英语翻译
Everyobjecttellsastory.Eventhemostordinaryobjectscanpresenttouspowerfulimages.Sometimesitistheordinarynatureoftheseobjectsthatactuallymakesthemsoextraordinary.SuchisthecasewithanoldleathershoeinamuseuminAlaska.Atfirstglanceitdoesnotlooklikemuch.Itisawoman’sshoeofastylepopularinthe1890s.butwhatisuniqueaboutthisshoeiswhereitwasfound.ItwasdiscoveredontheChilkootPass,thefamoustrialusedbythepeopleseekinggoldinAlaska.Whoitbelongedtoorwhyitwaslefttheeisnotknown.Wasitperhapsdroppedbyaccidentasthewomanclimbedupthe1,500stairscarvedoutofice?Ordidshethrowawaygoodsthatshedidn’tneedinordertotravellighter?Over100,000peoplewith“goldfever”madethistriphopingtobecomemillionaires.Fewofthemunderstoodthatontheirwaytheywouldhavetoacrossaharshwilderness.Unpreparedforsuchadangerousjourney,manydiedofstarvationandexposuretothecoldweather.TheCanadiangovernmentfinallystartedrequiringthegoldseekerstobringonetonofsupplieswiththem.Thiswasthoughttobeenoughforapersontosurviveforoneyear.Theywouldcarrytheirsuppliesinbackpackseachweighinguptofiftypounds;itusuallytookatleast40tripstogeteverythingtothetop.Whoeverdroppedtheshoemusthavebeenabraveanddeterminedwoman.Perhapsshehadtoturnbackindefeat.Noonewilleverknowforsure,butwhatwedoknowisthatshetookpartinoneofthegreatestadventuresinthe19thcentury
