一

　　A: Did you hear about the rock-climbing trip that Claire took last week

　　B: I did. Shes so adventurous! I would be too scared to climb hundreds of feet with just a rope to save my life!A: 你听说Claire上周去攀岩了吗

　　B: 听说了。她可真有冒险精神!我可不敢只用一根绳子来做保护，就爬上几百英尺高的地方。【语言点精讲】hear about: 听说，得知。

　　adventurous: 勇于冒险的，敢作敢为的。

　　rock-climbing: 攀岩。

　　tooto: 太以至于

　　scared: 恐惧的，害怕的。

　　二

　　A: I saw her standing there on the ledge of the building and I was afraid she would fall.

　　B: I was scared too, but I had to go out on the ledge and rescue her.

　　A: It was a valiant rescue.

　　A: 我看见她站在大楼顶上向外突出的地方，真怕她会掉下去。

　　B: 我也吓坏了，可我还是得上到平台上去救她。

　　A: 真是次惊险的营救。

　　【语言点精讲】

　　ledge: 房屋正面的水平架状的突出物。

　　be afraid (that): 害怕，担心。

　　be scared: 受惊吓，害怕。

　　rescue: 营救，解救。

　　valiant: 不被困难所吓倒的，英勇的，勇猛的。