胡迪尼是怎么死的（慢动作）- Smarter Every Day 108：英语精读讲义

Hey, it's me Destin.

嘿，我是Destin。

Welcome back to Smarter Every Day.

欢迎回到《Smarter Every Day》。

So, did you realize that Harry Houdini was the first person to fly an airplane in Australia? 語法

你知不知道哈利·胡迪尼是第一个在澳大利亚驾驶飞机的人？

I didn't either. 語法

我以前也不知道。

That's crazy.

太疯狂了。

In fact, this guy's whole life was interesting

事实上，这家伙的一生都很有趣，

because he lived it out daily cheating death in front of thousands of people. 習語

因为他每天都在成千上万的人面前上演死里逃生。

Now, this eventually caught up

然而，这种生活最终让他付出了代价

What's in your ear?

你耳朵里是什么？

Oh, it's a rock in your ear.

哦，你耳朵里有块石头。

Magic.

魔术。

So, this is convenient because Harry Houdini was Jewish,

这倒挺应景，因为哈利·胡迪尼是犹太人，

and it's a Jewish custom

而犹太人有个习俗，

if you're going to honor the dead to go and lay a rock on top of their tombstone. 文化背景

就是在缅怀死者时，会在他们的墓碑上放一块石头。

Why don't we do that? 語氣意圖

我们何不也这样做呢？

Let's go to Queens, New York,

我们去纽约皇后区，

where he has a really cool tombstone,

他在那里有一座很酷的墓碑，

and we'll lay this rock there,

我们把这块石头放在那里，

and I'll explain to you how Harry Houdini died.

然后我来跟你们解释哈利·胡迪尼是怎么死的。

Houdini was a genius.

胡迪尼是个天才。

He became famous by putting himself in seemingly impossible situations,

他因把自己置于看似不可能的绝境而闻名，

and then he would miraculously appear as though he had just cheated death. 語法

然后他会奇迹般地现身，仿佛刚刚死里逃生。

So, what put him in the ground here in New York? 習語

那么，是什么让他长眠于纽约此地呢？

Since many people had a fear of drowning,

因为许多人都怕溺水，

Houdini often did tricks that involved being chained up underwater. 短語動詞

胡迪尼经常表演在水下被铁链锁住的魔术。

His most famous trick was called the Chinese Water Torture Trick.

他最著名的魔术叫“中国水牢逃脱术”。

For some reason,

出于某种原因，

I thought that he had drowned when this trick went horribly wrong, 短語搭配

我原以为他是因为这个魔术发生严重意外而淹死的，

but in actuality, 表達脈絡

但实际上，

it was only a punch to the gut that did him in. 短語動詞

要了他命的仅仅是一记打在肚子上的重拳。

Houdini was famous for being able to take a punch, 短語搭配

胡迪尼以抗击打能力强而闻名，

but on October 22nd, 1926,

但在1926年10月22日，

while he was laying on a couch backstage in Montreal,

当他躺在蒙特利尔后台的沙发上时，

a man punched him several times before he had a chance to brace himself. 短語搭配

一名男子在他还没来得及防备时，猛击了他好几下。

According to his death certificate, 表達脈絡

根据他的死亡证明，

he died on Halloween from something called peritonitis. 用詞

他死于万圣节，死因是一种叫做腹膜炎的疾病。

So, how could a punch in the stomach lead to Houdini's death when he had done it before?

那么，既然他以前也挨过打，为什么这次腹部中拳却导致了胡迪尼的死亡呢？

Okay, we're back in Alabama to figure this out.

好了，我们回到阿拉巴马来弄清这个问题。

We have come to the hospital.

我们来到了医院。

We're going to meet a surgeon that I've known for a long time. 語法

我们要去见一位我认识很久的外科医生。

He's known for his steady hand and his good bedside manner. 用詞

他以手稳和良好的医患沟通能力而闻名。

Let's go meet Dr. Gilbert.

我们去见见Gilbert医生吧。

Long time no see. 短語搭配

好久不见。

How you been? 語法

最近怎么样？

Long time.

好久不见。

You look good, man.

你看上去不错啊，老兄。

Oh, thank you.

哦，谢谢。

put a little weight, huh?

长胖了点吧？

Oh, thanks.

哦，谢谢了。

I appreciate that.

我谢谢你啊。

She's fattened you up a little bit. 短語動詞

她把你养胖了点。

That's good.

挺好的。

Okay, so clearly I've known Dr. Gilbert for a long time.

好了，显然我认识Gilbert医生很久了。

He let me in his O.R.

他让我进了他的手术室。

So, uh I've asked you to tell me about Houdini's death,

所以，呃，我请你讲讲胡迪尼的死因，

and we know it's,

我们知道是，

how do you say it, Peritonitis.

那个词怎么念来着，腹膜炎。

Peritonitis.

腹膜炎。

Okay. Peritonitis.

好的。腹膜炎。

So, let's say he got punched in the guts, 表達脈絡

那么，假设他肚子挨了拳，

Houdini's laying on this table right now.

现在胡迪尼躺在这张手术台上。

And, uh what do you do?

然后，呃，你会怎么做？

Well, Houdini, once he gets to this table,

一旦胡迪尼上了这张手术台，

he's already consented to surgery. 短語搭配

就说明他已经同意做手术了。

Oh.

哦。

The first thing you have to do is get him to

你需要做的第一件事就是让他去

We have to examine him. say you do have peritonitis.

我们得给他检查一下。确认是否真的有腹膜炎。

You have an irritation of your abdominal lining.

你的腹膜发炎了。

Okay.

好的。

And you clearly have a surgical problem.

而且你显然需要做手术。

It could have been appendicitis,

可能是阑尾炎，

but appendicitis typically doesn't happen because of trauma.

但阑尾炎通常不会因外伤引起。

It would have been a serendipitous occasion after the trauma.

在外伤之后发生阑尾炎只能说是碰巧。

What he might very well have had is a rupture of his intestine. 語法

他极有可能是肠道破裂。

So, when you take a punch in your gut,

所以，当你的肚子挨了一拳时，

what's happening there?

那里发生了什么？

I know muscles have something to do with it.

我知道这跟肌肉有关。

If you're prepared.

如果你有防备的话。

You're going to tense up your muscles, 短語動詞

你会绷紧你的肌肉，

and they are absorbing almost all of the energy of the punch, 短語搭配

它们会吸收拳头几乎所有的能量，

and your internal organs are seeing much less of that energy.

而你的内脏受到的冲击就会少得多。

So, it's like distributing that load around your abdomen.

这就好比把那股力量分散到了腹部周围。

That's right.

没错。

Now, if he's caught off guard by somebody who really knows how to throw a punch 講解

但是，如果他被一个真正懂得如何出拳的人打了个措手不及，

and really prepare

并且对方做足了准备，

for he could be hurt.

那么他可能会受重伤。

I've punched a guy in the stomach,

我曾在一个家伙肚子上打过一拳，

and I recorded it on high speed.

并且我用高速摄像机拍了下来。

I was trying to figure out how to transition to it,

我刚才在想怎么把话题过渡到这儿，

but you kind of alluded to the fact that I don't know how to throw a punch. 短語搭配

不过你刚才似乎在暗示我不知道怎么出拳。

Well, no.

嗯，没有。

I wasn't saying that. 語氣意圖

我不是那个意思。

Okay, this is Mike from SixPackShortcuts

好了，这是来自SixPackShortcuts的Mike。

He's about to hit my stomach, right? 語法

他准备要打我的肚子，对吧？

I got to hit your stomach.

我得打你的肚子。

All right.

好吧。

So, so Mike,

所以，Mike，

he's that like sexy guy you always see in the sidebar

他就是你常在网页侧边栏看到的那个性感型男，

that really irritates people like me cuz I don't look like that.

这真的很气像我这种没他那身材的人。

Stop it.

别闹了。

All right.

好吧。

You think we got it?

你觉得我们拍到了吗？

You good?

你没事吧？

I'm great.

我好极了。

You can take that?

你撑得住吗？

Yes.

没问题。

Okay.

好。

All right.

好的。

Let's see.

让我们看看。

Now, watch Mike's muscles absorb this punch at 3200 frames per second.

现在，以每秒3200帧的速度看看Mike的肌肉是如何吸收这一拳的。

He just socked me in the stomach, 用詞

他刚刚猛击了我的肚子，

and we just watched in slow-mo, 用詞

我们刚刚看了慢动作，

and it was awesome.

太酷了。

And now we're about to watch your boobs bounce, right?

现在我们准备要看你的胸部晃动了，对吧？

Yes.

是的。

Moobies are about to bounce in high speed.

男人的胸部要在高速镜头下晃动了。

All right.

好的。

Okay, before you go watch Mike's boobs bounce,

好了，在你们去看Mike的胸部晃动之前，

which is something I hope I never say again,

希望我以后再也不用说这句话了，

and before you see Dr. Gilbert teach me how to throw a punch,

以及在你们看Gilbert医生教我如何出拳之前，

I figured I'd mention this book,

我想提一下这本书，

which was instrumental in making this video. 用詞

制作这期视频多亏了它。

Go to audible.com/smarter,

去 audible.com/smarter，

and you can download The Secret Life of Houdini.

你可以下载《The Secret Life of Houdini》。

It's a pretty cool book,

这是一本很酷的书，

and it's one of the more expensive audiobooks. 語法

也是比较贵的有声读物之一。

So, you can use your free trial at audible.com to download this thing.

所以，你可以使用audible.com的免费试用来下载它。

It's probably worth it. 短語搭配

绝对物超所值。

Anyway, it taught me about how Houdini's personality played a factor into his death 語法

不管怎样，这本书告诉我胡迪尼的性格也是导致他死亡的一个因素，

because initially he refused surgery.

因为起初他拒绝做手术。

His personality had to be a very strong personality,

他的性格一定非常强势，

and a man that obviously takes risks.

而且显然是个喜欢冒险的人。

He actually refused treatment,

他其实拒绝了治疗，

and that was part of the problem, right?

这也是问题的一部分，对吧？

That was the problem.

这就是问题所在。

But he needed it framed in the proper way. 用詞

但他需要别人用合适的方式来劝说。

So, you're saying that the bedside manner

所以你的意思是，医患沟通方式，

how a patient and a doctor interact is very important.

病人与医生如何互动，非常重要。

That's what you're trying to tell me.

这就是你想告诉我的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

没错。

And depending on the personality of the physician

并且取决于医生的性格，

with a very strong patient such as Houdini,

面对像胡迪尼这样非常强势的病人，

I could see that it may have been very difficult for the physician to have made his point. 短語搭配

我可以想象医生要说服他可能非常困难。

That's pretty crazy, isn't it?

这太疯狂了，不是吗？

Anyway, check out this book,

总之，去看看这本书，

The Secret Life of Houdini,

《The Secret Life of Houdini》，

at audible.com/smarter.

在 audible.com/smarter。

Listening to audiobooks is probably something you should be doing anyway.

不管怎样，听有声读物可能是你本来就该做的事。

You might as well help Smarter Every Day out 講解

你大可顺便支持一下《Smarter Every Day》，

by downloading one at audible.com/smarter.

只需在 audible.com/smarter 下载一本即可。

Anyway, back to your uh the weird thing you want to watch.

总之，回到你的，呃，你想看的奇怪画面吧。

Okay, I must admit this is the first time I've ever focused on a man's nipple. 講解

好吧，我必须承认，这是我第一次把注意力集中在一个男人的乳头上。

Uh

呃

This is messed up. 用詞

这太不对劲了。

Put your shirt on now.

马上把你的衣服穿上。

This is Master Burwell.

这位是Burwell大师。

He is our taekwondo master.

他是我们的跆拳道大师。

Yes, sir.

是的，先生。

That's fancy.

太帅了。

Tell me what you think.

告诉我你的想法。

No hit reaction.

没有击打反应。

Your wrist caved.

你的手腕弯了。

Earlier when you did it

刚才你打的时候

you did this.

你是这样做的。

Okay.

好的。

You collapsed cuz you didn't lock your wrist. 用詞

你手腕塌了，因为你没锁住手腕。

Wrist maintained straight.

手腕要保持笔直。

So, your wrist didn't fold.

所以，你的手腕没有弯。

Not at all.

一点都没有。

So, there you have it. 表達脈絡

所以，就是这样。

Houdini was killed by a punch

胡迪尼死于一拳，

and possibly just a little bit of his own ego. 表達脈絡

也许，还因为他自己的一点傲慢。