In 1924 the Winter Olympics were started at Chamonix, France.

1924年，冬季奥运会在法国的沙莫尼开始举办。

He describes his (failed) attempt to complete the Haute Route, one of the world's most renowned ski-mountaineering itineraries from Chamonix to Zermatt.

他描述他的(失败的)试图完成“华美路线”的努力，这是一条从夏蒙尼到泽马特的世界上最著名的滑雪登山路线之一。

The Rocky mountains in the U. S. and Canada and the Chamonix Valley in France are a couple of places where long winters and tall mountains combine to create an extreme skier's paradise.

美国与加拿大的落矶山脉、法国的夏慕尼山谷等地，因为有漫长的冬季和高耸的山脉，成为极速滑雪者的天堂。

Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular, Alpine village tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.

除了泽曼特和夏蒙尼等一两个很快出了名的地方外，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。

Except for one or two places such as Zermatt and Chamonix, which had rapidly become popular, Alpine villages tended to be impoverished settlements cut off from civilization by the high mountains.

除了泽曼特和夏蒙尼等一两个很快出了名的地方外，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。