1. It is hard for us to realize nowadays how difficult it was for the pioneers.
我们今天很难想像昔日的登山先驱们是多么艰苦。
it is adj. for sb to do sth
能用于it’s adj. for sb to do sth的形容词不多，主要的有bad，bold，clever，common，honest，necessary，nice，normal，pointless，rare，(all) right，rude，sensible，stupid，tactful，thoughtful，typical，unimportant，unusual，vital，wise，wrong等。但是请注意：likely和probable不这样用。如：她可能今晚到。正：She’s likely to arrive this evening. 误：It’s likely for her to arrive.
this evening. 她很可能会发脾气。正：It’s probable that she’ll be in a bad temper. 正：She’ll probably be in a bad temper. 误：It’s probable for her to be in a bad temper.
2. Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.
阿尔卑斯山山区的小村几乎全是高山环抱、与世隔绝的穷乡僻壤。
cut off 切下,割下；切断，截断，隔离，使中断联系，中断，剥夺财产继承权
例句：The slide cut off the valley from the rest of the world.
山崩切断了这个山谷与外界的联系。
tend to 注意，趋向
例句：We generally tend to overvalue money and undervalue art.
我们一般倾向于把金钱看得过重而低估艺术的价值。
3. For men accustomed to eating seven-course dinners and sleeping between fine linen sheets at home，the change to the Alps must have very hard indeed.
对于过惯了一顿饭吃7道菜、睡亚麻细布床单的人来说，变换一下生活环境来到阿尔卑斯山山区，那一定是很艰难的。
accustome to 适应，习惯于
例句：You will soon get accustomed to the climate here.
你会很快习惯这里的气候的。
