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Howdoyoufeelaboutmountaineering?•crazy/exciting•adventurous/risky•amazing/worthatry•AlisonJaneHargreaves(17February1962–13August1995)wasaBritishmountainclimber.HeraccomplishmentsincludedclimbingMountEverestalone,withoutsupplementaryoxygenorsupportfromaSherpa(夏尔巴人,西藏的一个种族,擅登山)team,in1995.•In1995,Hargreavesintendedtoclimbthethreehighestmountainsintheworld—MountEverest,K2,andKangchenjunga—unaided.On13May1995,shereachedthesummitofEverestwithouttheaidofSherpasorbottledoxygen.OnAugust13,shewaskilledinastormwhiledescending（下降）fromthesummitofK2(乔戈里峰).•K2,isthesecondhighestmountainintheworld,afterMountEverest,at8,611metresabovesealevel.•Witharound300successfulsummitsand77fatalities(death),aboutonepersondiesonthemountainforeveryfourwhosummit.ItismoredifficulttoreachthepeakofK2fromtheChineseside;thus,itisusuallyclimbedfromthePakistaniside.Newwordspandemonium[ˌpændə'məʊniəm]n.喧嚣spectacle['spektəkl]n.景象；奇观spectator[spek'teɪtə(r)]n.观众；旁观者ensconce[ɪn'skɒns]v.安顿下来；安置davit['dævɪt]n.吊艇柱；吊柱knuckle['nʌkl]n.指关节list[lɪst]n.&v.倾斜shiver['ʃɪvə(r)]v.颤动；发抖hotfooted['hɒtfʊt]v.急行stumble['stʌmbl]v.绊倒；蹒跚handrail[‘hændreɪl]n.扶手；栏杆surge[sɜːdʒ]v.&n.激增；汹涌riotous['raɪətəs]adj.暴乱的；放荡的froth[frɒθ]n.&v.泡；（使）生泡沫Incredulous[ɪn'kredjələs]adj.怀疑的；不轻信的stern[stɜːn]n.&adj.船尾；严厉的craft[krɑːft]n.&v.工艺；精心制作confine[kən'faɪn]v.限制burp[bɜːp]n.&v.饱嗝；打嗝shriek[ʃriːk]n.&v.尖叫Berserk[bə'zɜːk]adj.狂暴的dumbstruck['dʌmstrʌk]adj.惊呆的TwoParts•part1:para.1--para.10•part2:para.11--para.14storycommentsArockandahardplaceBetweenarockandahardplace左右为难•para.1-para.6storydecision•para.7-para.10climbingfindphrases:decision/mindpara.1thetoughestdecisionpara.3changedhermindpara.4madeuphermindpara.5turneditoverandoverinhermindpara.6madeherdecisionBetweenarockandahardplace左右为难Dilemmainpara.1-3Dilemma1Dilemma2fulfilherdreamofclimbingK2fulfilherdreamofclimbingK2/desperatelywantedtobebackwithher/desperatelywantedtobebackwithherchildrenchildrenparaphsdecisions456madeuphermindtoleavemadeuphermindtoleavedecidedtostaydecidedtostaydecidedtogiveK2onemoretrydecidedtogiveK2onemoretryBetweenarockandahardplaceTimeThingshappenedtoAlisonFourdayslaterByAugust12BeforedawnthenextmorningAt6:30p.m.AnhourlaterThenextmorningleftbasecampforsummitbidleftbasecampforsummitbidreachedCampFourreachedCampFourclimbedbottleneck,passedbeneathiceclimbedbottleneck,passedbeneathicepinnacles,emergedonthesummitridgepinnacles,emergedonthesummitridgereachedthetopreachedthetophitbyhurricane-forcewindshitbyhurricane-forcewindsherbodywasseenrestinginahollowherbodywasseenrestinginahollowRetellingpara.11Contradictionofpeople'scommentspara.12-13Contraditionofherimagerevealedpara.14Themostprofoundcontradictionasymbolofasymbolofwhatwomenwhatwomencouldachievecouldachieveabetrayalofabetrayalofmotherhoodmotherhoodfriendliness,friendliness,modestyandcharmmodestyandcharmreticentandreticentandclosed,ardentforclosed,ardentforapprovalandapprovalandacclaimacclaimshehadsomethingshehadsomethingtoprovetoproveshehadtoproveshehadtoproveherselfagainherselfagainYourcomments?