Guide Survives Six Days on Mount Everest
登山嚮導在聖母峰生存六日
Introduction
Hillary Dawa Sherpa is a mountain guide. He was lost on Mount Everest for six days. Now he is safe.
Hillary Dawa Sherpa 是一位登山嚮導。他在聖母峰失蹤了六天，現在平安無事。
Main Body
Hillary got lost on May 29. The weather was very bad. Other climbers helped a sick man first. They did not go back for Hillary immediately.
Hillary 在 5 月 29 日失蹤。當時天氣非常糟糕。其他登山者優先救助一名病患，因此沒有立即返回尋找 Hillary。
Hillary had no oxygen. He ate ice and some chocolate. He fell into a deep hole in the ice. He stayed there for 60 hours. Then, snow fell and he could climb out.
Hillary 沒有氧氣，他靠吃冰和一些巧克力生存。他掉進了一個很深的冰洞中，在那裡停留了 60 小時。隨後積雪落下，他才得以爬出來。
A cleaning team found him. He went to a hospital in Kathmandu. He had frostbite and a broken bone. His family is now angry at his company. They say the company did not help him fast enough.
他被一支清理隊發現。他被送往加德滿都的一家醫院，他患有凍傷且骨折。他的家人現在對他的公司感到憤怒，稱公司救援速度不夠快。
Conclusion
Hillary is in the hospital. He is doing better. His family is talking to the police about the rescue.
Hillary 目前在醫院，情況有所好轉。他的家人正與警方就救援過程進行協商。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡ THE 'PAST' POWER-UP
To tell a story like this one, you need the Past Simple. It's the most useful tool for A2 students to describe things that finished.
1. The Regulars (The +ed rule) Most words just need a tail.
- Help Helped
- Stay Stayed
2. The Rebels (The words that change) Some words are unpredictable. You must memorize them!
- Is/Am Was
- Get Got
- Eat Ate
- Fall Fell
- Go Went
3. The 'No' Rule (Did not) When we say something didn't happen, we use did not + the normal word. We don't change the main action word.
- They did not go back.
- They did not went back.
Quick Summary Map:
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