An Athlete Prepares to Walk High Above Seoul on a Thin Line

Jaan Roose is a 34-year-old athlete from Estonia. On Thursday, he plans to walk across a thin line suspended high above Seoul, South Korea. The line is 120 meters above the ground and stretches 160 meters between two tall buildings.

suspended high above= 高懸或懸掛於……之上

Roose practices slacklining. In this sport, an athlete walks on a narrow, flexible ribbon stretched between two points. Roose has completed many famous walks around the world. For example, in 2024, he walked 3.6 kilometers on a line over the sea between mainland Italy and Sicily.

stretched between= 拉緊伸展於兩點之間

A trip to South Korea in 2022 inspired his new walk. During that visit, he learned about jultagi, which is traditional Korean tightrope walking. That experience gave him the idea to perform in Seoul.

gave him the idea to= 給予某人做某事的靈感或想法

Roose plans to walk across the line two times on Thursday if the weather is good. Strong winds can make the walk dangerous. Organizers will postpone the event if average wind speeds reach 10 meters per second.

if average wind speeds reach= 若平均風速達到某數值的條件句

學習筆記

文法整理

句型	意思
suspended high above	高懸或懸掛於……之上
stretched between	拉緊伸展於兩點之間
gave him the idea to	給予某人做某事的靈感或想法
if average wind speeds reach	若平均風速達到某數值的條件句

詞彙整理

單字	意思
suspended	懸吊在空中、沒有固定接觸地面的；（物體）由支撐力或浮力托住而不下沉或落下的
flexible	可以依照情況加以改變或調整的；不固定的
postpone	將原定的活動、計畫或事情延後到較晚的時間進行。

延伸學習

•走繩（Slacklining）與傳統走鋼索（Tightrope walking）不同，使用具有彈性與伸縮性的扁平織帶，會隨著運動員的重量彈跳與晃動。
•韓國傳統走繩「Jultagi」已被列入聯合國教科文組織無形文化遺產，結合了特技、音樂與幽默的對白互動。