人类从未涉足的神秘之地：英语精读讲义

We like to believe that as a species we've been everywhere and seen everything. 短語搭配

我们总喜欢相信，作为人类，我们已经踏遍了每一个角落，看尽了一切。

But this simply isn't so. 表達脈絡

但这根本不是事实。

There's a wild world out there that remains to be surveyed by us intrepid Homo sapiens. 語法

外面还有一个狂野的世界，等待着我们无畏的智人去探索。

There are areas in Brazil

在巴西，有一些地区

inhabited by native populations living in closed hunter-gatherer societies. 用詞

居住着生活在封闭狩猎采集社会中的原住民。

In Myanmar,

在缅甸，

vast jungles remain undiscovered.

广袤的丛林依然无人涉足。

The Mariana Trench,

马里亚纳海沟，

10,000 m deep in the Pacific Ocean,

位于太平洋深处10,000米，

has yet to be explored with any real depth. 語法

还未能进行任何真正深度的探索。

There are caves in Vietnam as high as office blocks. 語法

越南有像办公楼一样高的洞穴。

Anthropologists have yet to discover all forms of human life on this planet

人类学家尚未发现这个星球上所有形式的人类生活，

with hostile tribes forbidding access to their civilizations. 短語搭配

有些充满敌意的部落禁止外界接触他们的文明。

Ruins remain for archaeologists to find in ancient deserts.

古老的沙漠中还有废墟等待考古学家去发现。

And there are thousands of species still out there

并且仍有成千上万的物种

for zoologists to discover on land and in the ocean.

等待动物学家在陆地和海洋中去发现。

Today we'll take a look at some of the most interesting undiscovered places around the world 短語搭配

今天我们将带大家看看世界上一些最有趣、尚未被发现的地方，

in this episode of The Infographics Show,

尽在本期《信息图解秀》：

Places No Human Has Ever Visited.

人类从未涉足之地。

Number 8,

第8名，

Vale do Javari,

野猪谷（Vale do Javari），

Brazil.

巴西。

An estimated 3,000 native tribespeople

据估计有3,000名原住民部落成员

still exist in this dense isolated region.

仍然生活在这个与世隔绝的茂密地区。

Thick with jungle, 語法

丛林密布，

this is one of the most isolated regions not only in South America, 語法

这是不仅在南美洲，

but in the entire world.

乃至全世界最与世隔绝的地区之一。

32,990 square miles,

占地32,990平方英里，

or about the size of Austria, 短語搭配

大约相当于奥地利的大小，

and bordering Peru,

与秘鲁接壤，

the Vale do Javari is shrouded in mystery. 習語

野猪谷被神秘所笼罩。

Under the canopy,

在树冠之下，

sloths shift from tree to tree,

树懒在树木间穿梭，

careful to stay out of sight of the harpy eagle, 短語搭配

小心翼翼地躲避角雕的视线，

while anacondas patrol the understory.

而森蚺则在林下巡视。

This region promises adventure with every footstep,

这个地区每走一步都充满了冒险，

but don't go booking a flight there anytime soon 語氣意圖

但近期不要去预订飞往那里的航班，

as this region is completely closed off to outsiders. 短語動詞

因为这个地区对外人完全封闭。

Much of the jungle surrounding Vale do Javari is open,

野猪谷周围的大部分丛林是开放的，

and around half of the world's rainforest can be found

世界上大约一半的热带雨林，

inside the 2.5 million square miles of Amazonian rainforest.

都存在于这250万平方英里的亚马逊雨林中。

Much of this forest is still undiscovered.

这片森林的大部分仍未被探索。

There's a host of animals here 短語搭配

这里有大量的动物，

from tree frogs to anacondas and scarlet macaws,

从树蛙到森蚺和金刚鹦鹉，

and numerous sites beneath the canopy

树冠层下还有无数的地点，

that no human has ever visited.

人类从未涉足。

Number 7,

第7名，

the Northern Forest Complex in Myanmar.

缅甸北部森林综合保护区。

It is one of the largest contiguous forests in Southeast Asia,

这是东南亚最大的连续森林之一，

and ranges more than 12,000 mi.

绵延超过12,000英里。

At the crossroads of China and India, 習語

地处中国和印度的交汇处，

this area boasts great biodiversity. 用詞

该地区拥有极高的生物多样性。

The Hukawng Valley Reserve is believed to be home 語法

胡冈谷自然保护区被认为

to one of the region's largest tiger populations.

是该地区最大老虎种群之一的栖息地。

On the lower levels of the Himalayas,

在喜马拉雅山脉的低海拔地区，

there is plenty of forest home to red pandas,

有大片森林，这里是小熊猫、

gibbons, monkeys, deer,

长臂猿、猴子、鹿，

and the rare rufous-necked hornbill.

以及罕见的棕颈犀鸟的家园。

This area is rich in biodiversity.

这个地区生物多样性非常丰富。

Moving up the Himalayas into the beautifully scenic Kingdom of Bhutan

沿着喜马拉雅山脉向上进入风景秀丽的不丹王国，

is the world's tallest unclimbed mountains.

这里有世界上最高的未登峰。

While Nepal's Mount Everest grabs all the world's headlines, 習語

虽然尼泊尔的珠穆朗玛峰占据了全世界的头条，

there is a mountain on the same Himalayan range that has yet to be conquered.

但在同一条喜马拉雅山脉上，还有一座山峰尚未被征服。

We give you Gangkhar Punsum,

它就是冈嘎本孙峰，

the 40th highest mountain in the world,

世界第40高峰，

standing proudly in Bhutan,

骄傲地矗立在不丹，

where it measures nearly 25,000 ft tall

其高度接近25,000英尺，

and remains unconquered.

至今未被征服。

Four expeditions have attempted to climb the mountain,

曾有四支探险队试图攀登这座山，

but all have been called off due to bad weather. 短語動詞

但都因恶劣天气而被迫取消。

So far,

到目前为止，

no human has ever tackled the summit of Gangkhar Punsum.

还没有人登顶过冈嘎本孙峰。

Number 6,

第6名，

Vietnam's Son Doong Cave,

越南韩松洞，

located in the heart of the Phong Nha Kè National Park. 習語

位于峰牙-己榜国家公园的中心地带。

It is the world's largest cave,

它是世界上最大的洞穴，

measuring more than 5 mi long,

长达5英里以上，

high enough to house a skyscraper, 語法

高度足以容纳一栋摩天大楼，

and wide enough that at its highest point

宽度甚至在它的最高点

to fly a 747 through it.

能让一架747客机穿过。

Inside the cave is a jungle and river network.

洞穴内部有丛林和河流网络。

The British Cave Research Association expedition

英国洞穴研究协会探险队

set out to explore the cave in 2009, 短語動詞

于2009年出发探索该洞穴，

but they were blocked off by a 300-ft tall calcite wall. 短語動詞

但被一堵300英尺高的方解石墙挡住了去路。

For this reason,

因为这个原因，

much of the cave remains undiscovered by humans.

洞穴的大部分区域仍未被人类发现。

Less people have seen the inside of Hang Son Doong 語法

见过韩松洞内部的人，

than have stood on the summit of Mount Everest.

比站在珠穆朗玛峰顶峰的人还要少。

Number 5,

第5名，

the Tsingy de Bemaraha in Madagascar,

马达加斯加的贝马拉哈国家公园，

located on the western edge,

位于其西部边缘，

is widely known for its limestone formations.

以其石灰岩地貌而闻名。

Some 200 million years ago, 用詞

大约2亿年前，

the seabed rose, 語法

海底隆起，

creating a plateau.

形成了一个高原。

There are 600 square miles of wilderness

这里有600平方英里的荒野，

with a plethora of animal and plant species living there, 用詞

生活着大量的动植物物种，

many of which have yet to be discovered by man. 語法

其中许多尚未被人类发现。

Throw in waterfalls, 表達脈絡

再加上瀑布、

untouched forests,

未被破坏的森林，

and 11 different species of lemurs,

以及11种不同的狐猴，

and you have a virtual paradise unvisited by humans. 用詞

这就成了一个无人涉足的虚拟天堂。

Number 4,

第4名，

Northern Patagonia,

北巴塔哥尼亚，

Chile has a huge rainforest,

智利拥有巨大的雨林、

mountaintops,

山峰、

rivers, lakes,

河流、湖泊，

and a huge ice mass.

以及一块巨大的冰层。

The Northern Patagonian Ice Field.

北巴塔哥尼亚冰原。

Unlike some of the other wonders we've talked about, 表達脈絡

与我们谈论过的其他奇观不同，

this one is open to the adventurous traveler.

这个地方向具有冒险精神的旅行者开放。

In 1963,

在1963年，

Eric Shipton,

埃里克·西普顿，

accompanied by Miguel Gomez and Cedemir Marangunic,

在米格尔·戈麦斯和切多米尔·马兰古尼奇的陪同下，

crossed the giant ice cap

穿越了这片巨大的冰盖，

from the San Rafael Glacier into Argentina.

从圣拉斐尔冰川进入阿根廷。

In 1972,

在1972年，

an expedition led by Sir Crispin Agnew

由克里斯平·阿格纽爵士带领的探险队

spent 5 months carrying out scientific research 短語動詞

花了5个月的时间进行科学研究

on and around the ice cap.

在冰盖及其周边地区。

Much of the ice mass and surrounding area

大部分冰层及其周边地区

is unvisited by humans,

仍无人涉足，

who really aren't too hot on the cold. 習語

毕竟人们对寒冷并不太感冒。

Large parts of Greenland remain unexplored.

格陵兰岛的大部分地区仍未被探索。

The country is 8,000 square miles

该国面积为8,000平方英里，

with a population of 56,000,

人口为56,000，

making it both the largest island 語法

使其同时成为全球最大的岛屿

and the least densely populated country in the world.

也是人口密度最低的国家。

Due to freezing weather conditions, 短語搭配

由于天气极其严寒，

much of Greenland has yet to be discovered by humans.

格陵兰岛的大部分地区还有待人类去发现。

Likewise,

同样地，

much of the Arctic Circle and the South Pole

北极圈和南极的大部分地区

remain unexplored.

仍然未被探索。

Number 3,

第3名，

the Namib Desert is over 43 million years old.

纳米布沙漠已有超过4300万年的历史。

This coastal desert in Southern Africa

这片位于南部非洲的沿海沙漠

stretches for more than 1,200 mi 短語搭配

延伸超过1,200英里，

within territories on Namibia,

横跨纳米比亚、

South Africa, and Angola,

南非和安哥拉的领土，

and is one of the oldest and largest deserts in the world.

是世界上最古老、面积最大的沙漠之一。

A number of animals and plants have adapted 短語搭配

许多动植物已经适应了

to the vast unforgiving landscape,

这片广袤而无情的景象，

including desert elephants,

包括沙漠象、

mountain zebra,

山斑马、

Grant's golden mole,

格兰特金鼹、

Karoo bustard,

卡鲁鸨，

and a type of shrub,

以及一种灌木，

Welwitschia mirabilis,

百岁兰，

which only has two leaves

它只有两片叶子，

and can live for over 1,000 years.

却能存活超过1,000年。

Number 2,

第2名，

North Sentinel Island

北哨兵岛

is both one of the most fascinating and dangerous islands in the world.

是世界上最迷人同时也是最危险的岛屿之一。

The natives are totally hostile,

那里的原住民充满敌意，

rejecting any contact with the outside world. 短語搭配

拒绝与外界进行任何接触。

The island,

这个岛屿，

located in the Bay of Bengal,

位于孟加拉湾，

is totally untouched by modern society 用詞

完全未受现代社会的影响，

because the tribespeople attack anyone who tries to approach.

因为部落居民会攻击任何试图靠近的人。

Two fishermen in 2006

2006年有两名渔民

accidentally drifted too close to the island

不慎漂流得离岛太近，

and were slaughtered by members of the native tribe.

被当地原住民部落成员杀害。

While there are wonderful places on terra firma 用詞

虽然在陆地上还有许多美妙的地方

that we have yet to fully explore,

等待我们去全面探索，

perhaps the deepest mysteries are to be found offshore,

但也许最深邃的谜团存在于海上，

which brings us to number 1, 表達脈絡

这就来到了我们的第1名，

the Mariana Trench,

马里亚纳海沟，

the deepest part of the world's oceans.

世界海洋的最深处。

Located in the western Pacific Ocean,

位于西太平洋，

this crescent-shaped scar in the Earth's crust 習語

这道地壳上的新月形伤痕

is 1,600 mi long

长达1,600英里，

and 43 mi wide.

宽达43英里。

It reaches a maximum depth of 36,000 ft,

它最大深度达36,000英尺，

making it inaccessible to humans. 語法

人类根本无法进入。

In July 2015,

在2015年7月，

members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 文化背景

美国国家海洋和大气管理局、

Oregon State University,

俄勒冈州立大学

and the Coast Guard

和海岸警卫队的成员

submerged a hydrophone into the deepest part of the trench. 用詞

将一个水下听音器放入了海沟的最深处。

The titanium-shelled instrument

这个钛壳仪器

picked up natural and man-made sounds such as boats, 短語動詞

接收到了自然和人为的声音，如船只、

earthquakes,

地震、

a typhoon,

台风，

and whales.

以及鲸鱼声。

More submergences are planned

更多的下潜计划正在筹备中，

as scientists hope to find out more 短語動詞

因为科学家们希望能更多地了解

about this unexplored region of the world.

世界上这个未被探索的区域。

So,

那么，

that's our trip to the world's most unvisited places. 表達脈絡

这就是我们世界上最少人涉足之地的旅程。

Which is the most hostile untouched place you've ever been to?

你去过的最具敌意且未受破坏的地方是哪里？

Let us know in the comments.

在评论区告诉我们吧。

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另外，

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一定要看看我们的另一部视频，名为

Do These Things to Survive If You Get Stranded On An Island.

《如果被困孤岛，做好这些事才能生存》。

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感谢观看，

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