英语听力：探索发现 2012-03-09 荒野求生 澳洲金伯利—4

 Temperatures in the outback of Australia have been known to reach up to 57 degrees Celsius¹. That’s over 130 degrees Fahrenheit². It’s unbearably³ hot. And the search-and-rescue guys say if someone is dropped into the middle of that, with nothing, no water, within three hours, they’d be dead. And the most important part of you to keep cool is your head. 

 

You have to reduce the risk of overheating. You could use your T-shirt, but then the sun would sear your body. So if you are a guy, all you’ve got left are your boxer⁴ shorts. Hat on, some sort of protection. I’m ready to go. Your head is the most vulnerable part of your body and your hat will keep you cooler. But the big problem will be water. You might need to resort to extreme measures to survive. The only thing I can do is to drink my own pee.

 

I’m in the Kimberley in north Australia. I’m showing how to survive in this hostile wilderness⁵. You’ll need water, but if there isn’t any, you can drink your own pee. And this is something I’ve never done before and I’m expecting it to be pretty horrible. But I need to keep those fluids going in. It may seem disgusting, but your own urine is safe to drink. 

 

And if I just peed on the ground, that’s all those fluids wasted. 

 

God. There’s no getting away from it. That really is pretty horrible. It’s like warm and it’s salty and not my favourite.

 

1 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

2 Fahrenheit   

n./adj.华氏温度；华氏温度计(的)

参考例句：

• He was asked for the boiling point of water in Fahrenheit.他被问到水的沸点是华氏多少度。
• The thermometer reads 80 degrees Fahrenheit.寒暑表指出华氏80度。

3 unbearably   

adv.不能忍受地，无法容忍地；慌

参考例句：

• It was unbearably hot in the car. 汽车里热得难以忍受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She found it unbearably painful to speak. 她发现开口说话痛苦得令人难以承受。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 boxer   

n.制箱者，拳击手

参考例句：

• The boxer gave his opponent a punch on the nose.这个拳击手朝他对手的鼻子上猛击一拳。
• He moved lightly on his toes like a boxer.他像拳击手一样踮着脚轻盈移动。

5 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。