Lesson
3-2 Matterhorn man马特霍恩山区人
It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers. Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular, Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains. Such inns as there were generally dirty and flea-ridden; the food simply local cheese accompanied by bread often twelve months old, all washed down with coarse wine. Often a valley boasted no inn at all, and climbers found shelter wherever they could---sometimes with the local priest (who was usually as poor as hisparishioners), sometimes with shepherds or cheese-makers. Invariably the background was the same: dirt and poverty, and very uncomfortable. For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home, the change to the Alps must have been very hard indeed．
impoverish /ɪmˈpɑːvərɪʃ/ 使贫穷;使贫瘠;
Alpine /ˈælpaɪn/ 阿尔卑斯山;
cut off from 与世隔绝
inn /ɪn/ 乡村的小旅馆，客栈
flea-ridden /fliː ˈrɪdn/ 充满跳蚤的
generally 全体的;普遍的;总的;正常的;一般的;
accompany /əˈkʌmpəni/ 陪伴;伴随;与…同时发生;
coarse /kɔːrs/ 粗糙的;粗劣的
wash down 用水）送服;（全部）冲洗;（彻底）冲刷
boast /boʊst/ 自夸;自吹自擂; 自恃有
shelter /ˈʃeltər/ 避难所;居所;住处;遮蔽，
priest 牧师
parishioner /pəˈrɪʃənər/ 教区居民;
shepherd /ˈʃepərd/ 牧羊人;羊倌
accustom /əˈkʌstəm/ 习惯于;使习惯(于);使适应
linen /ˈlɪnɪn/ 亚麻布;亚麻织品
the Alps 阿尔卑斯山脉
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