体育美语-051 登山 - Mountain Climbing 1

Y: My gosh Patrick, Where are we?

P: Yang Chen. I'm taking you mountain climbing.

Y: 登山? This is scary!

P: Don't worry, I'm an expert mountain climber. I am as steady on these steep slopes as a mountain goat.

Y: 野山羊? 你倒是smell like a mountain goat.

P: Stop complaining. We're about to reach the crux¹ of the climb.

Y: 什么是the crux of the climb?

P: Actually, the crux of something is the most difficult or important part.

Y: Oh, crux 就是问题的症结、关键、最困难的部分。

P: Exactly. Or I could say that I decided² to quit my job for many reasons, but the crux of the problem was that I didn't make enough money.

Y: Right ...Patrick，我开始爬了.. .. (Scream)

P: Oh my gosh! Yang Chen fell off the side of the cliff³! Yang Chen, are you OK?

Y: Patrick, please pull me back up. Hurry! 我要掉下去了。

P: Wow, you're hanging off the side of the cliff! This is going to be a real cliffhanger. Do you know what that means?

Y: Patrick, 现在不是教英语的时候。Help me!

P: One second. A cliff hanger⁴ is when a chapter of a movie or book ends without a resolution.

Y: 我知道cliff是悬崖， cliff hanger掉在悬崖上，就是留下悬念的意思。

P: Yang Chen, do you think it might be good to have a cliffhanger ending?

Y: No!

P: You know Yang Chen, I like the cliffhanger ending.

1 crux   

adj.十字形；难事，关键，最重要点

参考例句：

• The crux of the matter is how to comprehensively treat this trend.问题的关键是如何全面地看待这种趋势。
• The crux of the matter is that attitudes have changed.问题的要害是人们的态度转变了。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 cliff   

n.悬崖，峭壁

参考例句：

• The cliff edge is dangerous and should be railed.崖边危险，应该用栏杆围起来。
• He took the measure of the cliff before he climbed it.他把悬崖的高度估量一下后再攀登。

4 hanger   

n.吊架，吊轴承；挂钩

参考例句：

• I hung my coat up on a hanger.我把外衣挂在挂钩上。
• The ship is fitted with a large helicopter hanger and flight deck.这艘船配备有一个较大的直升飞机悬挂装置和飞行甲板。