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by Jonathan Aaron

Blondin made a fortune walking back and forth¹

over Niagara Falls on a tightrope—blindfolded，

or inside a sack， or pushing a wheelbarrow， or perched on stilts²，

or lugging³ a man on his back. Once， halfway⁴ across，

he sat down to cook and eat an omelette.

Houdini， dumped into Lake Michigan chained

and locked in a weighted trunk， swam back to the boat

a few moments later. He could swallow more than a hundred needles

and some thread， then pull from between his lips

I can close my eyes and see your house

explode in a brilliant flash， silently，

with a complete absence of vibration⁷. And when I open them again，

my heart in my mouth， everything is standing⁸

just as before， but not as if nothing had happened.

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1 forth
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。 He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 stilts
n.（支撑建筑物高出地面或水面的）桩子，支柱( stilt的名词复数 )；高跷
参考例句：
a circus performer on stilts 马戏团里踩高跷的演员 The bamboo huts here are all built on stilts. 这里的竹楼都是架空的。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 lugging
超载运转能力
参考例句：
I would smile when I saw him lugging his golf bags into the office. 看到他把高尔夫球袋拖进办公室，我就笑一笑。来自辞典例句 As a general guide, S＄1 should be adequate for baggage-lugging service. 一般的准则是，如有人帮你搬运行李，给一新元就够了。来自互联网

4 halfway
adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途
参考例句：
We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。 In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

5 dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )；摆动不定；用某事物诱惑…；吊胃口
参考例句：
The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。 The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

6 intervals
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 )；间隔时间；[数学]区间；（戏剧、电影或音乐会的）幕间休息
参考例句：
The forecast said there would be sunny intervals and showers. 预报间晴，有阵雨。 Meetings take place at fortnightly intervals. 每两周开一次会。

7 vibration
n.颤动，振动；摆动
参考例句：
There is so much vibration on a ship that one cannot write.船上的震动大得使人无法书写。 The vibration of the window woke me up.窗子的震动把我惊醒了。

8 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。