Dan Fredinburg was one of four Americans killed when a massive earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, causing a wall of ice and rock to engulf the base camp.

　　当地时间4月25日，尼泊尔强震引发珠穆朗玛峰雪崩，部分基地大本营被埋，其中有4名美国人遇难，丹·弗莱丁伯格是其中之一。

　　The 33-year-old, who was with three colleagues and had been navigating the area for Google Maps, was given the messages by his girlfriend Ashley Arenson just before he set off on the expedition.

　　33岁的弗莱丁伯格遇难时正和三名同事一起攀登珠峰为谷歌地图拍摄图片。在他开始这项探险之前，他的女朋友阿什利·阿伦森及其他亲朋好友给他写了很多信。

　　It isn't known whether he got a chance to read them. His friends have since uploaded a CrowdRise page in Fredinburg's memory, with all the funds going to relief efforts.

　　但是弗莱丁伯格是否读了这些信已经不得而知。他的朋友们在慈善众筹网站上开通了网页来纪念弗莱丁伯格，并将募得的所有资金用于救灾工作。

　　Close friend Max Stossel posted a picture of the letter he wrote to his late friend on Saturday alongside a tribute.

　　作为悼念弗莱丁伯格的好朋友马克斯·施托塞尔将之前写的信公布在了网上并附带了一封悼念信。

　　'We lost one of my dearest friends yesterday. One of the most wonderful human beings any of us would have the pleasure of knowing,' he said.

　　他在悼念信上写道：“我们于昨日失去了一位挚爱好友，他是我们在这个世界上有幸结识的最棒的人中的一个。”

　　'Dan is the most interesting, adventurous, human I've ever known. He was a silent force for justice in the world in a way I thought only existed in fiction.

　　“丹是我认识的最有趣、最具冒险精神的人。他以一种安静的力量来维护这个世界的正义，而这种方式我本来以为只存在于小说中。”

　　'Someone who created fun and mischief out of thin air. "

　　“他总能在平凡的生活中创造乐趣，带给人快乐……”