她们训练了几个月，同时，充分地意识到，这座世界上最高的山高达29035英尺，已有180人为攀上它而丧命。她们可能没有雄性激素，她们却有独一无二的女性组成的团队。

　

    "It takes us longer when we have to go to the bathroom," says Levine with a chuckle, "because, you know, it's just more complicated for us. So we're patient with each other through those times, too, where a group of men might not understand." 　     Levine嘿嘿笑着说："我们方便时很费事，也花时间，所以我们只好耐心地排队，而男性登山队员对此是不会理解的。"     Levine has already reached the highest point on six continents: North and South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania and Antarctica. Everest - in Nepal on the Asian continent - would make her seventh. 　     Levine已经登上过6个大陆的最高点，即北美、南美、欧洲、非洲，大洋州和南极洲。位于亚洲大陆尼泊尔的珠穆朗玛峰将是她的第7个目标。     She is careful not to raise expectations, but says "tenacity, persistence and a strong spirit can carry you further than just muscle alone." 　     她不想有太高的期望值，但她说："不仅仅靠肌肉，顽强、坚持不懈和强大的精神能使你攀得更高。"     When they last spoke to ABCNEWS from base camp, the women had already had a very humbling practice climb up to 24,000. 　     当他们与从大本营来的"美国新闻广播公司"说这番话时，她们已经登上了24,000高度。     "At camp three, it was very difficult. We were very uncomfortable," said Cross. "I've never had such a bad headache in my whole life." Clearly, she was not able to overcome that physical limitation; Cross did not make it past the 24,000-foot mark on the final push to the summit. But she will be there in spirit with the others if they make it to the top. 　     Cross说："在3号营地，情况变得困难起来，我们感到很不适应。一生中都没有如此激烈的头痛。"显然，她不能克服生理极限了。在向山顶冲刺时，Cross没能越过24000英尺高度，但她的精神将与队友们一起冲击"世界屋脊"。

"Everybody's really excited to go up and do it," says Levine. "Because this is it."

　

　     Levine说："大家无比振奋地向上攀登，因为，珠峰就在不远处。"liuxuepaper.com