Will Switzerland’s famous peak rise to the top of the New7Wonders of Nature?
瑞士這座知名的山峰會登上新七大自然奇景之座的寶座嗎？
In the Alpine region between Switzerland and Italy stands the Matterhorn, one of the most famous mountains in the world. For more than a century, mountain climbers have struggled to conquer the mountain’s difficult trails. Although many have succeeded in reaching the summit, many others have failed. Yet this well-known landmark continues to draw curious visitors and eager climbers year after year.
A mountain with an unusual shape
“Matterhorn” is a German name, coming from the German word matte, which means meadow, and horn, meaning peak. The Matterhorn is unique because of its pyramid shape, which isn’t often found in nature.
All four sides of the mountain are very steep and regularly experience avalanches. Its sides correspond to the four directions of the compass. The north face towers over the Swiss village of Zermatt; the south side faces the Italian village Breuil-Cervinia.
In 1865 Edward Whymper and six other climbers were the first to reach the top of the Matterhorn. Unfortunately four of the climbers fell to their deaths on the trip down. Since then, more than 500 people have died climbing the mountain.
conquer =to deal with something that is very hard, to get over a difficult task
pyramid
avalanche =danger
correspond
face
【Chat room】
爬山英文該怎麼說？
mountain climbing登山
喜馬拉雅山或Matterhorn才可以用mountain climbing
mountain climbing需要全套的重裝備，一去就是三~五天或好幾個禮拜
以上通常是mountaineers 專業的登山家
一般我們的爬山是hiking
hiking in the mountains
例如周末和朋友去爬陽明山就可用
也可以說是climb a mountain
但不能說是mountain climbing
【Key word】
conquer 克服、征服
The British army conquered this village with ease.
這支英國軍隊很輕易地就拿下了這個村莊
After some serious training Susie conquered her stage-fright.
經過正式的訓練後，Susie克服了她的舞台恐懼症。
Charlie has faith that he can conquer his disease.
Charlie有信心克服他的疾病。
correspond對應、一致、符合
接符合的對象 to /with
The final figures of the two charts correspond to each other.
The witness’s testimony doesn’t correspond to the police’s report.
證人的供詞跟警方的報告不符
face 面、表面
An out of control helicopter hit the east face of the building.
失控的飛機撞上了這座建築物東面的牆
You can see so many cherry blossoms on the west face of the mountain.
在山的西面你可以見到許多的櫻花
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