新西兰英语 321 Mt Hutt closed overnight
Last night Mt Hutt skifield was closed and about 1300 skiers had to spend the night on the floor of the lodge 2 on the mountain. There is no sleeping accommodation 3 on the mountain.
Yesterday morning, the ski 1 field opened as usual to skiers but by around 11.30am, the North Westerly wind was blowing so strongly that the manager closed the ski field and the access 4 road. This meant no one could leave. Some people said that the wind was so strong that it was difficult to stand up. Everyone hoped that the wind would die down some time in the afternoon but that didn’t happen. Instead, the manager decided 5 that the safest thing to do was to close the access road and keep skiers safe in the day lodge on the mountain. The wind finally died down this morning and the road opened around 10am. Everyone left the mountain soon after that.
Mt Hutt is the largest ski area in New Zealand. It is 80km from Christchurch to the bottom 6 of the access road. Then the access road up to the ski area is long and steep 7, and can take cars 30 to 40 minutes. The summit 8 of the mountain is 2190m. After last weekend’s snow fall of more than 1 metre, many skiers and snowboarders enjoyed the fresh snow on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday looked like a good day also but the weather changed.
Mt Hutt has been the scene of some bad experiences this season. Three skiers or snowboarders have been killed when they slipped 9 and fell, and one man was killed went his car went off the access road. This is the first time in 5 years that anyone has been killed on the mountain. This is probably why the Mt Hutt manager decided it was safer to keep everyone overnight 10 in the lodge. This is the first time that skiers have been unable to leave the mountain to go home at night.
While the day lodge was very crowded with people sleeping on the floor, the staff 11 managed to feed everyone. People could buy dinner for $2 last night and breakfast this morning was free. Skiers will probably also get some money back on their ski lift pass.
The Mt Hutt ski company will not make money from this but at least everyone was safe. Children on school trips thought it was fun.
Questions
Is it a good idea to take children on ski trips during the school term?
Is it the responsibility 12 of the ski field to provide food for everyone who could not get home?
- The ski is wooden.这滑雪板是木制的。
- Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope?你有沿着这样一个陡坡滑雪的本事吗？
- Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
- I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
- Many old people choose to live in sheltered accommodation.许多老年人选择到养老院居住。
- Have you found accommodation?找到住处没有？
- There is no access to the street through that door.那个门不通向大街。
- The only access to the town is across the bridge.到镇上唯一的通路是经过一座桥。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- The bottom of the cup is broken.这杯子的底破了。
- The channel must have a flat bottom.沟道的底要平。
- The slope is too steep for us to climb.这斜坡太陡，我们爬不上去。
- There was a steep climb on the road out of town.市外公路上有一处很陡的上坡路。
- They climbed up the mountain and reached the summit.他们爬山，最终达到了山顶。
- The summit of the mountain is lost in the cloud and mist.山顶隐没在云雾之中。
- She had slipped and badly bruised her face. 她滑了一跤，摔得鼻青脸肿。
- The climber slipped and dropped to his death. 攀登者一失足掉下去摔死了。
- She stayed overnight in the hotel. 她在旅馆过了一夜。
- Our success is not won overnight. 我们的成功不是一夜之间得来的。
- We need more staff in the office.我们办公室需要更多的工作人员。
- The hotel staff were very friendly.这家旅馆的工作人员非常友好。
- The safety of the ship is the captain's responsibility.确保船的安全是船长的责任。
- The matter is outside my area of the responsibility.此事超出我的责任范围。