万花筒 2008-05-23&-05-24 丛林求生（二）

In the jungle, in a rainy season, you’re gonna get wet. You don’t stop and dry yourself off, you could end up with some weather injuries. Like immersion¹ foot, also known as trench² foot or jungle rots.

 

If your feet are constantly soaked, then you could be in big trouble. Your skin will tear and let in some ugly fungal and bacteria infections. If you’ve been walking for a while, your body will have trouble pumping blood to them with anti-bodies that could fight infections. In short, they’ll start rotting away.

 

Now right now, my boots are wet, and I’ve been walking a while. But my feet are just fine. I was taught a trick by the Vietnam vets³, stop a few times a day, and air out your feet, and ditch your socks.

 

This will keep your feet as dry as possible, and could save you from trench foot. But even in the jungle, there are ways to stay healthy.

 

Walking through the jungle can be a lot like taking a trip down to the farms if you know what you are looking for.

 

In the jungle rich in plant life, Mike’s memorized distinguishing features on every useful plant, he has ever been shown to help him recognized them again. This is besmear angostura known to the locals as pitcherina. But Mike recognizes it by the thick red veins⁴ in its leaves.

 

This tree right here I like to call the iodine⁵ tree. And it’s pretty easy to use, you simply pull off one of the leaves and just put iodine right there, on all your little scratches. And it will help fight infection and it’s a good way to help take care of yourself when you are on the bush.

 

This is vigas antihomantica, the ohia tree. Used by the locals for treating sicknesses like fever, and diarrhea.

 

The way they do it, is they pull it up by the root and then they scrape off the root into some water and just let it set for a minute and they just drink it straight, you don’t even have to boil it. So it is real handy for a survivor⁶ who doesn’t have much.

 

And this one is Croupade guy anansis. But the locals just call it the cannon⁷ ball tree. They use its flesh to keep bugs⁸ away.

 

I see why. That’s an insect repellence, stinks⁹. Basically, most of that thing that can kill you, are the diseases that you can get from the mosquito. So if you can prevent mosquito bites in the first place, you get half about one.

 

Even with no tools or weapons, Mike knows how to find much needed protein to add to his fruit diet and keep starvation at bay. The secret is the root of a plant, the locals call arbasco. 

 

Now, just been out in the woods gathering¹⁰ some roots then you use them as a technique for fishing without a hook or net. You smash these off, you put them on a stick, you stir a part of the stream, and there is a toxin¹¹ in the root that will make the fish broke to the top, stab them with a little spear, bring them home.

 
 

1 immersion   

n.沉浸；专心

参考例句：

• The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn't encourage total immersion.浴缸底有污垢，不宜全身浸泡于其中。
• The wood had become swollen from prolonged immersion.因长时间浸泡，木头发胀了。

2 trench   

n./v.(挖)沟，(挖)战壕

参考例句：

• The soldiers recaptured their trench.兵士夺回了战壕。
• The troops received orders to trench the outpost.部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫。

3 vets   

abbr.veterans （复数）老手，退伍军人；veterinaries （复数）兽医n.兽医( vet的名词复数 )；老兵；退伍军人；兽医诊所v.审查（某人过去的记录、资格等）( vet的第三人称单数 )；调查；检查；诊疗

参考例句：

• I helped train many young vets and veterinary nurses too. 我还帮助培训了许多年青的兽医和护士。 来自互联网
• In fact, we've expanded mental health counseling and services for our vets. 实际上，我们已经扩大了退伍军人的心理健康咨询和服务。 来自互联网

4 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 iodine   

n.碘，碘酒

参考例句：

• The doctor painted iodine on the cut.医生在伤口上涂点碘酒。
• Iodine tends to localize in the thyroid.碘容易集于甲状腺。

6 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

7 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

8 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 stinks   

v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 )；发臭味；名声臭；糟透

参考例句：

• The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

10 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

11 toxin   

n.毒素，毒质

参考例句：

• Experts have linked this condition to a build-up of toxins in the body.专家已把这一病症与体内毒素的积累联系起来。
• Tests showed increased levels of toxin in shellfish.检验表明水生有壳动物的毒素水平提高了。