High Altitude Illness

What is Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) And How to Avoid ItThe high altitude and people's reaction to it is one of the difficulties to travel to Tibet. But it is not so serious as you imagined if you know it and get prepared for it.
What is High Altitude?- High Altitude: 1500 - 3500 m (5000 - 11500 ft) - Very High Altitude: 3500 - 5500 m (11500 - 18000 ft) - Extreme Altitude: above 5500 m
When acclimatization lags significantly behind ascent, various symptoms occur. Acute Mountain Sickness (AMS) represents the body's intolerance of the hypoxic (low oxygen) environment at one's current elevation
What kinds of physiologic reactions will occur?- Hyperventilation (breathing fast) - Shortness of breath during exertion - Increased urination - Changed breathing pattern at night - Awakening frequently at night - Weird dreams
The altitudes of different places in Tibet
Tips to avoid AMS- Do exercises to keep you fit before coming to Tibet.- Avoid catching a cold.- Make sure you have a good sleep the night before you flying to Lhasa.- You'd better not to take any activities for the first day in Tibet.- After getting off your airplane in the airport, walk slowly, take some deep breath. Do not do anything severely.- Ascend to higher altitude gradually. DO NOT ASCEND ANY HIGHER if you feel bad.- Prepare some AMS pills according to your doctor's suggestion.

High Altitude Sickness
Acute Mountain Sickness(AMS) is common at high altitudes, and depends on the elevation, the rate of ascent and individual susceptibility. Most visitors to Tibet will suffer from at least some symptoms that will generally disappear through acclimatization in several hours to several days.
Symptoms tend to be worse at night and include headache, dizziness, lethargy, loss of appetite, nausea, breathlessness and irritability. Difficulty sleeping is another common symptom, and many travelers have trouble sleeping for the first few days after arriving in Lhasa.

To prevent acute mountain sickness:
Drink extra fluids. The mountain air is dry and cold and moisture is lost as you breathe. Evaporation of sweat may occur unnoticed and result in dehydration.
Eat light, high-carbohydrate meals for more energy.
Avoid alcohol as it may increase the risk of dehydration, and don't smoke.
Avoid sedatives.
Don't push yourself when climbing up to passes, rather take plenty of breaks.
Avoid catching cold before you entering Tibet.

Tibet Tour Expert says:
For all of the groups , the authorized doctor from Tibet Tour Expert will come to guest's room to give a regular check. For the people who are affected severely with headache and sleepless, they could get injection in the room or take some Tibetan medicine as per doctor's advices. Many of our clients have been treated and approved for its efficiency.

Who can't go?
Tibet Tour Expert may suggest whose clients who suffered from high blood pressure and severe heart disease not travel to Tibet.

没有人能为你多做什么

这几天总是感觉到郁闷，每天都在加班。
五一放假了，还打算去林芝玩一趟，结果没有去成。
不知道自己还能够说服自己再干多久，反正总是感觉到很累！

西藏的天气

前几天天灰蒙蒙的，不时的飘着雪花或下着细雨，偶尔还夹杂着冰雹，但未感觉到有多冷；这几天晴空万里，太阳高照，却感觉到了凉意。呵呵 真是有点怪！

这几天来旅游的人真多，打着遮阳伞，戴着太阳帽和黑墨镜，生怕被西藏的太阳晒了。把自己裹的严严实实来旅游，那感觉肯定是不一样了。

还是佩服那些老外，都五、六十岁了，还背着个大大的包，领着老婆（应该是吧）到处闲逛。

Olympic torch to top Qomolangma on world relay

By Shanghai Daily

The Olympic flame will be carried to the top of Mt. Qomolangma (Everest) next year as the major highlight of the torch relay for the 2008 Beijing games, organizers said.

The traditional journey of the Olympic flame is scheduled to be the longest in the event's history, tracing a route that covers five continents.

At a ceremony attended by senior members of China's Communist Party and the International Olympic Committee, organizers said the journey will cover 137,000 kilometers and last 130 days.

Organizers estimated that more than 22,000 torch bearers will be involved in the globe-trotting parade.

"It will be a relay that will cover the longest distance and be most inclusive and involve the most people in Olympic history," said Liu Qi, head of Beijing's Olympic organizing committee.

The relay is the latest grand plan associated with an Olympics that organizers and IOC officials have said should set a new standard for the games.

"Most of China's citizens are looking forward and making preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. Most people in the world are looking forward to a successful Olympic games that can promote the friendship of people around the world," Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a news conference.

The relay is a popular public-relations tool and the only contact most people have with the games.

As with all Olympics, next year's relay will begin in Greece and wind across the globe before it's used to ignite the cauldron at the opening ceremony on August 8, 2008, in Beijing's 91,000-seat Olympic Stadium. The China section will begin on May 1 when the flame arrives in Taipei, one of the 114 domestic cities on the route, which also includes Shanghai.

Other stops announced yesterday include Paris; San Francisco; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Pyongyang, in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

"The Beijing 2008 torch relay will, as its theme says, be a journey of harmony, bringing friendship and respect to people of different nationalities, races and creeds," IOC President Jacques Rogge told the ceremony.

"I have no doubt the Beijing 2008 Olympic torch relay will leave many extraordinary memories and create new dreams for people around the world." The relay's signature moment is expected to be its ascent to the summit of Mount Everest, which straddles China's Tibet and Nepal. A team of specially trained torch bearers plan to carry the flame on an ascent to the world's highest peak sometime in May, weather permitting.

Firing Up Tradition

The Olympic torch features a scroll-like design and a traditional "lucky cloud" motif.
Made of aluminum, it stands 72 centimeters tall and weighs 985 grams.

The torch construction is environmentally friendly. The materials are recyclable, and the propane fuel meets environmental requirements.

The torch casting was designed by the Lenovo Creative Center, and the flame system was designed by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Group.

How to praise your good friends?

1. You look great today.（你今天看上去很棒。）

2. You did a good job. （你干得非常好。）

3. We're so proud of you.（我们十分为你骄傲。）

4. I'm very pleased with your work.（我对你的工作非常满意。）

5. This is really a nice place.（这真是个好地方！）

6. You're looking sharp!（你看上去真精神/真棒/真漂亮。）

7. You always know the right thing to say.

8. You're very eloquent.（你总是说话得体。）

9. Nice going! = you did a good job.（干得好！）

10. The food is delicious.（好吃！）

11. Everything tastes great.（每样东西都很美味！）

12. Your son/daughter is so cute.（你的孩子很可爱。）

13. What an adorable baby!（多么可爱的孩子。）

14. I admire your work.

15. I respect your work.（我对你的工作表示敬意。）【世界通用！】

16. You've got a great personality.（你的个性很好。）【一个非常安全的表扬！】

17. You have a good sense of humor.（你真幽默。）【美国人极其喜欢的表扬！】

18. Your chinese is really surprising.（你的中文令人惊讶。）

19. Your english is incredible.（我真不敢相信你的英语。）【用了六星级形容词！】

20. You have a very successful business.（你的事业很成功。

21. You're very professional.（你非常专业。）【专业化的表扬！】

22. Your company is very impressive.（你的公司给我留下深刻印象。）

23. You're so smart.（你非常聪明。）

24. I envy you very much.（我非常羡慕你。）

25. Your wife is very charming.（你的妻子很有魅力！）

26. You two make a lovely couple.（你们真是天生的一对！）

27. You're really talented.（你很有天赋。）

28. You look nice in that color.（你穿那种颜色很好看。）

29. You have a good taste.（你很有品位。）

30. You look like a million dollars. = you look outstanding.