Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. It stands in the Himalaya, on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Its height is a little over 8,800 metres — so high that the air is thin, the cold is fierce, and people often need extra oxygen near the top.

everesteverest(聖母峰) is the highest mountain on Earth是地球上最高的山。it stands in the Himalaya它坐落在喜馬拉雅山脈, on the border between Nepal and Tibet位在尼泊爾和西藏的邊界上。its height is a little over 8,800 metres它的高度略高於8,800公尺—— so high that the air is thin, the cold is fierce高到空氣稀薄、寒冷刺骨, and people often need extra oxygen near the top人們接近山頂時常常需要額外補充氧氣。

Climbers from many countries try to reach the summit; some succeed, and some die.

climbers from many countries try to reach the summit來自許多國家的登山者都嘗試登頂; some succeed, and some die有些成功了,有些則喪命。

The Tibetan name is Chomolungma, often explained as Mother Goddess of the World; the Nepali name is Sagarmatha.

the Tibetan name is Chomolungma西藏語的名字是Chomolungma(珠穆朗瑪), often explained as Mother Goddess of the World常被解釋為『世界女神之母』; the Nepali name is Sagarmatha尼泊爾語的名字是Sagarmatha。

The English name Everest is newer. In the nineteenth century, British map-makers named the peak after Sir George Everest, a surveyor who had worked in India — a surveyor is someone who measures land. He himself was not eager to have the mountain named after him. His surname may go back to a Norman French name, Devereux, meaning someone from the town of Évreux in France — that is a may, not a sure dinner-table fact.

the English name Everest is newer英文名字Everest比較晚出現。in the nineteenth century在十九世紀, British map-makers named the peak after Sir George Everest英國的製圖人員用Sir George Everest(喬治‧艾佛勒斯爵士)的名字幫這座山峰命名, a surveyor who had worked in India他是一位曾在印度工作的surveyor(測量員)——a surveyor is someone who measures landsurveyor就是負責測量土地的人。he himself was not eager to have the mountain named after him他自己其實並不特別想要這座山用他的名字命名。his surname may go back to a Norman French name, Devereux他的姓氏可能可以追溯到一個諾曼法語的名字Devereux, meaning someone from the town of Évreux in France意思是來自法國Évreux(埃夫勒)這個小鎮的人——that is a may, not a sure dinner-table fact不過這只是『可能』,不是確定的小知識。

People also use Everest as a picture-word: that exam was my Everest means it was the biggest challenge they had ever faced.

people also use Everest as a picture-word人們也會把Everest當作一個畫面式的詞來用: that exam was my Everest means it was the biggest challenge they had ever faced『that exam was my Everest』的意思是那場考試是他們遇過最大的挑戰。