1、这回Phil要给我们介绍印度尼西亚，听他讲讲那里的山以及他在那里的经历吧。Todd: So, Phil, what country would you like to talk about now?Phil: I am going to talk about Indonesia. And specific, I am going to talk about Mt. Bromo. Its the highest point in Java. One of the biggest island, well the most highly populated island in Indonesia.
2、 Ah, last fall, around November, I made it to Bromo and, theres a very high mountain there, over 3,000 meters tall, called Mt. Semaru and I decided to hike this with my girlfriend, Sara. Let me tell you, its quite a hike, 17 kilometers from the base camp, through a park, very beautiful park, lots of
3、 trees, good swimming hole really really nice area, especially in Indonesia, its so developed, theres a lot of pollution there. It was really nice to see some nature there, but when you get to the park, we started out around 2 oclock in the morning, camped for the afternoon, because the best time to
4、 go to Semaru is at sunrise. So we started off around 2 oclock with a few Indonesian fellows and about an hour into the trip one of those boys hurt their ankle so our friends were stopped but we didnt want to end our hike so we continued up the mountain, its still pitch black, we have one flash ligh
5、t between the two of us, and the path starts to get very narrow, and as you approach the actual volcano, you start to see all these markers of where people have fallen off and died, so its a little unnerving and you make sure you stay on the path and then you hit the volcano, and its all primus ston
6、e, all ash, and youre walking at about a 45 degree incline. It took us about 4, 3 to 4, hours to walk all the way up this mountain, and our oxygen was getting short. Its hard to get your footing because its all ash, so you fall down, youre gasping for breath, you walk another 20 meters, you fall down, you gasp for breath more and more. Finally, we got to the top, and as it turned out, it was a really cloudy day and we couldnt see anything.Phil: Ooh! Thats too bad. Sounds like a good trip though.Todd: Yeah, it was an experience.
