万花筒 2008-05-27&-05-28 荒原求生

Mechanical failure can strike anywhere. And if you got stuck in the bush you can’t always rely on technology to bail¹ you out.

“Do you copy? Ah, nothing doing, so we're stuck in the bush. Shall I stay or shall I go and look for civilization wherever that may be. Rule one: you must stay with your vehicle.”

 

Phil is a professional. He’s brought water with him. But if you don’t have water, it’s essential you know what to do.

 

“I've heard stories of people drinking from their radiators². These engine coolants contain chemicals that will stop metal corrosion³. But if you drink that, they will corrode⁴ you. If I was in an enclosed 4x4, and it was night time, I would get into the vehicle, close the door, wind up the windows and then hopefully by the morning I would have enough condensation⁵ built up for me to drink. Unfortunately, I’m in an opened vehicle, the mid-day sun is out, it’s like a micro-wave oven in here, and I’m starting to dehydrate⁶. But don’t panic, you probably won't die out here without water for two days.”

 

Your 4x4 may be going nowhere, but parts of it can still be very useful. Not very environmentally friendly, and you’d better make sure you don’t set fire to your vehicle or the dries of any scrub. But we are tracking survival a smoking tire can be seen miles away. The number one rule for travelers who are not familiar with the Savannah is stay with your vehicle. But what if you are certain that no one will be coming to find you, if you don’t wanna die, you have to find something to drink.

 

Phil is going to show us where to find water in this arid⁷ land, and he’ll show you he can survive with almost nothing. He’s leaving his GPS and rifle behind.

 

“People have lived in this kind of area for thousands of years without these things, and today we are gonna show you how to do the same.” Setting off alone in the Savannah could be a death sentence for anyone without Phil's expertise⁸ as a tracker.

 

1 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

2 radiators   

n.（暖气设备的）散热器( radiator的名词复数 )；汽车引擎的冷却器，散热器

参考例句：

• You can preset the radiators to come on when you need them to. 你可以预先调好暖气，使它在你需要的时候启动。
• Stars are radiators of vast power. 恒星是强大的发光体。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 corrosion   

n.腐蚀，侵蚀；渐渐毁坏，渐衰

参考例句：

• Corrosion is not covered by the warranty.腐蚀不在保修范围之内。
• Zinc is used to protect other metals from corrosion.锌被用来保护其他金属不受腐蚀。

4 corrode   

v.使腐蚀，侵蚀，破害；v.腐蚀，被侵蚀

参考例句：

• The tools will corrode with rust if never used.这些工具如长期不用会长铁锈而损坏。
• It will pollute people's aesthetic taste and corrode social spirit.它污染人们的审美趣味，腐蚀社会精神。

5 condensation   

n.压缩，浓缩；凝结的水珠

参考例句：

• A cloud is a condensation of water vapour in the atmosphere.云是由大气中的水蒸气凝结成的。
• He used his sleeve to wipe the condensation off the glass.他用袖子擦掉玻璃上凝结的水珠。

6 dehydrate   

vt.使脱水

参考例句：

• People can very quickly dehydrate in the desert.人在沙漠里很快就会脱水。
• Without these structures, many warm-blooded animals would quickly dehydrate,especially in dry climates.没有这样的结构，许多温血动物将很快脱水，特别是在干燥的气候条件下。

7 arid   

adj.干旱的；(土地)贫瘠的

参考例句：

• These trees will shield off arid winds and protect the fields.这些树能挡住旱风,保护农田。
• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。

8 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。