计的

be focused on注意力集中于……；将重点放在……

throughout the year全年；一整年

result in 导致；造成

◆典句赏析

1.That can include oxygen bottles,which are very important for climbing at the highest altitude.这可能包括氧气瓶，这对于在最高海拔处攀登是非常重要的。

这是一个含有定语从句的复合句，先行词为oxygen bottles。当先行词指物时，用关系代词which引导定语从句。

2.Since then,the SPCC has built portable toilets around the key mountain camps.从那时起，SPCC在主要山区营地建立了便携式厕所。

since这里用作连词，表示“自……以来”，引导时间状语从句。当主句用一般现在时态或现在完成时态时，时间状语从句中常用一般过去时态。

3.The high number of climbers also has increased safety problems...登山者人数众多也增加了安全问题……

the number of是固定词组搭配，意为“……的数量”，后接可数名词的复数形式。the number of...作为句子的主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。

◆理解自测

根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出正确答案。

( )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.

◆词句微练

根据所给汉语句子，完成下列英语句子，每空一词。

1.使用互联网的人数越来越多。

________people who use the Internet is getting larger and larger.

2.火箭能够给我们带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.为了赶上火车，他匆匆吃完早餐。________catch the train,he had a quick breakfast.

4.根据Tom所说，她是一位真正的好老师。

________Tom,she is a really good teacher.

5.自从有了电脑以后，Jack就没有做很多锻炼。

Jack has not done much exercise ________he ________his computer.