新奇事件簿 法国蜘蛛侠攀登英国摩天大楼

A French stuntman² who specializes in scaling skyscrapers³ has been banned from climbing any building in the UK. Alain Robert, 56, was handed a 20-week prison sentence on Friday, suspended for two years, for scrambling⁴ up London's 201-metre Heron Tower. Mr Robert, dubbed⁵ "the French Spiderman," was also handed a $7,000 fine for disruption and for causing a "large scale" emergency response. Hundreds of people stopped in the street to watch him climb the building and a number of emergency services were called. Using his usual climbing method, Mr Robert ascended⁶ the London tower using only his bare hands. He never uses ropes or other safety equipment.

一名法国攀登摩天大厦的特技人员被禁止攀登英国任何建筑。因攀爬伦敦苍鹭大厦，周五，56岁的亚伦·罗伯特被判入狱20周，两年内禁止攀爬。罗伯特被称为“法国蜘蛛侠”，此次因造成破坏并引起‘大规模’应急响应而被罚款7000美元。数百人在街上驻足观看他攀爬建筑，许多紧急服务被拉响。罗伯特利用他的攀爬方式，仅靠双手就登上了伦敦塔。他从不用绳索或其他安全设备。

The judge who presided over Mr Robert's case told the climber: "You are demonstrably an accomplished⁷ climber, but there is always the danger that your actions could be imitated by those less proficient⁸, with potentially fatal consequences." Another judge described the incident as a "publicity⁹ stunt¹". He pointed¹⁰ out that it appeared Robert had been sponsored to climb the building because he was wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the logo of a company. Robert was prepared for his arrest. When London Police apprehended¹¹ him at the foot of the tower on Thursday, he immediately handed officers his passport and the telephone number of his lawyer.

审理罗伯特案件的法官告诉这位攀爬者：“你确然是一名成功的攀爬者，但总会存在风险，其他那些技术没那么精湛的人会模仿你的行为，可能会导致死亡。”另一名法官将这种将此次事件成为一次“作秀”。他指出显然有人赞助罗伯特进行这次攀爬，因为他穿的T恤印有这家公司的标志。罗伯特为此次逮捕做了准备。周四当伦敦警察在塔下逮捕他的时候，他立即将自己的护照和他律师的电话号码交给了警察。

1 stunt   

n.惊人表演，绝技，特技；vt.阻碍...发育，妨碍...生长

参考例句：

• Lack of the right food may stunt growth.缺乏适当的食物会阻碍发育。
• Right up there is where the big stunt is taking place.那边将会有惊人的表演。

2 stuntman   

n.特技演员

参考例句：

• The stuntman will double for the main actor during the action scenes.一些动作场景中，特技演员代替主演。
• The stuntman flew the aircraft upside-down within a hair's breadth of the rooftops.那位做电影演员替身的杂技演员驾驶着飞机翻过来又倒过去，差一点撞着平顶房的屋顶。

3 skyscrapers   

n.摩天大楼

参考例句：

• A lot of skyscrapers in Manhattan are rising up to the skies. 曼哈顿有许多摩天大楼耸入云霄。
• On all sides, skyscrapers rose like jagged teeth. 四周耸起的摩天大楼参差不齐。

4 scrambling   

v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 )；攀登；争夺；（军事飞机）紧急起飞

参考例句：

• Scrambling up her hair, she darted out of the house. 她匆忙扎起头发，冲出房去。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• She is scrambling eggs. 她正在炒蛋。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 dubbed   

v.给…起绰号( dub的过去式和过去分词 )；把…称为；配音；复制

参考例句：

• Mathematics was once dubbed the handmaiden of the sciences. 数学曾一度被视为各门科学的基础。
• Is the movie dubbed or does it have subtitles? 这部电影是配音的还是打字幕的？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 ascended   

v.上升，攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He has ascended into heaven. 他已经升入了天堂。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The climbers slowly ascended the mountain. 爬山运动员慢慢地登上了这座山。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

8 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。

9 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

10 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

11 apprehended   

逮捕，拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 )； 理解

参考例句：

• She apprehended the complicated law very quickly. 她很快理解了复杂的法律。
• The police apprehended the criminal. 警察逮捕了罪犯。