Against all odds

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Against all odds

2.

Mountaineering (mountain
climbing) the sport of
attaining, or attempting to
attain, high points in
mountainous regions, mainly
for the pleasure of the climb.
It is more properly restricted
to climbing in localities
where the terrain and
weather conditions present
such hazards that, for safety,
a certain amount of previous
experience will be found
necessary. For the untrained,
mountaineering is a
dangerous pastime.

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Irresistible challenge
In the summer of 1985, British mountaineers Joe
Simpson and Simon Yates set out to climb SIULA
GRANDE, a 21,000-foot peak in the Peruvian Andes

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Siula Grande is a mountain in the Peruvian Andes.
It is 6344 m high and has a subpeak,
Siula Chico, 6260 m high.

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Snow peaks

6.

Joe and Simon chose the most difficult way - they
reached the summit without any problems.
For their descent they chose an easier path.

7.

Joe slipped and broke his leg in three places. In severe
pain, he was crippled, unable to go on.

8.

Against all odds, Simon decided to get his injured
friend down to safety using a rope. He began
lowering his friend down the mountain …. one
hundred incredibly painful metres at time.

9.

After one particular drop, Simon got no sound from
Joe. Without knowing it, in the pitch black of the
night, Simon had lowered Joe over a deep crevasse
trying to hold Joe’s weight on the other end.

10.

Joe’s fingers were so frostbitten he could not climb
back up the rope. But Simon’s strength grew weaker
and weaker, and he felt himself being slowly pulled
down towards the edge of the crevasse.

11.

He could not hold onto the rope, without being
pulled to his death himself. Shaking with cold,
Simon made the painful decision. He took the knife
and cut the rope that tied him to his friend.

12.

But miraculously, Joe was not killed by his fall! He
was badly Injured, close to death, he had no food
or water…but he was alive! It took him four days.
Joe’s
great
courage
and
extraordinary
determination saved him.

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If you want to learn about adventure
and survival - read Joe Simpson’s
book “Touching the Void”

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Or watch a movie based on a book

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TRANSLATE
1. To represent an irresistible challenge
2. Faced with an agonizing decision
3. To grab hold of the cliff
4. Slipped
5. Crippled
6. Incredible tale of survival
7. Against all odds
8. Determined not to die
9. Mountaineers | climbers
10. Reach the Summit
11. Frostbitten fingers
12. Hold weight |Cut the rope
13. Unbelievable display of willpower
14. Pitch black

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Injuries

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18.

To break
To fracture
a collarbone

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Idiom
Break a leg = good luck

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To sprain
To have got
a stiff leg

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To have got
a swollen hand
To hurt a leg
in the bike accident

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To cut
To bruise

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Translate and check
1. A fatal/ serious / severe wound was the reason of his death.
1. Смертельная/серьезная рана была причиной его смерти.
2. This slight/ light wound will be cured in some days.
2. Эта лёгкая, незначительная рана заживет за несколько
дней.
3. The soldier received a wound and was hospitalized
3. Солдат получил ранение и был госпитализирован.
4. We must clean a wound and then dress it.
4. Мы должны промыть рану, а затем перевязать ее.

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Translate and check
5. Где ты оцарапал лицо?
5. Where did you scratch your face?
6. Как давно у тебя опухшая нога?
6. How long have you had a stiff leg?
7. Bo время матча он растянул лодыжку.
7. During the match he sprained the shin.
8. У тебя синяк на руке. Где ты ударила руку?
8. You’ve got a bruise on your arm. Where did you
hurt it?

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Confused words
Pain чаще используется как существительное "боль"
Nagging pain - ноющая боль, excruciating pain –
мучительная боль
Harsh – резкий, severe – сильный;
Injury - повреждение, травма, wound – рана
Hurtful - вредный, пагубный, наносящий ущерб,
painful – болезненный
Hurt чаще идет как глагол "болеть, причинять боль“
Сure – вылечить, treat – лечить
Internal – внутренний, душевный, inside – внутренний
Unconscious - бессознательный, subconscious подсознательный