Package 7 Reading（不含例句）

Mount Everest

珠穆朗玛峰 | the world's highest mountain peak

daunt /daunting

恐吓、吓人的 | to make afraid; intimidating; discouraging

entire /entirely

全部的、整体地 | whole; completely; fully

base camp

基地、大本营 | main camp set up at the start of a climbing route

notorious

臭名昭著的 | well-known for something bad or evil

show its true color

显出真面目 | to reveal one's real nature or true character

visibility

视力所及 | the distance or range that can be seen

strip away

剥去、除去 | to remove or take away layers or parts

a blank canvas

空白的画布 | an untouched or unformed situation or surface

barely

几乎不 | only just; scarcely

merely

仅仅是 | simply; nothing more than

outstretch

伸展出去 | to reach or stretch outward

horizon

地平线 | the line where earth and sky appear to meet

westerly wind

西风 | wind blowing from the west

arduous

艰苦的、艰巨的 | needing great effort; difficult; tiring

grueling

折磨人的、严酷的 | extremely tiring and demanding

exhausting, tiring

极其消耗体力的 | making you feel very tired; draining strength

tedious

冗长无趣的 | long, slow, and boring

ominous

不祥的、预示危险的 | suggesting something bad will happen

soldier on

坚持下去、迎难而上 | to keep going despite difficulties

fuel by her pride

被骄傲驱使 | driven by pride as motivation

fatigue

疲惫、疲倦 | extreme tiredness; physical or mental weariness

Nonetheless,

尽管如此 | even so; in spite of that

continuous

连续的、不间断的 | going on without stopping; unbroken

significantly

显著地、极大地 | to a great or important degree

worse /worsen

变坏、恶化 | to become worse; to make worse

crawl

匍匐、爬行 | to move slowly on hands and knees or belly

only to be greeted

只看见、结果却看到 | to find only something when arriving

a vast expanse of nothingness

一片广袤的虚无 | a vast empty and endless space

picturesque

风景如画的 | pretty and attractive like a picture

landscape

风景、景致 | natural scenery; the appearance of an area

howl /howling

怒号、长啸 | to make a loud wailing sound

blizzard

暴风雪 | a severe storm with strong winds and heavy snow

contend with

与… 搏斗 | to struggle against; to deal with difficultly

gale

强风、狂风 | a very strong wind

curse someone for

为… 而诅咒 | to wish harm upon someone for something

disregard

无视、不在意 | to pay no attention to; to ignore

mental preparation

精神准备 | mental readiness; psychological preparation

rigorous /rigorously

谨慎细致的、严格的 | thorough, careful, and precise

meticulously

无微不至地、细致耐心地 | with great care and attention to detail

embark on

从事、开始做 | to start a journey, task, or new activity

inexperience

没经验 | lack of experience or practice

trail behind

落在后面 | to lag behind others; to fall back

reprieve

延缓、暂缓、死缓 | a delay or temporary relief from something bad

as though

仿佛、好像 | as if; like something is happening

weigh down by rocks

被（重负）压垮 | weighed down and made weak by burdened rocks

be pushed to limit

被逼到极限 | pushed to the limit of one's strength or ability

faint

晕倒、昏厥 | to lose consciousness temporarily from weakness