Unit8AdventureThegreatHimalayasrunthroughtheentirenorthernpartofIndia.Derived源自fromtheSanskrit梵语word“Himalaya”—whichmeans“thehomeofsnow”，ithasthelargestmountainpeaksintheworldandstretches延伸acrosssixcountriesinAsia：Bhutan，China，Nepal，India，PakistanandAfghanistan.Thisrangeoffersnumeroussportsactivitiesliketrekking徒步旅行andcampingthatcansatisfyyouradventureenthusiasm.Besidesthis，youmayeventrywhitewaterraftinginmountainrivers.TrekkingintheHimalayascanbethemostenjoyableandchallengingexperienceofyourlife.TrekkingintheHimalayasactuallyrequiresgreatcourage.Thoughtrekkingprovidesyouwiththebestopportunitiestoviewthenaturalbeautythroughnakedeyes，youneedtobephysicallyfit.ItcanbeoneofyourmostmemorablevacationsintheHimalayasandalsoreasonablylessexpensive.CampingintheHimalayascanbethebestwaytoenjoynaturephotographyandexplorethisheavenonearth.Allyourequireistosurrender交给yoursoultotheMotherNatureandfeelitshiddenbeautyanddimensions规模.CampingintheHimalayaswillletyouunderstandwhythislandhasalwaysattractedtheheartsofmountaineers，explorersandtravellersforoveracentury.Today，peoplefromallacrosstheworldcometotheHimalayasfordifferentpurposes.Therearesomewhocometoviewthenatureandsomeforvacation.Whateverthereasonis，theHimalayasfoothillsarejustperfecttoexperienceadventureactivities.Section_ⅠWarmup__&_Lesson_1_—_PrereadingADVENTUREINTHEHIMALAYASJustimagine①.YouarewalkingalongamountainpathintheHimalayas.Youarefeelingtired.Youarethinkingabouthowfarthereistogo.Then,suddenlyyouarethere!AndtheamazingMountQomolangmaisonthehorizon②.Itlooksgreat.Afewminuteslater,youarriveatthecamp.Thefoodcookingonthefiresmells③greatandwhileyouarehavingahotcupoftea,yourelaxandwatchthesungodown.Atdinner,thefoodtastes④fantastic⑤.Youtalkwithotherpeopleinthegroupabouteverythingyouhaveseenanddoneduringyourday'shiking.Ifyouarelookingforexperienceslikethis,Adventure2000istheorganisation⑥foryou.Alotofhikingholidayssound⑦exciting,buttherealityisoftenverydifferent.Hikingtripscanbeuncomfortable⑧andevendangerous.However,atAdventure2000wefeelthatweunderstandtheneedsofhikers.AllourguideshaveseveralyearsofexperienceinleadinghikingtripsintheHimalayas.Theyknowallthebestroutes⑨andbestplacestocamp.Wealsorealisethathikingcanbehardworkandbelievethathikersneedallourhelp.Aswellas⑩thegroupguide,allteamshavecooksandporters⑪.Whileonahikingtrip⑫，ourcookspreparedeliciousmeals.Andourporterscarryyourluggage⑬，whichmeans⑭thatyoucansimply⑮enjoytheexperience.①imaginev．想象，设想imaginedoingsth.想象做某事imaginationn．想象力，想象出来的东西②horizon/h'raIzn/əən.地平线onthehorizon在地平线上；将要发生③smell是连系动词，意为“闻起来”。④taste是连系动词，意为“尝起来”。⑤fantasticadj.极好的，有趣的⑥organisation/ɡnaI'zeIn/ˌɔːəʃən．团体，组织，机构organizevt.组织⑦sound是连系动词，意为“听起来”。⑧uncomfortable/n'kmftbl/ʌʌəəadj.不舒服的，不自在的comfortableadj.舒服的⑨route/rut/ːn．路程，路线⑩aswellas除……以外还有⑪porter/'pt/ɔːən．行李搬运工⑫while当……时候，引导时间状语从句，此处是省略形式。⑬luggage/'lɡId/ʌʒn．行李(同美式英语baggage)apieceofluggage/anarticleofluggage一件行李⑭meanv．意味着meantodosth.打算做某事meandoingsth.意味着做某事⑮simplyadv.仅仅，简单地喜马拉雅山探险[第1～2段译文]试想一下，你正走在喜马拉雅山的一条山路上，感到很疲惫，正在想还要走多远...
