Mountaineers aim to clean up Mount Everest 登山客誓言恢復聖母峰整潔
Monday, Apr 14, 2008,Page 14
A view of Mount Everest taken from an aircraft on Nov. 28, 2006.
一張從飛機上拍攝的聖母峰照片，攝於二ＯＯ六年十一月二十八日。照片：法新社
PHOTO: AFP
As more and more people climb Mount Everest, it has become littered with trash. Now a team of mountaineers has a plan to help clean up the world’s highest peak.
Expedition leader Dawa Steven Sherpa said his team will test a US-developed “Clean Mountain Can.” It’s essentially a very strong bucket that can be strapped on to backpacks.
The idea started last year when Sherpa saw human waste high on the mountain.
“We were looking around and thinking, ‘this is a holy mountain, something has to be done. This is disgusting,’” Sherpa said.
Years of expeditions have left the 8,848m peak littered with ropes, equipment and rubbish.
“I am going to give [Sherpas] a financial incentive to bring down garbage,” the 23-year-old expedition leader said.
A fund will pay a dollar per kilogram of waste brought down. Sherpa thinks he can bring down at least three of the estimated 10 tonnes of garbage that still litters the peak. He hopes other expeditions will follow his lead.
1. mountaineer n.
登山家 (deng1 shan1 jia1)
例: It's Rick's dream to become a mountaineer.
(瑞克夢想成為一個登山客。)
2. essentially adv.
實質上 (shi2 zhi2 shang4)
例: "So essentially you're asking me to take the treat even if I don't like it?" Edward asked.
(愛德華問：「所以基本上就算我不喜歡，你也還是要我接受款待囉？」)
3. incentive n.
獎勵 (jiang3 li4)
例: What are the incentives for doing this project?
(參與這項計畫能得到什麼獎勵？)
4. estimate v.t.
估計 (gu1 ji4)
例: Let's estimate how many girls will come.
(我們來猜猜看有多少女孩子會來吧。)
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