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The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 10 / 24 章 · 3'29" · B2

Day Three on the Dawn Wall, Explained：pull for someone

Three days up, both men sick with colds, they push through pitch after pitch and decide to rest before a storm. Down in the meadow, a small crowd gathers with binoculars to watch, and "It's definitely a moment in history," one onlooker says. "We've got to pace ourselves," Tommy notes, even as the forecast warns of seventy-five-mile gusts.

あらすじ

Day three on the wall: Tommy and Kevin are both fighting colds, stuffy and achy, yet they finish pitch 10 and decide to slow down to one or two pitches a day. Below, a small crowd gathers in the meadow with telescopes to watch the historic attempt. A winter storm is forecast, with winds that will make the portaledges fly.

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注目の表現

ruggedpull for someonea moment in historypace ourselves

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このシーンの表現

pull for someone

cheer someone on

The photographer says the whole community has been pulling for Tommy for years.

The whole town is pulling for the team.

このシーンの他の表現

  • rugged

    rough; unwell

  • a moment in history

    a historic moment

  • pace ourselves

    keep a steady pace

  • sick

    awesome; amazing

  • as ... as possible

    as cold as can be

このシーンのメモ一覧

54 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ

表現 · A2wake someone up

rouse someone from sleep

I should wake Kevin up with some coffee.
表現 · A2a little + adjective

slightly

I felt a little rugged when I first woke up.
発音whatever you

Link whatever and you so they sound like one word.

I think I got whatever you got.
表現 · C1a cadre of + people

a small core group

there's a small little cadre of people down in the meadow following their progress.
表現 · A2a pair of + plural noun

one set of two

You can get a telescope or a pair of binoculars, look up at this spectacle happening.
文法 · B1this spectacle happening

participial phrase: The -ing phrase attaches to spectacle and marks it as happening now.

You can get a telescope or a pair of binoculars, look up at this spectacle happening.
スラング · B1or what

or what exactly — A pushy tag question; casual and a little impatient.

Is he naked or what?
表現 · A2photograph someone

take photos of climbers

My name is Tom Evans. I've been for many years photographing climbers on El Cap.
表現 · A2a vacation from work

time off from work

I was on a little vacation from work, and I decided to come out from Sacramento to watch these guys climb the Dawn Wall.
表現 · A2a part of something

one piece of something

To be able to be a part of that and witness it is pretty phenomenal.
文法 · B2To be able to be a part of that

infinitive as subject: The long to-infinitive is the subject; is carries the real claim.

To be able to be a part of that and witness it is pretty phenomenal.
表現 · B1from here on up

upward from this point

From here on up, every pitch is pretty legit.
表現 · A2X a day

per day

Maybe one or two pitches a day.
スラング · B2sick

awesome; amazing — Youthful praise; keep it out of formal talk.

- Cool. - Dude, that was sick.
表現 · B2send a pitch

complete a pitch clean

It's day three on the Wall, and we sent pitch 10.
表現 · B1call for something

predicting

And the forecast is calling for super cold windy temps tomorrow, so we're going to rest.
文法 · B1is calling for

present continuous: The continuous makes the forecast feel current, as if it is being issued now.

And the forecast is calling for super cold windy temps tomorrow, so we're going to rest.
発音going to

Going to reduces to gonna in fast speech.

And the forecast is calling for super cold windy temps tomorrow, so we're going to rest.
表現 · B1in the middle of + season

deep in winter

These guys are up there in the middle of winter, which is almost unheard of.
文法 · B2which is almost unheard of

non-defining relative clause: The which-clause comments on the whole fact, not just the winter.

These guys are up there in the middle of winter, which is almost unheard of.
表現 · B1as + adjective + as possible

as cold as can be

The colder the better: cold hands grip the tiny holds, so they want it as cold as possible.

But they need it to be as cold as possible so they can stick to the tiny holds
発音stick to the

The t in stick often drops before to.

But they need it to be as cold as possible so they can stick to the tiny holds
表現 · B1under these conditions

in this situation

To be up there under these conditions, it's horrendous. I don't know how they do it.
表現 · B1or something

or thereabouts

Carabiners, locked The windchill's like negative 20 or something.
表現 · A2straight up

directly upward

On El Cap, the wind blows straight up the wall.
発音straight up

Straight up runs together, with the t barely sounded.

On El Cap, the wind blows straight up the wall.
スラング · A2Oh, boy

oh dear — An exclamation of dread or resignation.

Oh, boy.
スラング · B2shit

stuff; this damn thing — A swear that can be hostile or fond; friends only.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but I love this shit.

「Day Three on the Dawn Wall」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is about the strange audience a private obsession attracts. Up on the wall it is a battle with a cold, a runny nose and aching muscles; down below it has become a public event, with strangers driving in from Sacramento and peering through binoculars. "It's definitely a moment in history," one of them says, and the line carries both the excitement and the oddness of it. Tommy and Kevin answer with discipline rather than drama: "We've got to pace ourselves," they remind each other, saving their strength for the hard pitches ahead. Then the weather turns, and the film shows what the record really costs — fifty-mile winds, gusts of seventy-five, portaledges slamming into the rock. And Tommy, impossibly, feels at home in it.

Theme

CourageSick and facing a winter storm, Tommy and Kevin keep climbing and pace themselves for the harder pitches ahead.
AmbitionA private attempt becomes a public spectacle, with crowds and photographers watching a moment they believe is history.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The cold itself is equipment: it keeps the hands from sweating.
  • Watchers below turn a private climb into public history.
  • Pacing matters more than strength on a long wall.
  • Tommy treats the storm as home.

発音のポイント

  • whatever you — Link whatever and you so they sound like one word.
  • going to — Going to reduces to gonna in fast speech.
  • stick to the — The t in stick often drops before to.
  • straight up — Straight up runs together, with the t barely sounded.
We've got to pace ourselves.

The plan stated mid-climb: with many hard pitches still ahead, the goal is to save energy rather than burn it.

There's nobody else on the Wall.

A line that measures both the danger and the privilege: in these conditions, they are alone on El Capitan.

It's definitely a moment in history.

The spectators' verdict on what they are watching, said with the certainty of people who came specifically to witness it.

These guys are up there in the middle of winter, which is almost unheard of.

The feat framed by how rare it is: attempting the wall in winter has essentially never been done.

To be able to be a part of that and witness it is pretty phenomenal.

An onlooker's gratitude at being present for the attempt, describing the experience as remarkable.

I usually don't come in the winter, but this is big news in climbing.

The reason even a winter-averse photographer shows up: the attempt is important enough to break his own habits.

I don't know what's wrong with me, but I love this shit.

Tommy's confession at the end: suffering in the cold and wind, he admits he cannot help loving it.

このシーンについての質問

How did Tommy and Kevin feel on day three?

Both were sick with colds, stuffy and achy, but they still completed pitch 10. They decided to slow down and rest because of the harsh weather forecast.

Why are people gathering below the wall?

The attempt has become a public event. A small crowd, including a photographer who usually avoids winter, gathers in the meadow with binoculars and telescopes to watch the climb.

Why would they want it to be cold?

Cold, dry conditions let their fingers grip the tiny holds better. That is why they climb in winter even though the wind and temperatures are punishing.

Why don't they climb faster?

Because the hardest pitches are still ahead. They decide to pace themselves, taking one or two pitches a day so their fingers and bodies can recover for the crux sections.

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