Do you know what frostbite is? Here’s a story about a hard time in the mountains…
Jack: We’re out on a limb, Luke. We’re not gonna make it.
Luke: What’s eating you, Jack?
Jack: I feel numbness in my toes. You know what it means, frostbite.
Luke: It’s no laughing matter. What do we do?
Jack: Don’t look at me. I have no idea.
Luke: You must overcome the numbness. Maybe you should use bigger mountaineering boots with thicker socks?
Jack: Remember that deep fissure in the ice? That’s where I dropped my spare boots and socks.
Luke: Can you make it to the top? It’s pretty close. We’ll make a campfire there and get warmer.
Jack: Sounds good to me.
Here’s another story for you with a lot of snow. Feel free to check it out if you’re interested.
Vocabulary
| out on a limb | in or into a risky or dangerous position or situation |
| eat sb | to bother or annoy sb |
| numbness | being unable to feel anything in a particular part of your body because of cold, injury, etc. |
| frostbite | a condition in which part of your body (such as your fingers or toes) freezes or almost freezes |
| laughing matter | sth not to be taken seriously |
| Don’t look at me. | = Don’t ask me for the answer, I don’t know anything. |
| overcome | to successfully deal with or gain control of sth difficult |
| mountaineering boots | boots used by mountain climbers |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack |
| spare | kept as sth extra that can be used if it is needed |
| campfire | a fire that is built outdoors at a camp or picnic area |