这场戏：绕飞跳点爬个大圈
第 18 章 · 共 24 章 · 4'31"
凯文反复卡在第十五段，每摔一次就磨掉一层皮、少一分力气，终于 lose hope（失去希望）；连等在岩壁上的汤米也快 fall apart（绷不住）。岩壁上住久了 wears you down（一点点磨垮），于是他 come up with（想出一个点子）：绕着飞跳点爬个大圈。想学怎么形容「磨垮」和「想点子」，这场很实用。
「差一点就成了」：That was close
tuning in 收看、关注That was close 好险、差一点fall apart 绷不住、散架
❝ 独白 · 6 句 「把人一点点磨垮」：wears you down
lose hope 失去希望rest day 休息日wears you down 把人一点点磨垮
第十五段把凯文死死卡住：每次脱落都要回到起点，至少休息一小时再来，每试一次就磨掉一层皮、耗掉一分体力。他连续缠斗三天，手指被磨废，一度 lose hope（失去希望），连一再给他做保护的汤米也开始动摇。可汤米不能无限期等下去，住在岩壁上本身就 wears you down（一点点磨垮），还随时可能生病或变天。于是他 come up with（想出一个点子）：不从飞跳点正面硬上，而是绕着它爬一个两百英尺的大圈，再加一段世界上最难的 down climb（向下攀爬），把整块岩壁凑成一套。
A1–C2 是欧标等级。点一个等级后，比它高的卡片会变淡，播放到那里不会自动暂停。
“You just started to fall apart a little bit there.”
你刚才那下有点绷不住了。
用 fall apart 说人「散了架」，把失误讲成身体先失控。
start to fall apart
安慰又点破对方状态时用；对领导说人 fall apart 要慎重。
You came apart a bit at the end. ／ You lost your focus right there.
口语
just started to 连读，fall apart 重读 apart。
She started to fall apart in the last set. 她在最后一盘开始绷不住了。
“I had honestly started to lose hope that he was going to do it.”
说实话，我开始怀疑他到底能不能做成了。
honestly 一放，把旁观者的无力感说得很坦白。
I had honestly started to lose hope that ...
坦白对结果不抱希望时用；当着当事人说会伤人，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 轻读，lose hope that 连起来说。
I had honestly started to lose hope that they would reply. 说实话，我开始不指望他们会回复了。
“Living on the Wall just wears you down.”
住在岩壁上会一点点把人耗垮。
wears you down 把长期消耗写得不动声色，却很有重量。
Something wears you down.
形容长期消耗人时用；说具体一件事把人拖垮，也能套这个骨架。
It slowly wears you down. ／ The constant grind drains you.
中性
Living on the Wall 连读，wears you 轻快，down 收住。
Working night shifts slowly wears you down. 上夜班会一点点把人耗垮。
“So I came up with this idea to do the most ridiculous pitch of climbing.”
于是我冒出一个念头：去爬一段最荒唐的线路。
用 ridiculous 自嘲自己的方案，反而显出创新的底气。
come up with an idea to do ...
讲自己临时想出的办法时用；说 ridiculous 是自谦，别用来贬低别人。
I hit on an idea for the silliest route. ／ I thought up a totally absurd solution.
口语
came up with 连读，most ridiculous 重读 ridiculous。
We came up with an idea to fix it with tape. 我们想出个用胶带修的办法。
“Tommy's currently working out the world's hardest down climb.”
汤米正在琢磨世界上最难的向下攀爬。
把向下爬说成「世界上最难」，荒诞里带着真正的敬意。
work out the world's hardest ...
半开玩笑地夸某件难事时用；正式介绍里这样讲会显得夸张。
He is trying to master the hardest move of its kind. ／ He is figuring out the toughest version yet.
口语
currently 轻读，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难的数独。
“It's a pretty fascinating drama unfolding in real time, literally in front of our eyes.”
这是一出实时上演的精彩好戏，就发生在我们的眼皮底下。
把攀登比作实时上演的戏剧，说明围观者看的其实是悬念。
a drama unfolding in real time
形容一件事正在众目睽睽下发酵时用；日常小事别这样说，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 连读，literally 稍作停顿。
It was a drama unfolding in real time on social media. 那是社交媒体上实时上演的一出戏。
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.
住在岩壁上会一点点把人耗垮。 上面实在太艰苦了。 你连走路都走不了。 晚上睡不好。 吃的不是正经饭，水也喝不够。 在这种条件下，很难发挥出最佳水平。
下一章 · 19a new set of eyes全新的眼光这场戏：荒唐绕行段破局意思是「把人一点点磨垮、慢慢消耗掉」。wear down 强调不是一次击倒，而是长期消磨，片里说住在岩壁上会 wears you down 就是这个意思。
意思是「绷不住、散架」。可以指人情绪或状态失控，也可以指东西散开。片里说你刚才有点 fall apart，就是说动作和心态开始崩了。
意思是「失去希望、不再抱期待」。片里汤米说他开始 lose hope that he was going to do it，就是怀疑凯文到底能不能成功。
come up with。想出主意、方案、名字都能用，比如 come up with an idea 就是「想出一个点子」，非常常用。
run out of 是「用完、耗尽」，指某样东西没了；wear off 是「渐渐磨掉、消退」，强调一点点减少，比如药效或手上的皮。
