- modern alpinists
alpinist a serious mountain climber
2.It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement. They had a single aim, a solitary goal --the top!
perilous relate:peril
m:very dangerous or risky
shudder
an involuntary vibration, usually in your body, or the shaking itself
court 设法获得
3.impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains
impoverish make poor or take away
4.dirty and flea-ridden
flea跳蚤 ridden 表示“满是”
5.sometimes with the local priest(who was usually as poor as his parishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers
parish a local church community
parishioner教区居民
shepherd sheep herd 牧民
