美国攀岩大师徒手攀爬中国台北101大楼

 近日，美国徒手攀岩大师亚历克斯·霍诺德（Alex Honnold）徒手攀爬高达508米的中国台北101大楼，并进行全球直播，最终耗时约1小时31分钟完成登顶。

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🤔️小作业：

1. Which word best characterizes the article's attitude toward skyscraper climbing?

A. Celebratory

B. Mocking

C. Dismissive

D. Cautiously descriptive 

无注释原文：

What's It Like to Climb a Skyscraper?

From: The New York Times

Alex Honnold, a rock climber who was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo,” successfully climbed the 1,667-foot-tall skyscraper Taipei 101 on Sunday, without a rope.

Scaling a building that tall is not like climbing a mountain. Those in the club of just a dozen or so known skyscraper climbers worldwide say the activity comes with unique physical and mental demands.

It is also a largely underground sport because it is usually illegal. Alain Robert, a Frenchman who has scaled some 200 buildings since the 1990s, mostly with his bare hands, said that he has been arrested more than 170 times.

“You feel like you're literally in a movie,” Mr. Robert said, with “cops that are trying to catch the bad guy climbing the building.”

The obvious risks make it rare for someone to obtain permission to climb a tall building, as Mr. Honnold did. His climb on Sunday was broadcast live on Netflix.

“I've never been willing to get arrested,” the 40-year-old said in a podcast recorded before the climb.

Those who have climbed skyscrapers say their bodies face different demands compared with rock climbing.

According to Dan Goodwin, who in 1986 climbed the CN Tower in Toronto — then the tallest structure in the world — skyscraper climbing mainly comes down to repetitiveness versus variety.

On a rock face, each move presents a new puzzle: climbers' hands search for different holds — crimps, jugs, slopers — and they constantly adapt their bodies. But along the side of a building, climbers repeat the same few movements hundreds of times to pass over dozens of stories of windows, steel bars and concrete gaps.

“You can do a pull-up and think it's not all too bad, but try doing 20, 50, 100,” Mr. Goodwin said. “Doing the same kind of move over and over and over — it can really tax your muscles and fingers.”

Some climbers said they were concerned that Mr. Honnold's climb, carried live on Netflix, would encourage reckless, untrained attempts.

“My message to kids: Don't do it,” Mr. Goodwin said. “Unless you're a world-class climber like Alex Honnold and Alain Robert, unless you have that ability, it's a suicide mission.”

For others, the danger keeps them going.

“The only way I felt alive was when I was risking my life,” Mr. Robert said, adding that he might try climbing another building in the coming weeks.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为纽约时报官方译文，仅供参考

含注释全文：

What's It Like to Climb a Skyscraper?

From: The New York Times

Alex Honnold, a rock climber who was the subject of the Oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo,” successfully climbed the 1,667-foot-tall skyscraper Taipei 101 on Sunday, without a rope.

周日，奥斯卡获奖纪录片《徒手攀岩》(Free Solo)的主角、攀岩运动员亚历克斯·霍诺德徒手攀上了高508米的台北101大楼。

documentary /ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/ 表示“（电影或电视）纪录片；纪实性广播节目”，英文解释为“a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about a subject”举个🌰：The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin. 这部纪录片从一个崭新的角度介绍了达尔文的一生。

skyscraper /ˈskaɪˌskreɪ.pər/ 表示“摩天大楼”，英文解释为“a very tall modern building, usually in a city”

Scaling a building that tall is not like climbing a mountain. Those in the club of just a dozen or so known skyscraper climbers worldwide say the activity comes with unique physical and mental demands.

攀爬如此高度的建筑与攀岩截然不同。全球仅有十几位知名的摩天大楼攀爬者，他们表示这项运动对人的身心有着独特的要求。

scale /skeɪl/ 1）表示“标度，刻度；等级”，英文解释为“a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something”如：the Centigrade/Fahrenheit scale 摄氏/华氏温标。

2）表示“比例；比例尺”，英文解释为“the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram”如：a scale of 1:10,000 比例尺为1:10000。

3）表示“大小；规模；范围”，英文解释为“the size or level of something, especially when this is large”举个🌰：We don't yet know the scale of the problem. 我们还不知道问题有多严重。

作动词，scale /skeɪl/ 表示“爬越；攀登”，英文解释为“to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment”举个🌰：The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off. 囚犯攀越监狱的高墙逃跑了。

也可以表示“扩大规模”或“拓展”。常见于商业语境中，指的是企业将某项业务从小规模扩展到大规模运作。scale sth up表示“增加，增大”，英文解释为“to increase the size, amount, or importance of something, usually an organization or process”举个🌰：My company is scaling up its operations in Western Asia. 我公司正在扩大西亚的业务。

It is also a largely underground sport because it is usually illegal. Alain Robert, a Frenchman who has scaled some 200 buildings since the 1990s, mostly with his bare hands, said that he has been arrested more than 170 times.

这也是一项基本处于地下状态的运动，因为它在多数情况下都是违法的。法国人阿兰·罗贝尔自上世纪90年代以来徒手攀爬了约200座建筑，他透露自己因此被捕了170多次。

“You feel like you're literally in a movie,” Mr. Robert said, with “cops that are trying to catch the bad guy climbing the building.”

罗贝尔说，“你会感觉自己仿佛置身电影之中，警察在追捕那个攀爬大楼的坏蛋。”

literally /ˈlɪt.ər.əl.i/ 1）表示“确实地；名副其实地”，英文解释为“using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase”举个🌰：They were responsible for literally millions of deaths. 他们的确对数百万人的死负有责任。

2）表示“逐字（翻译）地”，英文解释为“If you translate literally, you translate each word in a text separately, without looking at how the words are used together in a phrase or sentence.”举个🌰：Translations that are done too literally often don't flow well or don't sound natural. 太拘泥于字面意思的翻译往往会不太流畅或不太自然。

3）表示“（用于强调所说的话）确实，真正地”，英文解释为“used to emphasize what you are saying”举个🌰：He missed that kick literally by miles. 他那一脚踢丢得确实相差好几英里远。

4）表示“只是，仅仅，就”，英文解释为“simply or just”举个🌰：Then you literally cut the sausage down the middle. 那么你就从香肠的中间切开吧。

The obvious risks make it rare for someone to obtain permission to climb a tall building, as Mr. Honnold did. His climb on Sunday was broadcast live on Netflix.

这项运动的风险显而易见，因此极少有人能像霍诺德这样，获得攀爬高层建筑的官方许可。他此次的攀爬行动由Netflix进行了全球直播。

broadcast /ˈbrɔːd.kɑːst/ 作动词，1）表示“播送（电视或无线电节目）；广播”，英文解释为“to send out a programme on television or radio”举个🌰：The tennis championship is broadcast live to several different countries. 网球锦标赛向几个国家现场直播。

2）表示“散布，传播（信息等）”，英文解释为“to tell a lot of people about sth”

📍注：broadcast的过去式：broadcasted (美式) / broadcast 都可以。

“I've never been willing to get arrested,” the 40-year-old said in a podcast recorded before the climb.

这位40岁的运动员在攀爬前录制的一档播客中表示：“我从不愿意因为攀爬而被捕。”

Those who have climbed skyscrapers say their bodies face different demands compared with rock climbing.

有过摩天大楼攀爬经历的人表示，这项运动对身体的要求与攀岩截然不同。

According to Dan Goodwin, who in 1986 climbed the CN Tower in Toronto — then the tallest structure in the world — skyscraper climbing mainly comes down to repetitiveness versus variety.

丹·古德温曾在1986年攀上当时世界最高建筑——多伦多的加拿大国家电视塔，他表示，摩天大楼攀爬的核心特点在于动作的重复性，攀岩则讲究动作的多样性。

versus /ˈvɜːsəs/ 经常看到缩写vs，vs.或者是单单一个v，就是指的versus，表示“（比较两种不同想法、选择等）与…相对，与…相比”，英文解释为“used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc.”如：private education versus state education 私立教育与公共教育相比，举个🌰：It is France versus Brazil in the final. 决赛是法国队对巴西队。

On a rock face, each move presents a new puzzle: climbers' hands search for different holds — crimps, jugs, slopers — and they constantly adapt their bodies. But along the side of a building, climbers repeat the same few movements hundreds of times to pass over dozens of stories of windows, steel bars and concrete gaps.

在岩壁上攀爬时，每一个动作都是全新的挑战：攀爬者要摸索不同的抓点，比如折点、大把手点、斜面点，身体也需要不断做出调整。但在建筑外立面攀爬时，为了翻越数十层的窗户、钢筋和混凝土缝隙，攀爬者需要数百次重复同样的几个动作。

在攀岩术语中：crimp（抠点）指非常小的岩点，通常只能用指尖扣住，需要很强的指力。jug（大把手点）指很大、容易抓握的岩点，像把手一样，可以轻松握住甚至整个手掌包住，是攀岩者最喜欢的点之一。sloper（摩擦力点）指倾斜、没有明显抓握处的岩点，主要靠手掌与岩面的摩擦力支撑，对手法和身体平衡要求很高。

熟词僻义，表示“楼层”，英文解释为“a level of a building; a floor”如：the  upper/lower story of the house 房子的上面/下面一层。

“You can do a pull-up and think it's not all too bad, but try doing 20, 50, 100,” Mr. Goodwin said. “Doing the same kind of move over and over and over — it can really tax your muscles and fingers.”

“你做一个引体向上，可能觉得没什么，但试试做20个、50个、100个，”古德温说。“一遍又一遍地重复同一个动作，会让肌肉和手指承受巨大的负荷。”

1）熟词僻义，作动词，表示“使负重担；使大伤脑筋”，英文解释为“to need someone to make a lot of effort, either physical or mental”举个🌰：He only has to read a short report - it shouldn't tax him too much. 他只需读一篇简短的报告——这应该不会耗费他太多精力的。

2）表示“对…征税，对…课税”，英文解释为“to make someone pay a tax”举个🌰：Husbands and wives may be taxed jointly/separately. 夫妻俩可以分别/合并纳税。

Some climbers said they were concerned that Mr. Honnold's climb, carried live on Netflix, would encourage reckless, untrained attempts.

一些攀爬者表示，霍诺德此次由网飞直播的攀爬行动可能会助长未经训练的鲁莽尝试，这让他们深感担忧。

reckless /ˈrek.ləs/ 表示“鲁莽的；轻率的；不顾后果的”，英文解释为“showing a lack of care about danger and the possible results of your actions”举个🌰：He showed a reckless disregard for his own safety. 他对个人安危全然无所顾忌。

“My message to kids: Don't do it,” Mr. Goodwin said. “Unless you're a world-class climber like Alex Honnold and Alain Robert, unless you have that ability, it's a suicide mission.”

“我想对孩子们说：不要这么做，”古德温说。“除非你是像亚历克斯·霍诺德和阿兰·罗贝尔这样的世界级攀爬者，除非你拥有同等的实力，否则这种尝试无异于自杀。”

For others, the danger keeps them going.

但对另一些人而言，正是这份危险给他们带来动力。

“The only way I felt alive was when I was risking my life,” Mr. Robert said, adding that he might try climbing another building in the coming weeks.

“只有在拿性命冒险时，我才觉得自己真正活着，”罗贝尔说。他还透露，未来几周可能会尝试攀爬另一座建筑。

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