这场戏：冰凌像飞弹砸向营地
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大风过后岩壁顶结冰，太阳一照，冰凌像飞弹一样砸向营地，汤米却一脸无所谓——他天生就是干这个的，made for something like this（天生就适合）。凯文说，抱石和爬酋长岩 a far cry from（差得远）。想学怎么形容「差距巨大」和「天生适合」，这场很典型。
「毫无预兆」发来消息：out of the blue
out of the blue 毫无预兆big wall 大岩壁to my utter shock 让我万万没想到an asset 能帮上忙的人
「和爬酋长岩差得远」：a far cry from
a far cry from 和……差得远legend figure 传奇人物noob 菜鸟
前一天的大风把酋长岩顶部的水汽冻成一层冰，太阳一照，冰块像飞弹一样往下砸，砸在营地旁边。有人先听到声音才看到冰，直呼这是要出人命的；汤米却一点也不慌，仿佛 made for something（天生就适合）这种场面。另一条线介绍凯文：他在圣罗莎长大，靠攀岩馆入门，专攻 bouldering（抱石），很快做到世界顶尖。2009 年他正 at the top of my game（处在巅峰），却想找点新的，于是 out of the blue（毫无预兆）给素不相识的汤米发消息问要不要搭档。他知道自己在酋长岩上就是个 noob（菜鸟），但也明白，抱石和爬酋长岩 a far cry from（差得远）。
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“You hear it before you see it.”
你是先听到声音，才看到它。
一句话把落冰的节奏感说透：恐惧先到，画面后到。
You do A before you do B.
形容危险先有征兆、后有画面时用；正式报告里别这么口语。
You feel it before you see it. ／ You hear the sound long before you spot it.
中性
hear it 连读，before you 轻读，句尾放平收住。
You hear the storm before you see the lightning. 暴风雨你总是先听见，才看见闪电。
“Tommy, he was made for something like this.”
汤米，他天生就是干这个的。
把名字先抛出来，再一句断言，像朋友间给人物盖棺定论。
Someone was made for something.
夸一个人天生适合某件事时用；当面说太过时显得客套。
She was born for this. ／ He was built for a life like that.
中性
Tommy 后略停，made for 连读，something 弱读成 sum-thin。
She was made for this kind of work. 她天生就适合干这种工作。
“But for me, it took a long time to get comfortable on the Wall.”
但对我来说，我花了很久才在这面岩壁上待得自在。
用对比交代自己的起点，谦虚里透着一股不服输。
It took a long time to get comfortable with ...
说自己慢慢才适应新环境时用；正式场合可换成 adapt to。
It took me ages to feel at home there. ／ Getting used to it took a long time.
中性
for me 轻读，get comfortable 连读，Wall 重读收尾。
It took a long time to get comfortable in the new team. 我花了很久才在新团队里自在起来。
“And to my utter shock, he said, meet me in Yosemite in October.”
结果让我大吃一惊，他说，十月来优胜美地找我。
把决定命运的一句话原样端出来，前后落差全在 utter shock。
To my utter shock, someone said ...
讲一件完全没料到的回应时用；轻松场合可把 utter 换 complete。
To my complete surprise, he agreed. ／ It shocked me when he said yes.
中性
utter 重读，meet me 连读成 mee-mee，October 尾音压住。
To my utter shock, they offered me the job that afternoon. 让我万万没想到，他们当天下午就给了我这份工作。
“I remember standing there with Tommy, who's a legend figure in my life.”
我记得和汤米站在一起，他是我生命中的传奇人物。
回忆镜头里夹一句人物崇拜，反差出小人物的紧张。
I remember doing something with someone.
回忆某个重要时刻时用；追述往事最自然，书面也能用。
I still remember waiting there beside him. ／ I remember the day I first stood next to him.
中性
remember 后不停顿，legend figure 连读，句尾略降。
I remember standing there with my new boss on day one. 我记得第一天和新老板站在一起的样子。
“Fiddling around on boulders, that's a far cry from being on El Capitan.”
在石头上玩两下，跟站上酋长岩完全是两码事。
前半句轻描淡写，后半句一记重锤，差距感全出来了。
A is a far cry from B.
想说两件事根本不在一个层次时用；对自己人自嘲也合适。
That's nowhere near the same thing. ／ Playing in a gym is miles away from this.
口语
Fiddling 轻读，far cry 两个重音，from 弱读一带而过。
Cooking at home is a far cry from running a restaurant. 在家做饭跟开餐厅完全是两码事。
下一章 · 12go on faith全凭信念这场戏：用吊包考验新搭档意思是「和……差得远、完全不是一回事」。cry 在这里指「距离」，a far cry from A 就是说跟 A 差着一大截，常用来对比两种水平。
意思是「突然地、毫无预兆」。蓝色天空里突然劈下一道闪电，就是它字面的画面，常形容消息或事情来得毫无征兆。
意思是「菜鸟、新手」，多带点玩笑或自嘲的语气。片里凯文说自己是个 noob，就是自嘲没爬过大岩壁。
made for something。made for 有「为……而生」的意思，Tommy was made for something like this 就是「汤米天生就是干这个的」。
at the top of my game。game 在这里指竞技水平，at the top of my game 就是「处在自己最好的状态」，运动员、职场人都能用。
