英语听力：探索发现 2012-05-02 荒野求生:冰岛—9

 And this is a kind of pretty nasty area where I’ve got a boiling pool on both sides. Temperatures here are about forty degrees Fahrenheit¹. So it is warm enough for edible² grasses, moss³ and lichen⁴. Since Viking times, sheep have roamed free, grazing here. And some of these grasses, like this reindeer⁵ moss, you could eat too. I can tell it’s reindeer moss. Look, it’s kind of white. They look a little bit like little branches. Actually, they look quite like reindeer antlers as well. But you can actually eat this. It’s not gonna give me much nutritional⁶ value, but what it will do is fill up my stomach and stop me feeling so hungry. And this is what a Viking used to use it for. 

 

Survival is all about making the most of opportunities. Most Icelandic sheep are taken inside in the wintertime. But there are always a few that don’t get rounded up. A local farmer has left me a dead sheep, so I could show you what to do. 

 

He’s hasn’t been dead that long. His eyeballs are still there, which means he’s probably only a few days since he’s died. You see, all of this is really, really nice meat. And now I’ve got this bit off. I can just begin to cut the meat away from the skin. And I’m gonna cut a nice strip of this fat as well. Fat should be stored whenever possible. The oils can be used in many survival situations, like emergency food or fire. Icelanders eat almost every part of a sheep, you know, everything from testicles, heart, liver, even the eyeballs. 

 

Actually, I want to take this out. Sheep eyeballs are extremely nutritious⁷. They are high in protein and rich in Vitamin A and D. Usually, they are the first thing to rot. But in this cold weather, these are still good. The eyeball, give him a dunk in the geothermal, cook the meat in there as well because it’s boiling. And then all of this is gonna be good enough to eat.

1 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。

2 edible   

n.食品，食物；adj.可食用的

参考例句：

• Edible wild herbs kept us from dying of starvation.我们靠着野菜才没被饿死。
• This kind of mushroom is edible,but that kind is not.这种蘑菇吃得，那种吃不得。

3 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

4 lichen   

n.地衣, 青苔

参考例句：

• The stone stairway was covered with lichen.那石级长满了地衣。
• There is carpet-like lichen all over the moist corner of the wall.潮湿的墙角上布满了地毯般的绿色苔藓。

5 reindeer   

n.驯鹿

参考例句：

• The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.那群驯鹿被一只狼群寻踪追赶上来。
• The life of the Reindeer men was a frontier life.驯鹿时代人的生活是一种边区生活。

6 nutritional   

adj.营养的，滋养的

参考例句：

• A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
• The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。

7 nutritious   

adj.有营养的，营养价值高的

参考例句：

• Fresh vegetables are very nutritious.新鲜蔬菜富于营养。
• Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。