Level/难度等级: Level 4 CEFR ,C1,C2;国内:大学 词汇：169个
The view will stop you in your tracks
这里的景色会让你流连忘返。
When it comes to beautiful winter scenery, Switzerland is hard to beat.
说到美丽的冬季风光，瑞士是无可匹敌的。
We’re looking at the Gornergrat railway with the peak of the Matterhorn in the background.
我们看到的是戈纳格拉特铁路，背景是马特宏峰。
One of the last great peaks of the Alps to be climbed by humans, the Matterhorn was finally summited in 1865, capping off the decade or so that’s been called the ‘golden age of alpinism.’
马特洪峰(Matterhorn)是阿尔卑斯山上最后几座人类可以攀登的山峰之一，最终于1865年被登顶，这十年左右被称为“阿尔卑斯主义的黄金时代”(golden age of alpinism)也由此结束。
The iconic peak is a daunting pyramid of stone and ice, towering just inside Switzerland’s border with Italy.
这座标志性的山峰是一座由石头和冰组成的令人望而生畏的金字塔，耸立在瑞士与意大利的边界内。
The train goes from the village center in Zermatt (at an altitude of 5,200 feet) to Gornergrat (over 10,000 feet) in 33 minutes, offering incredible views along the way.
火车从泽马特的村庄中心(海拔5200英尺)到戈纳格拉特(超过10000英尺)只需33分钟，沿途可以看到令人难以置信的景色。
The train debuted in 1898 as the world’s first fully electric cog railway, connecting three existing hotels.
这列火车于1898年首次亮相，当时是世界上第一条全电动齿轮铁路，连接了现有的三家酒店。
The new attraction helped to make Zermatt a popular tourist destination, and by the time the railway began winter operations in 1928, this corner of the high Alps had become a glamorous year-round vacation hotspot.
新的景点帮助泽尔马特成为一个热门的旅游目的地，到1928年铁路开始冬季运营时，这个阿尔卑斯山高地的一角已经成为一个迷人的全年度假热点。
Answer Key/答案：
We’re looking at the Gornergrat railway station. Where are we?
A Austria
B Switzerland
C Norway
That iconic pyramid-shaped peak in the background—the Matterhorn—is probably the best clue that we’re in Switzerland. It’s one of the highest peaks in the Alps, towering just inside Switzerland’s border with Italy. The Gornergrat Bahn (aka the Matterhorn Railway) takes passengers from the village center in Zermatt (at an altitude of 5,200 feet) to the station at Gornergrat ridge (over 10,000 feet) in 33 minutes, offering incredible views along the way.
The Matterhorn is one of the highest peaks in the Alps. What does its name mean?
A The peak in the meadows
B The giant icicle
C The hat in the sky
The Italians call it Monte Cervino, and the French call it Mont Cervin, but most know it as the Matterhorn—from the German words ‘matte’ (meadow) and ‘horn’ (peak).
How many official languages does Switzerland have?
2 4 6
In Switzerland, locals may wish you a Merry Christmas in French (Joyeux Noël), German (Frohe Weihnachten), Italian (Buon Natale), or Romansh (Bellas festas da Nadal). Maybe we’ll just wave.