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Mount Everest is the tallesttall (adj)Highest in height.≈ Synonym: highest🇺🇿UZ: eng baland🇷🇺RU: самый высокий mountain on Earth. It is part of the Himalayan mountain rangerange (noun)A line of connected mountains or hills.≈ Synonym: chain of mountains🇺🇿UZ: tizma🇷🇺RU: хребет and sits on the borderborder (noun)The line dividing two countries.≈ Synonym: boundary🇺🇿UZ: chegara🇷🇺RU: граница between Nepal and China. Everest risesrise (verb)Goes up to a certain height.≈ Synonym: reaches up🇺🇿UZ: ko'tariladi🇷🇺RU: поднимается 8,848 metresmetre (noun)A unit for measuring length (100 centimetres).🇺🇿UZ: metr🇷🇺RU: метр above sea levelsea levelThe average height of the ocean's surface, used to measure altitude.≈ Synonym: ocean surface level🇺🇿UZ: dengiz sathi🇷🇺RU: уровень моря, so high that the air at the top has very little oxygenoxygen (noun)The gas in the air that people need to breathe.≈ Synonym: air needed for breathing🇺🇿UZ: kislorod🇷🇺RU: кислород. This makes climbingclimb (verb)To go up something, using your hands and feet.≈ Synonym: go up🇺🇿UZ: chiqmoq, tirmashib chiqmoq🇷🇺RU: подниматься, взбираться it extremelyextremely (adverb)To a very great degree.≈ Synonym: very🇺🇿UZ: juda ham, o'ta🇷🇺RU: чрезвычайно dangerous. Yet, every year, people from around the world try to reachreach (verb)To arrive at a place, especially after effort.≈ Synonym: get to🇺🇿UZ: yetib bormoq🇷🇺RU: достигать, добираться its peakpeak (noun)The top point of a mountain.≈ Synonym: summit🇺🇿UZ: cho'qqi🇷🇺RU: вершина.
The mountain is known as Sagarmatha in Nepal and Chomolungma in Tibet. Both names mean “Goddess of the Sky” or something similar. For locallocal (adj)From or in the area near you.≈ Synonym: nearby🇺🇿UZ: mahalliy🇷🇺RU: местный people, the mountain is a sacredsacred (adj)Considered holy and deserving great respect.≈ Synonym: holy🇺🇿UZ: muqaddas🇷🇺RU: священный place. Climbersclimber (noun)People who climb mountains.≈ Synonym: mountaineers🇺🇿UZ: alpinistlar🇷🇺RU: альпинисты are expectedexpect (verb)To think that someone should do something.≈ Synonym: require🇺🇿UZ: kutilmoq, talab qilinmoq🇷🇺RU: ожидать to respectrespect (verb)To treat something or someone with honor and consideration.≈ Synonym: honor🇺🇿UZ: hurmat qilmoq🇷🇺RU: уважать its beauty and powerpower (noun)Great strength or force.≈ Synonym: strength🇺🇿UZ: kuch, qudrat🇷🇺RU: сила, мощь.
The first people to reach the top of Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa from Nepal. In 1953, after many days of hard climbing and battlingbattle (verb)Fighting hard against something difficult.≈ Synonym: fighting against🇺🇿UZ: kurashmoq🇷🇺RU: бороться strongstrong (adj)Having a lot of force or power.≈ Synonym: powerful🇺🇿UZ: kuchli🇷🇺RU: сильный winds and freezingfreezing (adj)Extremely cold.≈ Synonym: extremely cold🇺🇿UZ: muzlatuvchi, ayozli🇷🇺RU: морозный temperaturestemperature (noun)Measures of how hot or cold something is.≈ Synonym: degrees of heat or cold🇺🇿UZ: harorat🇷🇺RU: температура, they stood at the summitsummit (noun)The highest point of a mountain.≈ Synonym: peak, top🇺🇿UZ: cho'qqi🇷🇺RU: вершина. Their successsuccess (noun)The achieving of a goal or aim.≈ Synonym: achievement🇺🇿UZ: muvaffaqiyat🇷🇺RU: успех became famous around the world and inspiredinspire (verb)Made someone want to do something great.≈ Synonym: motivated🇺🇿UZ: ilhomlantirdi🇷🇺RU: вдохновило many others to try.
Climbing Everest is not easy. The weatherweather (noun)How hot, cold, wet or windy it is outside.🇺🇿UZ: ob-havo🇷🇺RU: погода can change suddenlysuddenly (adverb)Quickly and unexpectedly.≈ Synonym: unexpectedly🇺🇿UZ: to'satdan🇷🇺RU: внезапно, bringing snowstormssnowstorm (noun)Storms with heavy snow and strong wind.≈ Synonym: blizzards🇺🇿UZ: qor bo'roni🇷🇺RU: снежная буря and freezing winds. The air is so thinthin (adj)Containing little oxygen, not dense (used to describe air).≈ Synonym: not dense🇺🇿UZ: siyrak (havo)🇷🇺RU: разрежённый (воздух) that climbers often need to use oxygen tankstank (noun)Large containers used for holding gas or liquid.≈ Synonym: containers🇺🇿UZ: ballon, idish🇷🇺RU: баллон to help them breathebreathe (verb)To take air into and out of the lungs.≈ Synonym: inhale and exhale🇺🇿UZ: nafas olmoq🇷🇺RU: дышать. There are also dangerous places on the mountain, such as deepdeep (adj)Going a long way down from the top.🇺🇿UZ: chuqur🇷🇺RU: глубокий crackscrack (noun)Narrow openings or splits in something.≈ Synonym: splits🇺🇿UZ: yoriqlar🇷🇺RU: трещины in the ice called crevassescrevasse (noun)Deep cracks in ice, especially on a glacier or mountain.≈ Synonym: ice fissures🇺🇿UZ: muz yoriqlari🇷🇺RU: трещины во льду.
So why do people riskrisk (verb)To put something in danger for a chance of gain.≈ Synonym: endanger🇺🇿UZ: xavf ostiga qo'ymoq🇷🇺RU: рисковать their lives to climb Everest? For some, it is the adventureadventure (noun)An exciting and unusual experience.≈ Synonym: exciting experience🇺🇿UZ: sarguzasht🇷🇺RU: приключение of a lifetimelifetime (noun)The whole period of a person's life.≈ Synonym: a whole life🇺🇿UZ: umr bo'yi🇷🇺RU: целая жизнь. Others want to test their limitslimit (noun)The greatest amount or extent that is possible.≈ Synonym: boundaries of ability🇺🇿UZ: chegaralar (imkoniyat)🇷🇺RU: пределы возможностей and achieveachieve (verb)To successfully complete or reach a goal.≈ Synonym: accomplish🇺🇿UZ: erishmoq🇷🇺RU: достигать something great. But climbing Everest is not only about personalpersonal (adj)Belonging to or about one person.≈ Synonym: private🇺🇿UZ: shaxsiy🇷🇺RU: личный success. Climbers often speak about the deep respect they feel for nature’s power during their journeyjourney (noun)A trip from one place to another.≈ Synonym: trip🇺🇿UZ: sayohat, safar🇷🇺RU: путешествие.
In your own words, write a short summary of what you just read (70–100 words). Don't copy sentences — explain the main ideas.
Every highlighted word from this story with its meaning in Uzbek 🇺🇿 and Russian 🇷🇺, and an example. Tap 🇬🇧 or 🇺🇸 to hear the word or the sentence in a British or American accent.
| # | 🇬🇧 | 🇺🇿 | 🇷🇺 | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talladjective | eng baland | самый высокий | Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. |
| 2 | rangenoun | tizma | хребет | The Chatkal mountain range is not far from Tashkent. |
| 3 | bordernoun | chegara | граница | We showed our passports at the border. |
| 4 | riseverb | ko'tariladi | поднимается | Prices rise every year before the holidays. |
| 5 | metrenoun | metr | метр | The pool is 25 metres long. |
| 6 | sea level | dengiz sathi | уровень моря | The city is about 450 metres above sea level. |
| 7 | oxygennoun | kislorod | кислород | Plants produce oxygen during the day. |
| 8 | climbverb | chiqmoq, tirmashib chiqmoq | подниматься, взбираться | We climbed Chimgan mountain last summer. |
| 9 | extremelyadverb | juda ham, o'ta | чрезвычайно | The test was extremely difficult. |
| 10 | reachverb | yetib bormoq | достигать, добираться | We reached the hotel after midnight. |
| 11 | peaknoun | cho'qqi | вершина | Snow covers the peak of the mountain all year. |
| 12 | localadjective | mahalliy | местный | We bought fresh fruit at the local market. |
| 13 | sacredadjective | muqaddas | священный | For many people, this mountain is a sacred place. |
| 14 | climbernoun | alpinistlar | альпинисты | The climbers reached the top early in the morning. |
| 15 | expectverb | kutilmoq, talab qilinmoq | ожидать | Students are expected to arrive on time. |
| 16 | respectverb | hurmat qilmoq | уважать | You should respect local traditions when you travel. |
| 17 | powernoun | kuch, qudrat | сила, мощь | Nobody can control the power of the sea. |
| 18 | battleverb | kurashmoq | бороться | The doctors battled to save his life. |
| 19 | strongadjective | kuchli | сильный | A strong wind broke the old tree. |
| 20 | freezingadjective | muzlatuvchi, ayozli | морозный | It's freezing outside — put on your coat! |
| 21 | temperaturenoun | harorat | температура | The temperature dropped to minus ten last night. |
| 22 | summitnoun | cho'qqi | вершина | It took them six hours to reach the summit. |
| 23 | successnoun | muvaffaqiyat | успех | Her hard work was the secret of her success. |
| 24 | inspireverb | ilhomlantirdi | вдохновило | His story inspired me to start running. |
| 25 | weathernoun | ob-havo | погода | The weather in Tashkent is hot in July. |
| 26 | suddenlyadverb | to'satdan | внезапно | The car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. |
| 27 | snowstormnoun | qor bo'roni | снежная буря | The snowstorm closed all the roads for two days. |
| 28 | thinadjective | siyrak (havo) | разрежённый (воздух) | The air is thin high up in the mountains. |
| 29 | tanknoun | ballon, idish | баллон | Fill the car's tank before the long journey. |
| 30 | breatheverb | nafas olmoq | дышать | It's hard to breathe in a hot, crowded room. |
| 31 | deepadjective | chuqur | глубокий | Be careful — the lake is very deep. |
| 32 | cracknoun | yoriqlar | трещины | There's a crack in my phone screen. |
| 33 | crevassenoun | muz yoriqlari | трещины во льду | The climber fell into a crevasse but was rescued. |
| 34 | riskverb | xavf ostiga qo'ymoq | рисковать | Firefighters risk their lives to save others. |
| 35 | adventurenoun | sarguzasht | приключение | Travelling alone was a real adventure for me. |
| 36 | lifetimenoun | umr bo'yi | целая жизнь | Visiting Japan was the trip of a lifetime. |
| 37 | limitnoun | chegaralar (imkoniyat) | пределы возможностей | Running a marathon tested the limits of my strength. |
| 38 | achieveverb | erishmoq | достигать | If you work hard, you can achieve your goals. |
| 39 | personaladjective | shaxsiy | личный | Running a marathon was a personal dream of mine. |
| 40 | journeynoun | sayohat, safar | путешествие | The journey from Tashkent to Khiva takes many hours. |