VOA慢速英语:Explorers, Danger and a Guiding Presence

1.People who live through life threatening situations sometimes describe a calming presence or guiding voice that helps them survive.

live through经历过; 经历…而未死

例句：She has lived through several terrible accidents.
      她曾经历过几次可怕的意外事故。

      They lived through the long famine.
       他们经历了长久的饥荒而未死。

2.So when I had a handful of these cases, it seemed to me then there was likely something worth investigating.

a handful of一把；少数、几个、不多

例句：All the trouble are caused by a handful of malcontent.
      这些是非都是由一小撮不满分子搬弄的。

3.In nineteen thirty-three, the British mountain climber Frank Smythe was attempting to climb Mount Everest in the Himalayan Mountains.

attempt to试图，企图

例句：The offender attempted to grease the palm of the judge.
      罪犯企图贿赂法官。