英文短篇故事（纽约）443 Floating in the Ocean

 　　They got on the plane. He said, "Don't be so nervous. Air travel is 200 times safer than car travel." She said, "I don’t care if it is 200 times. It only takes one time. Besides, we're flying over the Pacific. I can't swim." He said, "Swim? Ha! One, if we crash into the ocean, the crash will probably kill you. Two, even if you could swim, sharks can swim faster. Three, this plane has plenty of life vests. If you're lucky enough to survive a crash with your life vest on, you can just relax. You'll float like a beach ball." She said, "OK. Then what?" He said, "Then what? What do you think? You're in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Nobody's going to find you and rescue you. You'll probably die a slow death from thirst or exposure¹. If you're lucky, you'll get eaten immediately by sharks."

1 exposure   

n.暴露，面临；揭露，揭发；曝光

参考例句：

• After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.他在阳光下只晒了一会儿，皮肤就开始变红了。
• I threatened them with public exposure.我扬言要公开揭发他们。