《荒野求生》之跟着贝尔去冒险第90期:沙漠生存指南

 Desert-survival guides dictate¹ that the best way to avoid heat and dehydration² is to travel by night. 沙漠生存指南中写道 避免高温炽热和脱水的最好办法 就是在夜间行进

But this rough terrain³ is scarred by deep, unpredictable chasms⁴. 但是夜间行走在这种崎岖不平的地面上 极易跌下不可预知的深谷而受伤

It's not a risk I'm willing to take.I'm gonna find somewhere to make camp. 我可不愿意冒这个险 我要找个地方扎营

Look, there's a whole cave up here.Check this out.This sort of place is gonna be perfect. 看  这有一个山洞 进来检查下 在这种地方扎营再合适不过了

Still a few bones around,but by the look of these yeah, these are brittle⁵ and way old. 周围还残留着一些动物骸骨 但是仔细观察之后 你会发现  这些骸骨相当脆  估计有些日子了

This hasn't been used for a long time.The only place I'm vulnerable from is the front. 这个山洞已经很久没有动物来过了 在这里唯一有可能受到攻击的方向 就是前面

Actually might be worth trying to build some sort of defense⁶ here. 事实上我们可能需要 在这布置一点屏障才行

This part of Texas is home to a large and very active cougar⁷ population, 德州这一带是生猛的巨型美洲狮的老家

known locally as mountain lion not a predator⁸ you'd want to bump into at nighttime. 在当地也被称为山狮 你可不想在夜里碰到这些家伙

Now, this stuff is gonna act as a kick-ass barricade⁹. 这种东西可以用来作为犀利的屏障

it's called devil's walking stick.See the spines¹⁰ along that? 它的外号叫恶魔的手杖 看见这上面的刺了吗

It's gonna go straight through your fingers,but if you look down at the bottom of it, 它能直接划破你的手指 但是如果你看一下它的底部

there are no spines down here,which means I can make my defense out of loads of these. 这里却没有刺 所以我就可以用这种植物来当我的屏障

I'm gonna collect a few of these to place across the cave entrance. 我要收集一些这种植物   把它们放在山洞的入口处

Okay, that will do for this bit.Now, if I make a fire in this corner,that's gonna protect me here, as well. 好了  这样应该就没问题了 如果我现在在这个角落生个火 火堆也能保护我

 

1 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

2 dehydration   

n.脱水，干燥

参考例句：

• He died from severe dehydration.他死于严重脱水。
• The eyes are often retracted from dehydration.眼睛常因脱水而凹陷。

3 terrain   

n.地面，地形，地图

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。

4 chasms   

裂缝( chasm的名词复数 )； 裂口； 分歧； 差别

参考例句：

• She found great chasms in her mathematics and physics. 她觉得她的数学课和物理课的知识还很欠缺。
• The sectarian chasms remain deep, the wounds of strife raw. 各派别的分歧巨大，旧恨新仇交织。

5 brittle   

adj.易碎的；脆弱的；冷淡的；(声音)尖利的

参考例句：

• The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice.池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。
• She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。

6 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

7 cougar   

n.美洲狮；美洲豹

参考例句：

• I saw a cougar slinking toward its prey.我看到一只美洲狮正在潜随猎物。
• I have never seen a cougar.我从未见过美洲豹。

8 predator   

n.捕食其它动物的动物；捕食者

参考例句：

• The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
• Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。

9 barricade   

n.路障，栅栏，障碍；vt.设路障挡住

参考例句：

• The soldiers make a barricade across the road.士兵在路上设路障。
• It is difficult to break through a steel barricade.冲破钢铁障碍很难。

10 spines   

n.脊柱( spine的名词复数 )；脊椎；（动植物的）刺；书脊

参考例句：

• Porcupines use their spines to protect themselves. 豪猪用身上的刺毛来自卫。
• The cactus has spines. 仙人掌有刺。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》