攀岩由登山衍生而来，是一项极具挑战性的运动。在明年的东京奥运会上，攀岩将首次成为正式的比赛项目。
Born to climb
by Thomas Page
Kim Ja-in was born to climb. Her parents met and fell in love in the mountains. Her mother climbed, her father climbed, and both her older brothers climbed. It was, she explained, only natural that she would join them. But while she was the last to start, Kim outclimbed her family a long time ago – in fact, few others can claim to have scaled the same heights.
outclimb /ˌaʊtˈklaɪm/ v. 比…爬得更好（由climb加上表示更好的前缀out-）
claim /kleɪm/ v. 声称
scale /skeɪl/ v. 攀岩、攀登
Kim, 30, is a superstar of the sport climbing world. A previous world champion, she has clinched a heap of world cup titles and Asian championships since entering competitive climbing in 2004. Now she faces a new challenge: the Olympics.
superstar /ˈsuːpəstɑː(r)/ n. 超级巨星（由star加上表示超级的前缀super-）
sport climbing 竞技攀岩
clinch /klɪntʃ/ v. 成功获得、赢得
heap /hiːp/ n. 一堆
title /ˈtaɪt(ə)l/ n. 冠军、冠军头衔
championship /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/ n. 冠军身份、冠军称号
competitive /kəmˈpetɪtɪv/ adj. 竞赛的
face /feɪs/ v. 面临、面对
At Tokyo 2020, sport climbing makes its debut. The competition will be run across the three disciplines of bouldering（抱石攀岩）, lead and speed climbing, each with their own techniques and format.
Tokyo /ˈtəʊkiəʊ/ n. 东京（日本首都）
debut /ˈdeɪbju/ n. 初次登场
competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ n. 竞赛
run /rʌn/ v. 运作（这里指组织安排赛事）
discipline /ˈdɪsəplɪn/ n. 学科（这里指运动的类别）
technique /tekˈniːk/ n. 技艺
format /ˈfɔːmæt/ n. 组织形式、总体安排
Bouldering involves navigating as many fixed routes as possible in four minutes on a wall four meters high with no safety ropes. Lead climbing requires athletes climb as high as possible on a 15-meter plus wall in six minutes using safety ropes, without reclimbing. Speed climbing has two climbers ascend two parallel routes at the same time on a 15-meter wall set at 95 degrees – sometimes doing so in under 8 seconds. Combined results will determine medalists.
navigate /ˈnævɪɡeɪt/ v. 沿预定路线走
fixed /fɪkst/ adj. 固定的
safety /ˈseɪfti/ n. 安全
rope /rəʊp/ n. 绳子
athlete /ˈæθliːt/ n. 运动员
plus /plʌs/ adj. 加、超过的
reclimb /riːˈklaɪm/ v. 再次攀爬（由climb加上表示再次的前缀re-）
climber /ˈklaɪmə(r)/ n. 攀岩者（由climb加上表示人的后缀-er）
ascend /əˈsend/ v. 攀登
parallel /ˈpærəlel/ adj. 平行的
combine /kəmˈbaɪn/ v. 组合、合并
determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/ v. 确定、决定
medalist /ˈmed(ə)lɪst/ n. 获得奖牌者（由medal加上表示人的后缀-ist）
Lead climbing is Kim's specialty, but Tokyo 2020's format is throwing up new challenges. "I had to do speed climbing, which I've never done before," she explained. "It's been hard recently because of that."
specialty /ˈspeʃ(ə)lti/ n. 特长
throw up 产生新问题
As an ambassador for the sport, she's gone to extreme lengths to raise climbing's profile in South Korea. In 2017, Kim scaled the 555-meter Lotte World Tower in Seoul – the fifth tallest completed building in the world – on live television. "I thought it would be a good way to introduce sports climbing to the public," she said.
ambassador /æmˈbæsədə(r)/ n. 大使
extreme /ɪkˈstriːm/ adj. 极度的、极大的（go to extreme lengths指竭尽全力）
profile /ˈprəʊfaɪl/ n. 公众关注度
Seoul /səʊl/ n. 首尔（韩国首都）
live /laɪv/ adj. 直播的
"People always ask if it wasn't scary to climb that high," Kim added. "Once you are at a certain level, the height becomes unrealistic in a way, rather than being scary. To see a helicopter flying lower than me was really memorable."
level /ˈlev(ə)l/ n. 高度
unrealistic /ˌʌnrɪəˈlɪstɪk/ adj. 不真实的
in a way 在某种程度上
helicopter /ˈhelɪˌkɒptə(r)/ n. 直升机
memorable /ˈmem(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adj. 值得记住的、令人难忘的
After 19 years of climbing and 15 years on the professional circuit, Kim has little left to prove. But ask any athlete and they'll tell you an Olympic gold medal remains among the pinnacles（巅峰） of sporting achievement.
professional /prəˈfeʃ(ə)n(ə)l/ adj. 职业的、专业的
circuit /ˈsɜːkɪt/ n. 巡回赛
achievement /əˈtʃiːvmənt/ n. 成就（由achieve加后缀-ment变成名词）
However the future unfolds, Kim said that her love of the sport is not reliant upon medals. She just relishes the chance to stand in front of a new wall and climb it for the first time. "When I finish a climb with all my might, that sense of achievement and joy are the biggest attraction when it comes to climbing," she explained. "Climbing is everything to me."
however /ˌhaʊˈevə(r)/ adv. 不过怎样、无论如何
unfold /ʌnˈfəʊld/ v. 展开（由fold加上表示否定的前缀un-）
reliant /rɪˈlaɪənt/ adj. 依靠…的
relish /ˈrelɪʃ/ v. 喜欢、从…获得乐趣
might /maɪt/ n. 强大力量
joy /dʒɔɪ/ n. 欢乐
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