Young Nepalese Boy to Attempt Mount Everest Climb
年轻尼泊尔男孩挑战攀登圣母峰
本则影音新闻出处：新唐人电视台英语新闻
http://english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_sports/2010-11-10/238253590537.html
【新闻关键字】
1. attempt: [əˋtɛmpt] v. 尝试登上最高峰
2. manage to : ph. 设法做到
3. scale: [skel] v. 攀登
4. peak: [pik] n. 顶峰
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.
一名九岁的尼泊尔男孩，即将成为最年轻的攀上圣母峰─ ─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.
柴旦夏尔巴可望击败美国人约翰罗梅洛创下的纪录。约翰罗梅洛在2010年5月时曾挑战攀登29万英尺的高峰，当时才13岁。
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尔东部的蓝登山。他的家族热爱登山。柴旦的父亲本身是一位知名的登山人。他说，他想要让他的儿子成为史上登上圣母峰最年轻的孩子，藉以训练他勇敢面对人生中的诸多挑战。
[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.”
[彭巴多杰夏尔巴，柴旦的父亲]：
“许多孩子成为吸毒者，并且越来越被宠坏，但是我想要让我儿子学习这种勇敢的艺术，以让他在未来能够轻松面对困难。”
Pemba holds the world record for the fastest climb of Everest. It took him 8 hours and 10 minutes to scale this height.
彭巴拥有最快登上圣母峰的世界纪录。他花了8小时又10分钟登上这个高度。
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.
根据尼泊尔法律，登山者必需要年满16岁。但是柴旦的父亲彭巴正在试着拿到许可，让他的儿子可以在2011年4月─ ─届时他年满10岁的时候，尝试登峰。
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本专栏由前卫英语David Lee主编 www.davidlee.url.tw
