Young Nepalese Boy to Attempt Mount Everest Climb
年輕尼泊爾男孩挑戰攀登聖母峰
本則影音新聞出處：新唐人電視台英語新聞
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_sports/2010-11-10/238253590537.html
【新聞關鍵字】
1. attempt: [əˋtɛmpt] v. 嘗試登上最高峰
2. manage to : ph. 設法做到
3. scale: [skel] v. 攀登
4. peak: [pik] n. 頂峰
5. renowned: [rɪˋnaʊnd] adj. 有名的
6. drug addict: ph. 吸毒者
A nine-year-old Nepalese boy is on his way to becoming the youngest person to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest mountain.
一名九歲的尼泊爾男孩，即將成為最年輕的攀上聖母峰─ ─全世界第一高峰的人。
Tseten Sherpa could beat the record set by American Jordan Romero, who was 13 when he managed to scale the 29-thousand foot peak in May 2010.
柴旦夏爾巴可望擊敗美國人約翰羅梅洛創下的紀錄。約翰羅梅洛在2010年5月時曾挑戰攀登29萬英尺的高峰，當時才13歲。
Tseten climbed Mount Ramdung in eastern Nepal last Wednesday. Climbing runs in the family. Tseten’s father is a renowned climber himself. He says he wants his son to become the youngest child ever to scale Everest to train him to bravely face the challenges in life.
柴旦上周三才登上尼泊爾東部的藍登山。他的家族熱愛登山。柴旦的父親本身是一位知名的登山人。他說，他想要讓他的兒子成為史上登上聖母峰最年輕的孩子，藉以訓練他勇敢面對人生中的諸多挑戰。
[Pemba Dorje Sherpa, Tseten’s Father]:
“Many children are becoming drug addicts and are getting spoiled but I want my son to learn this brave art so that in future he is able to face difficulties with ease.”
[彭巴多傑夏爾巴，柴旦的父親]：
「許多孩子成為吸毒者，並且越來越被寵壞，但是我想要讓我兒子學習這種勇敢的藝術，以讓他在未來能夠輕鬆面對困難。」
Pemba holds the world record for the fastest climb of Everest. It took him 8 hours and 10 minutes to scale this height.
彭巴擁有最快登上聖母峰的世界紀錄。他花了8小時又10分鐘登上這個高度。
According to Nepalese law, climbers must be over the age of 16, but Tseten’s father, Pemba is trying to get permission for his son to make the attempt in April 2011 when he will be 10.
根據尼泊爾法律，登山者必需要年滿16歲。但是柴旦的父親彭巴正在試著拿到許可，讓他的兒子可以在2011年4月─ ─屆時他年滿10歲的時候，嘗試登峰。
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