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The Dawn Wall · 2017 — 第 19 / 24 章 · 3'01" · B2

Tommy Solves the Ridiculous Loop, Explained：a new set of eyes

Tommy cracks the loop pitch that had blocked him for years, and the solution is almost funny: "This loop pitch, it's like walking around the block to cross the street." Ridiculous, and also brilliant. Meanwhile Kevin's fingertips will not heal, and the two climbers' high points drift further apart, forcing him to decide how to catch up.

あらすじ

Tommy finds a solution to the loop pitch that had shut him down for years, seeing it with a new set of eyes: a long, absurd detour that is also brilliant. Meanwhile Kevin is stuck, waiting for his raw fingertips to heal while Tommy keeps pushing the route higher. The distance between their high points grows, and Kevin resolves that today is the day he must close the gap.

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注目の表現

a new set of eyescarry onforging onclose the gap

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このシーンの表現

a new set of eyes

a fresh perspective

The narration says Tommy finally looks at the old problem differently and finds a solution.

Coming back after a break gave me a new set of eyes.

このシーンの他の表現

  • carry on

    keep going

  • forging on

    pushing forward steadily

  • close the gap

    reduce the difference

  • a reasonable amount of time

    a fair length of time

  • resolved

    firmly decided

このシーンのメモ一覧

37 行のセリフに 23 件のメモ

表現 · B1walk around the block

take a long way round

This loop pitch, it's like walking around the block to cross the street.
表現 · A2cross the street

go across the road

This loop pitch, it's like walking around the block to cross the street.
発音walking around

Link walking and around so they sound like one word.

This loop pitch, it's like walking around the block to cross the street.
表現 · A1a little bit + adj

slightly

It is just a little bit ridiculous.
表現 · A2kind of + adj

somewhat

But it's also kind of brilliant.
発音kind of

In speech kind of reduces to kinda.

But it's also kind of brilliant.
表現 · B2shut someone down

stop someone cold

This thing that had been shutting him down for all these years,
表現 · B2a new set of eyes

a fresh perspective

The narration says Tommy finally looks at the old problem differently and finds a solution.

and then he just looks at it with a new set of eyes and finds a new solution.
発音How is the

Blend how, is and the into one smooth run.

How is the skin, dude?
スラング · A2dude

man, buddy — Casual address between friends; avoid it with elders or clients.

How is the skin, dude?
表現 · A2higher and higher

higher and higher

While Kevin's waiting for his fingers to heal, Tommy continued pushing the route higher and higher.
文法 · B2What you do every day is

subject clause: The what-clause works as the subject of the sentence, not as a question.

What you do every day is, you get to a high point, and then you leave fixed ropes that go back down to the camp.
表現 · A2carry on

keep going

The narration explains the routine: back up the ropes, then keep climbing.

The next day, you motor back up the ropes to the high point and then carry on.
表現 · B1even though + clause

despite the fact that

So, even though they might be working on different parts of the Wall,
文法 · B1even though they might be working

concessive clause: The even though clause concedes a point so the main clause can land the contrast.

So, even though they might be working on different parts of the Wall,
表現 · B1forge on

pushing forward steadily

The narration says Tommy keeps pushing upward regardless of Kevin's situation.

Tommy's just forging on.
表現 · B2close the gap

reduce the difference

Kevin explains he must take the risk because the gap between them is too wide.

There's so much distance between our high points that I'm not going to be able to close that gap in a reasonable amount of time unless I do this.
表現 · B1a reasonable amount of time

a fair length of time

Kevin says normal climbing cannot close the gap in any fair amount of time.

There's so much distance between our high points that I'm not going to be able to close that gap in a reasonable amount of time unless I do this.
文法 · B2so much distance between our high points that

so...that structure: The so...that frame links the size of the gap to its consequence in one chain.

There's so much distance between our high points that I'm not going to be able to close that gap in a reasonable amount of time unless I do this.
表現 · A2stare at something

look fixedly at

Every time I would look over in his portaledge, he would just be following news updates, staring at his fingertips,
表現 · B1convince oneself

persuade yourself

Trying to convince myself these actually look good.
表現 · A2pretty + adj

fairly warm

It's still pretty warm out.
表現 · B1every bit of something

all of something

to drop even more to give myself every bit of friction you can.

「Tommy Solves the Ridiculous Loop」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is about how a long-standing wall stops being a wall. For years one pitch shut Tommy down, and the answer, when it comes, is almost a joke: walk around the block to cross the street. "But it's also kind of brilliant," the narration adds, and that is the film's attitude toward the strange geometry of the route. The other half of the chapter is harder. Kevin's fingers will not heal, and the better Tommy climbs, the further ahead he gets, until the gap between their high points becomes its own problem. "There's so much distance between our high points," Kevin says, and the only honest option is to climb through it. After two days of rest he feels resolved; the chapter ends on the edge of an attempt that has to happen.

Theme

CourageKevin decides he has to close the gap, committing to a hard attempt after rest even though the distance and his injuries are against him.
AmbitionTommy keeps pushing the route higher while Kevin waits to heal, showing the toll of a goal that will not wait.

このチャプターで学べること

  • The loop is ridiculous and brilliant in the same breath.
  • Rest can be preparation rather than retreat.
  • The gap between partners turns a risk into a necessity.
  • Being ready is often the best anyone can claim.

発音のポイント

  • walking around — Link walking and around so they sound like one word.
  • kind of — In speech kind of reduces to kinda.
  • How is the — Blend how, is and the into one smooth run.
This loop pitch, it's like walking around the block to cross the street.

The route's absurd geometry described in one image: a huge detour to make a tiny crossing, which the climbers find both ridiculous and clever.

But it's also kind of brilliant.

The turn after calling the pitch ridiculous: the strange solution is exactly what breaks a block that lasted years.

There's so much distance between our high points that I'm not going to be able to close that gap in a reasonable amount of time unless I do this.

Kevin's problem stated plainly: the lead Tommy has built cannot be caught up by ordinary progress, so he has to try something hard now.

After two days resting, I felt resolved.

The calm after recovery: rest does not soften Kevin's decision but settles it, turning frustration into resolve.

This was the day it had to happen.

A deadline he has set for himself, with his fingers, the weather and the gap all pressing at once.

Ready as I'm ever going to be.

A line about accepting imperfect preparation: he will not get more ready, so the only move is to go.

このシーンについての質問

What is the loop pitch?

It is a section of the route that forces a long, circling detour to make a short crossing. Tommy compares it to walking around the block just to cross the street, and it had blocked him for years.

Why can't Kevin keep up with Tommy?

Because his fingertips will not heal quickly, so he cannot climb the sharp holds at the pace the route demands. Meanwhile Tommy keeps advancing, and the gap between their high points grows.

What does Kevin mean by 'close the gap'?

He means catching up to Tommy's high point. The distance has become so large that ordinary climbing will not close it, so he decides he has to make a hard attempt on a specific day.

Why does Kevin wait for colder temperatures?

Colder, drier air gives him more friction on the tiny holds. Before his attempt he waits a few more hours for the temperature to drop, trying to give himself every bit of grip he can.

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