英语小达人 109 Taipei 101

 　　Taipei 101

　　 台北 101

　　On the 47th floor the custodian¹ emptied the two black garbage cans. Glen watched her for a minute as he stopped to catch his breath. He was almost halfway² there. "Don't look down," he thought to himself.

　　47楼的管理员正在清理两个黑色垃圾桶，葛兰停下来喘口气时看了一会儿。他差不多爬到一半了，心里想着不要往下看。

　　It had taken him three hours to climb to the 48th floor of the 101 building. It would only take him 10 seconds to get back if he wasn't careful.

　　他花了三个小时才爬到101大楼的48层，但万一不小心掉下去却只要十秒钟。

　　It was a good day (if there ever was a good day to risk one's life) to scale the tallest building in the world. There was a slight breeze to keep Glen cool.

　　今天蛮适合（如果冒生命危险有所谓适合日子的话）攀登这栋全世界最高的建筑物。轻轻的微风让葛兰觉得很凉爽。

　　Glen saw the ad in the newspaper. It read "Needed: Brave person to climb Taipei 101." It was a publicity³ stunt⁴. Taiwan wanted the whole world to know about the newest tallest building in the world and what better way to do it than with a daredevil stunt.

　　葛兰看到报纸刊登的广告上写着：“征求攀登台北101的勇士。”这是一场经过宣传的惊人表演。如果台湾想让全世界都知道这栋世界上最高的新建筑的话，还有什么比找个不怕死的人来场惊险演出更有效果呢？

　　So, there Glen was, now almost 99 stories high with the world watching. Never in history has someone performed such a feat⁵. The crowds at the bottom cheered him on as he reached the top.

　　所以葛兰才会来到这里爬101，在全世界注目下，目前几乎爬到第99层了。这样一种英勇事迹如果完成，史上便是头一遭。底下的围观群众在他登顶时一片欢声雷动，替他加油鼓励。

1 custodian   

n.保管人，监护人；公共建筑看守

参考例句：

• Benitez believes his custodian is among the top five in world football.贝尼特斯坚信他的门将是当今足坛最出色的五人之一。
• When his father died his uncle became his legal custodian.他父亲死后，他叔叔成了他的法定监护人。

2 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

3 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。

4 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。

5 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。