原文標題 US climber Alex Honnold free soloes Taipei 101
DAREDEVIL: Honnold said it had always been a dream of his to climb Taipei 101, while a Netflix producer said the skyscraper was ‘a real icon of this country’ 美國攀岩者 Alex Honnold 無保護單人攀登台北 101。
玩命挑戰:Honnold 表示,攀登台北 101 一直是他的夢想;一名 Netflix 製作人則說,這棟摩天大樓是「這個國家真正的象徵」。
以下為英文報導全文:
US climber Alex Honnold yesterday took on Taiwan’s tallest building, becoming the first person to scale Taipei 101 without a rope, harness or safety net. Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-story skyscraper to watch Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also broadcast live on Netflix. Dressed in a red T-shirt and yellow custom-made climbing shoes, Honnold swiftly moved up the southeast face of the glass and steel building.
美國攀岩者 Alex Honnold 昨日挑戰台灣最高建築,成為首位在沒有繩索、安全吊帶或安全網的情況下攀上台北 101 的人。數百名觀眾聚集在這棟 101 層摩天大樓的底部,觀看 40 歲的 Honnold 展開他的玩命壯舉;這場挑戰也由 Netflix 進行現場直播。身穿紅色 T 恤、腳踩訂製的黃色攀岩鞋,Honnold 迅速沿著這棟玻璃與鋼構建築的東南側外牆向上攀爬。
US climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 yesterday. Photo: Ritchie B. Tongo, EPA
At one point, he stepped onto a platform midway up to wave down at fans and onlookers who were taking photos. People watching from inside the building could be seen gawking and tapping at the glass, as Honnold moved past the enclosed observation deck on the 89th floor. After an hour and a half, he made it to the spire at a height of 508m before triumphantly rappelling down to reunite with his wife, Sanni McCandless Honnold.
▷ 老師畫重點:大家都知道 climb 是爬,但 scale 這個字更具「征服高度」的畫面感,常用於描述攀越城牆、高山或摩天大樓。此外,在商業英文中,它還有「擴展規模」(scale up)的意思,是多益(TOEIC)常考字。 • The firefighters had to scale a high wall to rescue the cat.(消防員必須攀越高牆才能救出那隻貓。)
• The startupplans toscale up its business next year.(這家新創公司計畫明年擴大其業務規模。)
embark on|(phr v.) 著手進行;踏上(旅程/事業)
▷ 老師畫重點:這是一個非常漂亮的片語,用來替換簡單的 "start" 或 "begin"。當你要描述開始一段艱難的任務、新的職涯或冒險時,用 embark on 會讓你的文章顯得非常有深度。 • Before you embark on this project, make sure you have enough resources.(在你著手進行這個專案之前,確保你有足夠的資源。)
• She decided toembark on a new career as a writer.(她決定踏上作家的新職涯路途。)
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