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Adventure King/ 冒险王/ (màoxiǎnwánɡ)

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A: Have you heard of the Tibet Adventure King?

你听说过西藏冒险王吗？

(nǐtīnɡshuōɡuòxīcánɡmàoxiǎnwánɡma?)

B: You mean the late Wang Xiangjun, "Big Brother Glacier" from Guang'an, Sichuan Province, right?

你是说四川省广安市已故的"冰川哥"王相军吧？

(nǐshìshuō sìchuānshěnɡ ɡuǎnɡānshì yǐɡùde bīnɡchuānɡē wánɡxiānɡjūnba?)

A: Yes, he is quite famous on social media platforms.  I have watched his live broadcasts. He experienced severe cold and danger, set foot on more than 300 snow-capped mountains and photographed more than 70 glaciers.

对,他在社交平台上挺出名的。我看过他的直播,他历尽严寒与危险,踏上300多座雪山,拍摄70多条冰川。

(duì, tāzài shèjiāo pínɡtáishànɡ tǐnɡchūmínɡde. wǒkànɡuò tāde zhíbō, tālìjìn yánhán yǔwēixiǎn, tàshànɡ sānbǎi duōzuò xuěshān, pāishè qīshí duōtiáo bīnɡchuān.)

B: He also participated in the United Nations Climate Change Conference  in Spain, in December 2019 to show the process of melting glaciers.

他还于2019年12月在西班牙参加过联合国气候变化大会,展示冰川消融的过程。

(tāhái yú èrlínɡyījiǔnián shíèryuè zài xībānyá cānjiā ɡuò liánhéɡuó qìhòu biànhuà dàhuì, zhǎnshì bīnɡchuān xiāorónɡde ɡuòchénɡ.)

A: Upon the news that his body might have been found, netizens said that while adventuring, one should respect nature and cherish life.

他的遗体疑似被找到的消息传来,网友认为在开拓视野的同时要敬畏自然,珍惜生命。

(tāde yítǐ yísì bèizhǎodàode xiāoxi chuánlái, wǎnɡyǒu rènwéi zàikāituò shìyěde tónɡshí yàojìnɡwèi zìrán, zhēnxīshēnɡmìnɡ.)