真的那條繩子
畫面本身，就是一場比賽。
noun · B1
A contest in which two teams take the two ends of a long rope and pull, each side trying to drag the other past a line in the middle.
拔河
核心畫面
One rope, two ends, and both sides pulling at the same time. The striking thing is not the pulling - it is that for a long while nothing moves. Neither side can go forward unless the other lets go, so the contest is decided by who holds on, not by who is faster. Hold that stuck, humming rope in mind and the rest of the word follows.
可以想成：一條繩子、兩個頭，兩邊同時用力。最有意思的不是「拉」，而是有好一陣子「什麼都沒動」。一邊不鬆手，另一邊就前…更多收起
可以想成：一條繩子、兩個頭，兩邊同時用力。最有意思的不是「拉」，而是有好一陣子「什麼都沒動」。一邊不鬆手，另一邊就前進不了，所以勝負看的是誰撐得久，不是誰快。把那條繃得緊緊、卡在中間的繩子記住，這個字後面的用法就都通了。Two branches
看不見的那條繩子
繩子還在，只是兩頭換成了人或單位，中間卡著的東西換成了預算、球員或一台電腦。
noun · B2
A long struggle in which two people or groups each pull hard to get or keep the same thing, so neither side gets it and neither side lets go.
拉鋸戰；角力