Robert, dressed in a red rain jacket, tights and climbing shoes, shimmied up ropes hung down the sides of the 101-story, 1,667-foot office tower, reaching the top in around four hours.

罗伯特穿着红色防雨外套、紧身衣裤和攀登鞋，借助办公大楼侧面垂下来的绳索爬上了1667英尺高、101层的大楼，历时约四小时。

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First they use 30-foot yellow ropes to mark off two 30-foot rows of corn.

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The ninth round was a scrappier affair but Burns finished it in trouble after finding himself on the ropes and struggling to get back on the front foot.

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