On May 29, 1953, mountaineers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay set foot the top of Qomolangma, the world's highest mountain. They were the first ever to reach (it) 8,848-meter top, which was expected (mark) a big moment in history. So how did they do it?
In a 1974 interview, Hillary talked about the climb. He said that to do climb like this, being skilled and experienced in climbing is not enough. You also need to have enthusiasm (热忱). "The really good mountaineers that I know never lose that sense of enthusiasm," he said. And then, there was the team. Helping Hillary and Norgay to the top were no less than 700 people, said Hillary. Some of them were helping to carry supplies (物资) into the area. It might be much (easily) these days, with better transport (交通) and technology, back then, a lot of the work needed to be done by people. "It is a team job ... The two men who reach the top are totally (depend) on the whole team," he said.
Even though Hillary had a good team and all he needed, he wasn't sure if they would reach the top. Because of the height, anything can happen, and it can happen really fast. "On a mountain like this... you can never be (complete) confident (自信的)," he said.
Hillary and Norgay's amazing (achieve) shows the importance of enthusiasm and teamwork. Then, people (write) their story about encouraging many others to try to climb the mountain in the past few years.
