法国“蜘蛛侠”
The French Spiderman
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
A celebrated French solo climber, whose exploits have earned him the title the French Spiderman, has celebrated his 60th birthday by scaling a 48-storey tower in Paris with his bare hands. Cat Wiener reports.
Alain Robert is renowned for climbing many of the world's tallest buildings without a harness, relying only on his bare hands, a pair of climbing shoes, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat.
He told reporters he'd set himself a goal of climbing the 187-metre Tour Total once he reached 60, which is the retirement age in France, to send out a message that age should not stop anyone being active and doing fabulous things.
Mr. Robert said he’d chosen the headquarters of Total Energies, one of the world's 6 biggest oil companies, to raise awareness of the need for climate action.
VOCABULARY
1. solo climber 单人登山者
2. exploit n. a brave, exciting or interesting act 英勇（或激动人心、引人注目）的行为。例如：
the daring exploits of Roman heroes罗马英雄英勇无畏的行为
3. harness n. a set of strips of leather, etc. for fastening sth. to a person's body or to keep them from moving off or falling （起固定或保护作用的）背带，保护带。例如：a safety harness安全带
4. fabulous adj. (informal) extremely good 极好的；绝妙的。例如：a fabulous performance精彩的表演
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
A celebrated French solo climber, whose exploits have earned him the title the French Spiderman, has celebrated his 60th birthday by scaling a 48-storey tower in Paris with his (Q1) ___________.
Cat Wiener reports.
Alain Robert is renowned for (Q2) __________ many of the world's (Q3) _________________without a harness, relying only on his bare hands, a pair of (Q4) _____________, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat.
He told reporters he'd set himself a (Q5) _____________ of climbing the 187-metre Tour Total once he reached 60, which is the (Q6) _____________ age in France, to send out a (Q7) _______ that age should not stop anyone being (Q8) ______________and doing fabulous things.
Mr. Robert said he’d chosen the (Q9) _______________ of Total Energies, one of the world's 6 biggest oil companies, to (Q10) ______________________of the need for climate action.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
A celebrated French solo climber, whose exploits have earned him the title the French Spiderman, has celebrated his 60th birthday by scaling a 48-storey tower in Paris with his (Q1) bare hands.
Cat Wiener reports.
Alain Robert is renowned for (Q2) climbing many of the world's (Q3) tallest buildings without a harness, relying only on his bare hands, a pair of (Q4) climbing shoes, and a bag of powdered chalk to wipe off the sweat.
He told reporters he'd set himself a (Q5) goal of climbing the 187-metre Tour Total once he reached 60, which is the (Q6) retirement age in France, to send out a (Q7) message that age should not stop anyone being (Q8) active and doing fabulous things.
Mr. Robert said he’d chosen the (Q9) headquarters of Total Energies, one of the world's 6 biggest oil companies, to (Q10) raise awareness of the need for climate action.
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