2 First to the Top

First to the Top written by Diana Freeman

Diana Freeman写的《First to the Top

Edmund Hillary was a young man who lived in New Zealand. He liked climbing high mountains. In 1953, he went to Nepal to climb the highest mountain in the world. Mt. Everest

埃德蒙·希拉里是一个住在新西兰的年轻人。 他喜欢爬高山。 1953年，他去尼泊尔攀登世界上最高的山峰。 珠穆朗玛峰

Hillary was with a team of climbers who all wanted to go to the top of Mt. Everest. They were helped by men called Sherpas, who lived in Nepal. Tenzing Norgay was a strong Sherpa. Sherpas

希拉里和一队登山者一起，他们都想登上珠穆朗玛峰的顶峰。 珠穆朗玛峰。他们得到了住在尼泊尔的夏尔巴人的帮助。 Tenzing Norgay是一位强壮的夏尔巴人。 夏尔巴人

They made a camp with tents on the snow. The climbers had special clothes to keep them warm and dry. They had ice axes and strong ropes. They needed snow goggles and boots with spikes.

他们在雪地上搭起帐篷扎营。 登山者穿着特殊的衣服来保持温暖和干燥。 他们有冰镐和结实的绳子。 他们需要雪地护目镜和带钉子的靴子。

When the weather was right, the men climbed higher and higher all day. They made new camps as they went up. Sometimes there were snowstorms. Then they had to wait in the camps.

天气好的时候，这些人整天爬得越来越高。 他们一边上山，一边搭建新的营地。 有时会有暴风雪。 然后他们不得不在营地里等待。

All the men wanted to be first to the top. The two strongest climbers were chosen. Hillary and Tenzing climbed together to try to reach the top of Mt. Everest. Hillary and Tenzing

所有的人都想成为第一个登顶的人。 选出了两个最强壮的攀登者。 希拉里和丹增一起爬上山顶。 珠穆朗玛峰。希拉里和丹增