Lesson 3 Matterhorn man

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Song Lesson 3 Matterhorn man
Artist 英语听力
Album 新概念英语(第四册)
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[00:01.53] Lesson 3
[00:03.32] Matterhorn man
[00:12.07] What was the main objective of early mountain climbers?
[00:18.59] Modern alpinists try to climb mountains by a route which will give them good sport,
[00:25.24] and the more difficult it is,the more highly it is regarded.
[00:30.03] In the pioneering days however,this was not the case at all.
[00:34.45] The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top
[00:38.60] because the summit was the prize they sought,
[00:41.92] especially if it had never been attained before.
[00:46.02] It is true that during their explorations
[00:49.23] they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature,
[00:54.94] equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought,
[00:59.85] but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
[01:04.41] They had a single aim,a solitary goal--the top!
[01:11.06] It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
[01:16.91] Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix,which had rapidly become popular.
[01:24.69] Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization
[01:30.11] by the high mountains.
[01:32.36] Such inns as there were were generally dirty and flea-ridden;
[01:37.21] the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old,
[01:43.18] all washed down with coarse wine.
[01:46.86] Often a valley boasted no inn at all,and climbers found shelter wherever they could--
[01:53.00] sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners),
[01:59.22] sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers.
[02:03.17] Invariably the background was the same:dirt and poverty,and very uncomfortable.
[02:10.71] For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners
[02:13.79] and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home,
[02:17.06] the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed.
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