Unit5WhatanadventureDonot，foronerepulse，giveupthepurposethatyouresolvedtoeffect.—WilliamShakespeare不要只因一次失败就放弃你原来决心想达到的目的。——威廉·莎士比亚Don'tpartwithyourillusions.Whentheyaregoneyoumaystillexist，butyouhaveceasedtolive.—MarkTwain不要放弃你的幻想。当幻想没有了以后，你还可以生存，但是你虽生犹死。——马克·吐温Themanwhohasmadeuphismindtowinwillneversay“impossible”．—Napoleon凡是决心取得胜利的人是从来不说“不可能的”。——拿破仑Amancanfailmanytimes，butheisn'tafailureuntilhebeginstoblamesomebodyelse.—Burroughs一个人可以失败多次，但是只要他没有开始责怪旁人，他还不是一个失败者。——巴勒斯Wherethereisawill，thereisaway.—ThomasEdison有志者，事竟成。——托马斯·爱迪生Itisalwaystheadventurerwhoaccomplishgreatthings.—Montesquieu成大事者往往是冒险家。——孟德斯鸠Everynewdayisachancetochangeyourlife.Smileandstopcomplainingaboutthethingsyoucan'tchange.Timekeepstickingwhetheryou'rehappyorsad.Theyalwayssaytimechangesthingsbutyouactuallyhavetochangethembyyourself.Peoplewithpassioncanchangetheworld.Neverunderestimateyourpowertochangeyourself！Neverdoubtyourself.Neverchangewhoyouare.Don'tcarewhatpeoplethinkandjustgoforit.Theonlywayyoucanchangeyourfutureistodosomethingdifferenttoday.Youcan'tchangethepast，butifyouworrytoomuchabouttomorrow，youwillruintoday.LeglessManConqueredQomolangmaChinesedoubleamputee(双腿被截肢者)climberXiaBoyuonMondaywascrownedastheLaureusSportingMomentoftheYear2019winner，aworldclasstitlegiventointernationalsportsmentohonortheirremarkableachievements，andinXia'scase，itisabreathetakingone，too.XiamadehisnameknowninandbeyondChinaonMay14，2018，whenhebecamethefirstChinesedoubleamputeeclimbertoreachthesummitofMountQomolangma.Butthe70yearoldman'sstorywiththeworld'shighestmountainstarteddecadesago，whenXiajoinedtheChinesemountaineeringteamin1974.Duringhisfirstclimbin1975，theyoungXiagavehissleepingbagtoateammatewhohadlosthisownduetophysicalexhaustion.Whentheyreachedthefootofthemountain，Xiadiscoveredthathisfeethadnofeeling.Unfortunately，hislegshadtobeamputated.However，hedidnotfeelregretfulforstartingthemissionorforgivingupthechanceofsurvivaltoothers.Helatergotprosthetic(假肢的)legs.Tofulfillhisdreamofreachingthetopofthemountain，hetrainedeverydayanddidoutdoorsports.However，Xialaterdiscoveredthathehadlymphcancer(淋巴癌)，andhehadtoworkharderinsteadofgivingup.In2014，herestartedhischallengeofclimbingthemountain，buthadtostopduetoanavalanche(雪崩)．In2016，hisattemptwasstoppedagainbecauseofanearthquakeandblizzard.Hemadehisfifthattemptin2018andevensaidthathehadfeareditwouldbehislast.“ReachingthesummitofQomolangmahasalwaysbeenadreamandgoal.Ihavefoughtforitoverthepastdecades.Despiteseveralbadthings，Inevergaveup.Theperseverancehasmademylifecolorfulandmeaningful，”XiatoldChinesemedia.Xiaaddedthathisnextgoalwillbe“7＋2”，thatis，thehighestsummitsofsevencontinents，plustheSouthandNorthpoles.InMay，XiawillattempttoclimbMountElbrus，thehighestmountaininEurope.[探索发现]1．WhatdoyouthinkofclimbingQomolangma？Isitworthit?_________________________________________________________________2．WhatdoyouknowaboutXiaBoyu?_________________________________________________________________3．Whatkindofadventuredoyouwanttotake？Andwhy?_________________________________________________________________[答案]1.略2．HeisaChinesedoubleamputeeclimberof70.3．略
