這場戲：繞飛跳點爬個大圈
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凱文反覆卡在第十五段，每摔一次就磨掉一層皮、少一分力氣，終於 lose hope（失去希望）；連等在巖壁上的湯米也快 fall apart（繃不住）。巖壁上住久了 wears you down（一點點磨垮），於是他 come up with（想出一個點子）：繞著飛跳點爬個大圈。想學怎麼形容「磨垮」和「想點子」，這場很實用。
「差一點就成了」：That was close
tuning in 收看、關注That was close 好險、差一點fall apart 繃不住、散架
❝ 獨白 · 6 句 「把人一點點磨垮」：wears you down
lose hope 失去希望rest day 休息日wears you down 把人一點點磨垮
第十五段把凱文死死卡住：每次脫落都要回到起點，至少休息一小時再來，每試一次就磨掉一層皮、耗掉一分體力。他連續纏鬥三天，手指被磨廢，一度 lose hope（失去希望），連一再給他做保護的湯米也開始動搖。可湯米不能無限期等下去，住在巖壁上本身就 wears you down（一點點磨垮），還隨時可能生病或變天。於是他 come up with（想出一個點子）：不從飛跳點正面硬上，而是繞著它爬一個兩百英尺的大圈，再加一段世界上最難的 down climb（向下攀爬），把整塊巖壁湊成一套。
A1–C2 是歐標等級。點一個等級後，比它高的卡片會變淡，播放到那裡不會自動暫停。
“You just started to fall apart a little bit there.”
你剛才那下有點繃不住了。
用 fall apart 說人「散了架」，把失誤講成身體先失控。
start to fall apart
安慰又點破對方狀態時用；對領導說人 fall apart 要慎重。
You came apart a bit at the end. ／ You lost your focus right there.
口語
just started to 連讀，fall apart 重讀 apart。
She started to fall apart in the last set. 她在最後一盤開始繃不住了。
“I had honestly started to lose hope that he was going to do it.”
說實話，我開始懷疑他到底能不能做成了。
honestly 一放，把旁觀者的無力感說得很坦白。
I had honestly started to lose hope that ...
坦白對結果不抱希望時用；當著當事人說會傷人，要掂量。
I was honestly beginning to doubt he could do it. ／ Honestly, I had stopped believing it would happen.
中性
had honestly 輕讀，lose hope that 連起來說。
I had honestly started to lose hope that they would reply. 說實話，我開始不指望他們會回覆了。
“Living on the Wall just wears you down.”
住在巖壁上會一點點把人耗垮。
wears you down 把長期消耗寫得不動聲色，卻很有重量。
Something wears you down.
形容長期消耗人時用；說具體一件事把人拖垮，也能套這個骨架。
It slowly wears you down. ／ The constant grind drains you.
中性
Living on the Wall 連讀，wears you 輕快，down 收住。
Working night shifts slowly wears you down. 上夜班會一點點把人耗垮。
“So I came up with this idea to do the most ridiculous pitch of climbing.”
於是我冒出一個念頭：去爬一段最荒唐的線路。
用 ridiculous 自嘲自己的方案，反而顯出創新的底氣。
come up with an idea to do ...
講自己臨時想出的辦法時用；說 ridiculous 是自謙，別用來貶低別人。
I hit on an idea for the silliest route. ／ I thought up a totally absurd solution.
口語
came up with 連讀，most ridiculous 重讀 ridiculous。
We came up with an idea to fix it with tape. 我們想出個用膠帶修的辦法。
“Tommy's currently working out the world's hardest down climb.”
湯米正在琢磨世界上最難的向下攀爬。
把向下爬說成「世界上最難」，荒誕裡帶著真正的敬意。
work out the world's hardest ...
半開玩笑地誇某件難事時用；正式介紹裡這樣講會顯得誇張。
He is trying to master the hardest move of its kind. ／ He is figuring out the toughest version yet.
口語
currently 輕讀，world's hardest 重音落在 hardest。
She is working out the world's hardest sudoku. 她正在攻克世界上最難的數獨。
“It's a pretty fascinating drama unfolding in real time, literally in front of our eyes.”
這是一齣即時上演的精彩好戲，就發生在我們的眼皮底下。
把攀登比作即時上演的戲劇，說明圍觀者看的其實是懸念。
a drama unfolding in real time
形容一件事正在眾目睽睽下發酵時用；日常小事別這樣說，太隆重。
It is a story playing out live before us. ／ We are watching it happen in real time.
中性
unfolding in real time 連讀，literally 稍作停頓。
It was a drama unfolding in real time on social media. 那是社交媒體上即時上演的一齣戲。
Living on the Wall just wears you down. It's just harsh up there. You can't even walk. You're not sleeping great at night. You're not eating normal foods, drinking enough water. It's hard to climb your best under those conditions.
住在巖壁上會一點點把人耗垮。 上面實在太艱苦了。 你連走路都走不了。 晚上睡不好。 吃的不是正經飯，水也喝不夠。 在這種條件下，很難發揮出最佳水平。
下一章 · 19a new set of eyes全新的眼光這場戲：荒唐繞行段破局意思是「把人一點點磨垮、慢慢消耗掉」。wear down 強調不是一次擊倒，而是長期消磨，片裡說住在巖壁上會 wears you down 就是這個意思。
意思是「繃不住、散架」。可以指人情緒或狀態失控，也可以指東西散開。片裡說你剛才有點 fall apart，就是說動作和心態開始崩了。
意思是「失去希望、不再抱期待」。片裡湯米說他開始 lose hope that he was going to do it，就是懷疑凱文到底能不能成功。
come up with。想出主意、方案、名字都能用，比如 come up with an idea 就是「想出一個點子」，非常常用。
run out of 是「用完、耗盡」，指某樣東西沒了；wear off 是「漸漸磨掉、消退」，強調一點點減少，比如藥效或手上的皮。
