一个13岁的小姑娘，立志登上珠峰。经过六年的艰苦训练，她终于实现了这个愿望。
The female climber who scaled Everest at 19
by Jane Sit & Yoko Wakatsuki
It was a dream that manifested for Marin Minamiya when she laid eyes on Mount Everest about nine years ago. Minamiya was 13 and visiting Nepal on a school trip from Hong Kong.
manifest /ˈmænɪfest/ v. 显现
lay eyes on 第一次看到
Mount Everest /ˈev(ə)rɪst/ 珠穆朗玛峰
Nepal /nəˈpɔːl/ n. 尼泊尔
"I was trekking to the base camp of Annapurna and when I saw Mount Everest, it made me wonder what it would be like to climb this mountain? Who would I meet? What will I learn?" she said. When Minamiya returned home she could not stop thinking about one day conquering the tallest peak in the world.
trek /trek/ v. 徒步旅行
base camp 大本营
Annapurna /ˌænəˈpɜːnə/ 是喜马拉雅山脉的一小段，在尼泊尔境内
conquer /ˈkɒŋkə(r)/ v. 征服
peak /piːk/ n. 山峰
Minamiya, who was born in Japan's Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, said her family were supportive. "I told my dad, 'I want to climb Mount Everest'. And he said, 'All right, great! I support your dream, but I'm not going to support you financially.'"
Kanagawa prefecture /ˈpriːfektʃə(r)/ 神奈川县
Tokyo /ˈtəʊkiəʊ/ n. 东京
supportive /səˈpɔːtɪv/ adj. 支持的、鼓励的（由support加后缀-ive变成形容词）
financially /faɪˈnænʃ(ə)li/ adv. 金钱上（由financial加后缀-ly变成副词）
Securing enough funds proved to be the biggest challenge for Minamiya – who struggled to find the right pitch to secure sponsorships, until she realized she could make history. "When I was 17 years old, I realized if I climbed Mount Everest by the age of 19, I would be the youngest person in Japan. So that's why I set that goal and decided to embark on my climbing journey."
secure /sɪˈkjʊə(r)/ v. （费力地）弄到、得到
fund /fʌnd/ n. 资金
prove /pruːv/ v. 证明、原来是
struggle /ˈstrʌɡ(ə)l/ v. 艰苦努力
pitch /pɪtʃ/ n. 推销用语
sponsorship /ˈspɒnsəʃɪp/ n. 赞助金、赞助款
embark /ɪmˈbɑrk/ on something 开始做某件大事
That journey to the summit of Mount Everest – from that first sighting at age 13 – took six years of planning and training. "I did some research online and I came up with my own training program, which was to carry about 30 kilos of weight on my back and walk on the treadmill at the highest incline for more than three hours," she says. "But of course, the best training was to continue climbing mountains."
summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ n. 顶峰
sighting /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/ n. 看见
come up with 想出（计划、主意等）
program /ˈprəʊɡræm/ n. 方案、计划
weight /weɪt/ n. 重物
treadmill /ˈtredmɪl/ n. 跑步机
incline /ˈɪnklaɪn/ n. 倾斜度
Her dream was finally realized on May 2016, when, at age 19, Minamiya became the youngest Japanese to summit Everest. "When I reached the summit, it was ... I cannot put it in words. I was just crying and I had icicles like on my lashes. It was absolutely beautiful," she says. "I thought that I had become somebody completely new. I was reborn again."
summit /ˈsʌmɪt/ v. 登上顶峰
put /pʊt/ v. 表达
icicle /ˈaɪsɪk(ə)l/ n. （冬天屋檐等处滴水形成的）冰锥
lash /læʃ/ n. 眼睫毛
reborn /riːˈbɔːn/ adj. 重生的（由born加上表示再次的前缀re-）
Minamiya's journey to Everest took her to some of the biggest mountain ranges in the world. In 2017, at the age of 20, she became the youngest person in the world to complete the Explorers Grand Slam – reaching the highest peaks of all seven continents plus the North Pole and South Pole.
mountain range 山脉
explorer /ɪkˈsplɔːrə(r)/ n. 探险家（由explore加上表示人的后缀-er）
grand /ɡrænd/ slam /slæm/ 大满贯
continent /ˈkɒntɪnənt/ n. 大陆、大洲
North Pole 北极点
South Pole 南极点
"I was just thinking about, 'Okay well, what should I do next?' I call it the domino effect of dreams coming true," she says.
domino /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/ n. 多米诺骨牌
Minamiya says she wants to encourage other people, especially young women, to chase their dreams, just as she has. "Believe in your potential, and believe it's infinite," she says. "Don't be afraid to be the only girl in certain situations. You'll definitely learn to manage. Go for it – you should definitely follow your heart."
chase /tʃeɪs/ v. 追逐、追求
potential /pəˈtenʃ(ə)l/ n. 潜力
infinite /ˈɪnfɪnət/ adj. 无穷的、无尽的
definitely /ˈdefɪnətli/ adv. 肯定地
manage /ˈmænɪdʒ/ v. 完成（困难的事）
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