The early climbers were looking for the easiest way to the top, because the summit was the prize they sought, especially if it and never been attained before.
早期登山者所尋找的是通往山頂的最方便的途徑，因為頂峰特別是前人未曾到過的頂峰 -- 才是他們尋求的目標。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 3 Matterhorn man
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
conj. 因為;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"He was arrested because of his political affiliation."
他因所屬政黨的關系而被捕。
近義：since, whereas, for, forasmuchas
n. 頂點;高層會議;最高階層;
adj. 最高級的;政府首腦的;
?? summ總數+it表名詞 →山的頂峰像數量總和一樣→最高數量→最高峰
"Officials are laying the groundwork for a summit conference of world leaders."
官員們正在為世界首腦峰會做準備工作。
近義：height, apex, highness, hilltop, apogee, peak
反義：pit, abyss, gulf
prize
[pra?z]
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詞根: prize
n. 獎賞;戰利品;值得努力爭取的東西;
vt. 珍視，珍惜;估價;
adj. 獲獎的，有望獲獎的;理應獲獎的;
?? prehend, pris 抓住,奪取,獲得#詞根助記：戰利品要靠自己抓取
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年諾貝爾文學獎得主為莫言，他“很好地將魔幻現實與民間故事、歷史與當代結合在一起”。
近義：appraise, appreciate, assay, regard, relish, respect
反義：reject, remonstrate, underestimate, undervalue, reprove, downplay
adv. 尤其地;主要地，格外地;顯著地;異常地;
?? e使+special特別的+ly...地→特別，格外
"Paddles are used especially to propel canoes and kayaks."
短槳特別用于劃獨木舟和小艇.
近義：namely, particularly, peculiarly, privately, singularly, specifically
adj. 早的;早期的;早日的;（果實等）早熟的;
adv. 早;在初期;先前;提早;
?? 三十“而立”（諧音），人生 早期
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：onetime, back, previous, prior, old, earlier
反義：hind, hindmost, back, postern, puisne, retral