Climbing Up the Wall

“ I can’t wait to try rock climbing! ” Mason said. “ It’s going to be so much fun! ” Olivia bit her lip. “ Um, yeah. I can’t wait either. ” Mason laughed. “ You’re not going to like rock climbing. You’re afraid of heights, Olivia! ” “ I am not! ” Olivia folded her arms across her chest.

”我迫不及待地想尝试攀岩！”梅森说。“会很有趣的！” 奥利维亚咬了咬嘴唇。“嗯，是的。我也等不及了。” 梅森笑了。“你不会喜欢攀岩的。你怕高，奥利维亚！” “我不是！”奥利维亚双臂交叉在胸前。

She was terrified, but of course, she didn’t want her brother to know that. ” We’re here, ” Mom said as she pulled into the parking lot. “ You two have fun. ” Olivia and Mason went inside. An instructor asked the siblings for their shoe sizes. She grabbed a pair of rock-climbing shoes for each of them. After that she helped them put on harnesses and took them into the gym.

她很害怕，但当然，她不想让哥哥知道这一点。 “我们来了，”妈妈边说边把车开进停车场。“你们俩玩得很开心。” 奥利维亚和梅森进去了。一位老师问兄弟姐妹的鞋码。 她为他们每人抓了一双攀岩鞋。 之后，她帮他们穿上安全带，带他们去健身房。

Olivia gasped. The walls were even taller than she’d expected. They were dotted with colorful objects that looked like rocks. “ What are those?” she asked. “ You use them to climb up the walls, ” the instructor said.

奥利维亚倒吸了一口气。墙壁比她预想的还要高。 它们点缀着五颜六色的物体，看起来像岩石。 ”这些是什么？”她问。“你用它们爬上墙，”老师说。

“ Different colors mark different routes. Some routes are more difficult than others. ” “ What do we do first?” Mason blurted out. “ I’m ready to start! ” The instructor gave a short demonstration on how to climb. " All of our walls have devices that control the rope as you climb, ” she said.

”不同的颜色标记不同的路线。有些路线比其他路线更难。” "我们首先要做什么？”梅森脱口而出。“我准备好开始了！” 教官做了一个关于如何攀爬的简短演示。 "我们所有的墙壁都有在你攀爬时控制绳索的装置，”她说。

" Just hook the rope onto your harness and climb. When you lean back, the device will lower you slowly. ” " Awesome! ” Mason ran to a wall, hooked a rope onto his harness, and started to climb. He looked down at his sister. “ I’m going to beat you to the top! ” " Stop bragging! ” Olivia said as she stepped up to the wall. She clipped the rope onto her harness.

"把绳子挂在你的安全带上，然后爬上去。 当你向后倾斜时，设备会慢慢降低你的高度。” "太棒了！”梅森跑到一堵墙前，把一根绳子挂在他的马具上，开始攀爬。 他低头看着他的妹妹。“我要把你打败！” "别吹牛了！”奥利维亚走到墙上说。她把绳子夹在安全带上。

Carefully she placed her foot on a rock and got onto the wall. When she felt ready, she climbed a bit higher. She looked up at her brother, who was already halfway up the wall. " I can do this, ” she told herself. “ I’m not scared. ” Each time Olivia got a little higher, she took a deep breath.

她小心翼翼地把脚放在岩石上，爬上了墙上。 当她觉得准备好了，她爬得更高一些。 她抬头看着已经爬到半壁的哥哥。 "我能做到这一点，”她告诉自己。“我不害怕。” 每次奥利维亚再高一点，她都深吸一口气。