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第四十七 NarrowNarrowWehadleftthehuttoolatethatmorning.Whenwesteppedoutside,theskybeyondthemountainstooureastwasalreadylividwithcolour.Itmeantthedaywouldbeahotone,andthewarmthwouldloosenrocksthatweregrippedbyice.Assoonaswesteppedoutontotheface,itbecameobviousthiswasgoingtobeanawkwardroute.Themainproblemwastalus,thedebristhatcollectsonmountainsides.Talusisdespisedbymountaineersfortworeasons.First,becauseitcaneasilybepushedoffontoyoubypeopleclimbingabove.Andsecond,becauseitmakeseverystepyoutakeinsecure.Forabout30minuteswemovedsteadilyuptheface.Therockwasinpoorcondition.WhenItriedtohaulmyselfuponablockofit,itwouldpulltowardsme,likeadraweropening.Myhandsbecameprogressivelywetterandcolder.Thencameashout."Cailloux!Cailloux!"Iheardyelledfromabove,inafemalevoice.Thewordsechoeddowntowardsus.Ilookeduptoseewheretheyhadcomefrom.NarrowTherewerejusttworocksatfirst,leapingandboundingdownthefacetowardsus,oncecannoningoffeachotherinmid-air.Andthentheairabovesuddenlyseemedalivewithfallingrocks,hummingthroughtheairandfillingitwithnoise.Crack,wenteachoneasitleaptofftherockface,thenhum-hum-humasitmovedthroughtheair,thencrackagain.Thepausebetweenthecrackslengthenedeachtime,astherocksgainedmomentumandjumpedfurtherandfurther.Icontinuedtogazeupattherocksastheyfellandskippedtowardsme.Aboywhohadbeenafewyearsabovemeatschoolhadtaughtmenevertolookupduringarockfall."Why?Becausearockinyourfaceisfarlesspleasantthanarockonyourhelmet,"hetoldus."Facein,alwaysfacein."IheardToby,mypartneronthemountainthatday,shoutingatme.IlookedHewassafebeneathanoverhangingcanopyofrock.Icouldnotunderstandhim.ThenIfeltathump,andwastuggedbackwardsandround,asthoughsomebodyhadclampedaheavyhandonmyshoulderandturnedmetofacethem.ArockhadhitthelidofmyNarrowIlookedupagain.Arockwasheadingdownstraighttowardsme.Instinctively,Ileantbackwardsandarchedmybackoutfromtherocktotrytoprotectmychest.Whataboutmyfingers,though,Ithought:they’llbecrushedflatifithitsthem,andI’llnevergetdown.ThenIheardacrackdirectlyinfrontofme,andatugatmytrousers,andayellfromToby.“Areyouallright?Thatwentstraightthroughyou.“Therockhadpitchedinfrontofme,andpassedthroughthehoopofmybody,betweenmylegs,missingmebutsnatchingatmyclothingasitwent.TobyandIhadspenttheeveningtalkingthroughtheeventsofthemorning:whatifthebigfinalstonehadn’tleaptsideways,whatifI’dbeenknockedoff,wouldyouhaveheldme,wouldIhavepulledyouoff?Amoreexperiencedmountaineerwouldprobablyhavethoughtnothingofit.IknewIwouldnotforgetit.第47Narrow ne.g.Theentirecommunityhasbeengrippedbygrip=affect adj笨拙的uncomfortable,局促的NarrowWhywasit“toolate”bythetimetheyleftthehutintheThefirstreasongiventoexplainwhymountaineershatetalus(乱石头坡) WhatislikelytobethemeaningofWhatissarcasticinthewordsoftheboyinparagraphInwhatsensewasTobyWhywasit“toolate”bythetimetheyleftthehut小屋intheItwouldbeuncomfortableclimbinginThelivid(青灰色的coloroftheskyRocksloosenedbymeltingiceTheywouldn’tbeabletowalkonthe

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