悬崖如此陡峭

The ice took a mountain of granite

冰带走山脉的花岗岩

and over tens of thousands of years, sliced one side of it away,which is why this cliff is so steep.

经历数万年，削去其中一面 这就是为什么这个悬崖如此陡峭

I've been climbing for the last few hundred feet.

我已经攀登了几百英尺了

Crack's about to run out.

缝隙要到尽头了

When the cracks run out, you get into these blank faces

当缝隙到尽头你看到这些空白的石面

that are almost impossible to climb.

几乎不可能攀登了

In fact, you can see it's so smooth, the rock,

事实上，你能看到这岩石有多光滑

you hold on to virtually nothing.

你实际上没有任何借力处

The glacier moved across the granite,

冰川穿过花岗岩

grinding it with a force of hundreds of pounds on every square inch.

相当于超过每平方厘米一百公斤的力量碾磨它

It buffed the rock to a high polish.

将岩石擦拭的光滑漂亮

Whoa! I'm slipping, I'm slipping.

喔哦！我不行了，我不行了

I'm right at the limit of friction.

我到了摩擦极限了

Oh, if s just so smooth and slippery.

噢，这实在是太光滑了

You have to keep your weight close into the wall.

你得保持你的重量贴近山体

Bad weather is closing in.

当恶劣天气来临

Even a little rain on such smooth rock is potentially lethal.

这岩石表面将变成攀岩者的噩梦

It's getting really wet

这将变得很湿

and this glassy rock is just turning into an ice rink.

这像玻璃般的岩石将变成溜冰场

In fact, I might fall off here.

事实上，我有可能从这掉下去

Oh, my God!

噢，我的上帝！

重点讲解

1、run out

用完;耗尽

They have run out of ideas.

他们已经想不出任何办法了。

We're running out of time.

我们快没有时间了。

被用完;耗尽

Conditions are getting worse and supplies are running out.

情况越来越糟糕，贮备物资也快用完了。

Time is running out.

时间不多了。

(法律文件)到期，失效

When the lease ran out the family moved to Campigny.

租约到期后，这家人搬到了坎皮格尼。

the day my visa ran out.

我的签证的到期日

2、virtually

几乎;实际上;事实上;差不多

Virtually all cooking was done over coal-fired ranges.

差不多所有的烹饪都是在燃煤灶上进行的。

It would have been virtually impossible to research all the information.

要对所有的信息进行分析研究几乎是不可能的。

3、potentially

潜在的；可能的

The firm has identified 60 potential customers at home and abroad...

该公司已在国内外找到60个潜在客户。

potential party members.

有可能发展成党员的人

潜力；潜质

The boy has great potential.

这个男孩非常有潜质。

The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one to achieve their full potential.

学校力求对每一个学生因材施教，帮助他们充分发挥其潜力。

可能性；潜在性

John seemed as horrified as I about his potential for violence.

约翰似乎和我一样害怕他自己会使用暴力。

The meeting has the potential to be a watershed event.

这次会议有可能成为具有转折性的事件。