人类被活吞的恐怖方式：英语精读讲义

There are literally hundreds of ways your life can come to an end. 短語搭配

生命走到尽头的方式有成百上千种。

Disease, accident, natural causes,

疾病、意外、自然原因，

or maybe dying in your sleep, to mention a few. 短語搭配

或者也许是在睡梦中死去，仅举几例。

Most of us try to avoid thinking about it,

我们大多数人尽量避免去想它，

but if we do,

但如果真的去想，

the one thing we would probably agree on

我们唯一可能会同意的一点

is that however we meet our death, 語法

就是无论我们如何面对死亡，

hopefully it's a painless one.

希望那是没有痛苦的。

But not all deaths are painless,

但并非所有的死亡都是无痛的，

and today we're going to explore one of the worst ways

今天我们将探索一种最糟糕的

to exit the land of the living. 習語

告别人世的方式。

Welcome to this episode of the Infographics Show,

欢迎收看本期《Infographics Show》，

people who have been eaten alive. 語法

被活活吃掉的人。

When you research this subject online,

当你在网上搜索这个主题时，

there is one story that comes up in Google searches 短語動詞

在谷歌搜索中会弹出一个故事

on a number of articles,

出现在许多文章里，

and that's the case of Wa Tiba,

那就是 Wa Tiba 的案件，

a 54-year-old Indonesian woman

一位54岁的印尼妇女

who was killed and swallowed whole 短語搭配

被杀害并被整个吞下

by a 23-foot long python

被一条23英尺长的巨蟒

in June of this year.

在今年六月。

What exactly happened to this unfortunate lady?

这位不幸的女士到底遭遇了什么？

Wa Tiba went missing while checking on her vegetable garden

Wa Tiba 在去照看她的菜园时失踪了，

on Muna Island in the Sulawesi province of Indonesia.

地点在印尼苏拉威西省的穆纳岛。

It's hard to know for sure how she spent her final moments, 短語搭配

很难确切知道她度过最后时刻的情景，

but locals searched high and low 習語

但当地人到处寻找，

until eventually they came across her sandals and machete. 短語動詞

直到最终发现了她的凉鞋和砍刀。

It was then they spotted a giant python 表達脈絡

就在那时，他们发现了一条巨大的蟒蛇

with a bloated belly lying nearby.

挺着大肚子躺在附近。

Local police chief Hamka told news outlet AFP,

当地警察局长 Hamka 告诉法新社（AFP），

"Residents were suspicious the snake swallowed the victim,

“居民怀疑这条蛇吞下了受害者，

so they killed it,

于是他们把蛇杀了，

then carried it out of the garden.

然后把它抬出菜园。

The snake's belly was cut open

蛇的肚子被剖开

and the body of the victim was found inside."

里面发现了受害者的尸体。”

You can find some gruesome online footage

你可以在网上找到一些令人毛骨悚然的视频

showing the woman's body being cut out of the snake's belly

展示了这名妇女的尸体被从蛇肚子里剖出来的过程，

in front of a large crowd.

就在一大群人面前。

That's a frightening story,

这是一个可怕的故事，

and what makes it even more so is that it's not the first. 語法

而让它更加可怕的是，这不是第一起。

We found there are a few cases

我们发现有几个案例

where people have been eaten and swallowed alive by monster pythons,

人们被巨大的蟒蛇活活吃掉并吞下，

and Indonesia looks to be a hotspot for the activity. 用詞

印尼似乎是这种事件的热点地区。

According to a 2015 article in National Geographic Magazine,

根据2015年《国家地理杂志》的一篇文章，

the body of 25-year-old Akbar Salubiro,

25岁的 Akbar Salubiro 的尸体，

who worked on a palm oil plantation

他在棕榈油种植园工作

on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi,

位于印尼苏拉威西岛，

was also cut from the guts of a 23-foot long snake.

也是从一条23英尺长的蛇肚子里剖出来的。

How does a snake consume something

蛇是如何吃下

as large as a fully grown man? 語法

像一个成年男子这么大的东西的？

Firstly, these snakes are huge,

首先，这些蛇非常巨大，

growing over 20 feet long and weighing more than 100 pounds.

长到20多英尺长，重达100多磅。

And once they have a hold of a person, 短語搭配

一旦它们缠住一个人，

they go for the kill. 習語

就会痛下杀手。

Pythons and other constricting snakes

蟒蛇和其他绞杀类蛇

kill by cutting off the blood flow in their victim's body. 短語動詞

通过切断受害者体内的血液流动来杀人。

A python's powerful squeeze

蟒蛇强有力的挤压

can end blood flow to the heart within seconds.

能在几秒钟内让流向心脏的血液停止。

"The heart literally doesn't have enough strength to push against the pressure,"

“心脏根本没有足够的力量来抵抗这种压力，”

explained Scott Boback,

Scott Boback 解释道，

a vertebrate ecologist at Dickinson College

他是迪金森学院的脊椎动物生态学家

in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,

位于宾夕法尼亚州卡莱尔市，

who spoke to National Geographic.

接受了《国家地理》的采访。

Pythons have been known to eat some very large animals, 語法

众所周知，蟒蛇会吃一些非常大的动物，

such as crocodiles, hyenas,

比如鳄鱼、鬣狗，

and even other large snakes.

甚至其他大型蛇类。

In 2005,

在2005年，

a python in Florida even tried to eat an entire alligator,

佛罗里达州的一条蟒蛇甚至试图吃掉整条短吻鳄，

which resulted in its bursting. 短語搭配

结果导致它身体爆裂。

So it seems their eyes are sometimes too big for their bellies. 習語

看来它们有时候真的是眼大肚子小。

You could argue that this is not really being eaten alive, 表達脈絡

你可能会说这并不算是真的被活活吃掉，

as the snake must first kill their victim,

因为蛇必须先杀死它们的受害者，

but it's still a pretty grizzly end. 用詞

但这仍然是一个相当惨烈的结局。

The word grizzly brings us to the subject of grizzly bears,

惨烈（grizzly）这个词把我们带到了灰熊（grizzly bears）的话题，

which are occasionally in the news for attacks on people.

它们偶尔会因为袭击人而登上新闻。

But are there any cases of people being eaten alive?

但是否有人被活活吃掉的案例呢？

One story of an attack by a grizzly is that of Mr. Treadwell, 46,

关于灰熊袭击的一个故事是46岁的 Treadwell 先生，

and Miss Huguenard, 37,

和37岁的 Huguenard 女士，

who in 2003 were found dead

他们在2003年被发现死在

in Katmai National Park, Alaska.

阿拉斯加的卡特迈国家公园。

The couple had been camping in a remote area

这对夫妇在一个偏远地区露营

of a 1.6 million hectare park.

在这个160万公顷的公园里。

Mr. Treadwell, 46,

46岁的 Treadwell 先生，

was described as a bear expert

被形容为一位熊类专家

who often spoke about his adventures with animals

他经常讲述他与动物一起冒险的经历

on television and in schools.

在电视和学校里。

So his risk of being mauled was higher than most,

所以他被袭击的风险比大多数人都要高，

as he deliberately put himself in reach of these deadly animals. 短語搭配

因为他故意将自己置身于这些致命动物的接触范围内。

On that fateful day,

在那个命运注定的日子里，

Treadwell had been recording with his video recorder,

Treadwell 一直在用他的摄像机录像，

and though there was no footage captured,

虽然没有拍到画面，

the police were able to piece together the couple's final moments 短語動詞

警方还是能够拼凑出这对夫妇的最后时刻

as the audio was running.

因为当时正在录音。

The sound only recording ran for a full six minutes.

这段纯声音的录音足足有六分钟长。

"They're both screaming,

“他们两个都在尖叫，

she's telling him to play dead, 短語搭配

她叫他装死，

then it changes to fighting back. 短語動詞

然后变成了反击。

He asks her to hit the bear,"

他让她打那只熊，”

Police Trooper Chris Hill said.

州警 Chris Hill 说。

"There's so much noise going on, 語法

“现场的噪音太大了，

I don't know what's him and what might be an animal.

我分不清哪个是他的声音，哪个可能是动物的。

It's pretty disturbing.

真的让人很不舒服。

I keep hearing it in my mind."

我的脑海中不断回放这个声音。”

When we think about stories of being eaten alive,

当我们想到被活活吃掉的故事时，

for most of us, the word shark also comes to mind. 短語搭配

对于我们大多数人来说，也会想到鲨鱼这个词。

The 1975 fictional movie Jaws, 文化背景

1975年的虚构电影《大白鲨（Jaws）》，

about a great white shark that terrorized and killed

讲述了一条大白鲨恐吓并杀死了

a number of people at a seaside town,

海滨小镇上许多人的故事，

helped to popularize this notion.

帮助普及了这一观念。

But is there any truth behind the stories?

但是这些故事背后有真实性吗？

It's hard to get exact numbers of shark attacks for

很难得到鲨鱼袭击的准确数字对于

the majority of third-world coastal nations, 用詞

大多数第三世界沿海国家来说，

as there is no method in place 短語搭配

因为没有现成的机制

for reporting suspected shark attacks.

来报告疑似的鲨鱼袭击。

But to look at the U.S. statistics,

但从美国的统计数据来看，

a person's chance of getting attacked by a shark 語法

一个人被鲨鱼袭击的几率

is one in 11.5 million,

是一千一百五十万分之一，

and a person's chance of getting killed by a shark

一个人被鲨鱼杀死的几率

is less than one in 264.1 million.

不到两亿六千四百一十万分之一。

So a very low number indeed.

所以确实是一个非常低的数字。

But when you think of killer sharks,

但当你想到杀人鲨时，

Australia nearly always comes to mind,

几乎总是会想到澳大利亚，

and for good reason. 短語搭配

而且是有充分理由的。

According to Wikipedia,

根据维基百科的说法，

there have been 72 shark attacks that have resulted in death

有72起导致死亡的鲨鱼袭击事件

in the last 45 years,

在过去的45年里，

compared to 35 in America.

相比之下美国有35起。

So how about some real cases?

那么真实案例呢？

The most recent one we could find

我们能找到的最近的一个案例

was neither in Australia or America. 語法

既不在澳大利亚，也不在美国。

There was a man killed only last month

就在上个月有一名男子被杀

while swimming in the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt. 短語搭配

当时他正在埃及海岸的红海里游泳。

The area is a popular tourist destination,

该地区是一个受欢迎的旅游目的地，

and according to news site The Daily Star,

根据新闻网站《The Daily Star》的报道，

holidaymakers have been warned 用詞

度假者曾受到警告

that swimming in deep waters can increase the risk of attack.

在深水区游泳会增加被袭击的风险。

The remains of the tourist, 用詞

这名游客的遗骸，

who was thought to be Czech, 語法

据信是一名捷克人，

were found on Marsa Alam Beach.

在 Marsa Alam 海滩被发现。

The chairman general of Marsa Alam City Council,

Marsa Alam 市议会总主席，

Atef Wagdy,

Atef Wagdy，

explained that the environment ministry

解释说环境部

has set up a committee to investigate the death 短語動詞

已经成立了一个委员会来调查这起死亡事件

and the Health Ministry was handing over the body 短語動詞

卫生部正在将遗体移交

to the Czech Republic Embassy.

给捷克共和国大使馆。

"There is no problem in diving,"

“潜水没有问题，”

said Mr. Wagdy,

Wagdy 先生说，

but he also explained that swimming on the surface of deep water

但他同时也解释说在深水区表面游泳

can be dangerous and make people prone to attack. 短語搭配

可能是危险的，并使人们容易受到袭击。

Another case we found of being eaten alive

我们找到的另一个被活活吃掉的案例

is the shocking story of Frank Czerwin,

是 Frank Czerwin 的惊人故事，

a 56-year-old German homeless man

一名56岁的德国无家可归男子

who was living under a bridge in Mallorca.

他住在马略卡岛的一座桥下。

He was found trying to crawl out from under the bridge

他被发现时正试图从桥下爬出来

and doctors discovered he had been covered in rat bites

医生发现他身上到处都是老鼠咬伤

and that he had been partially eaten.

并且他已经被吃掉了一部分。

"It looked like he had been trying to defend himself

“看起来他一直在试图保护自己

when the rats took hold." 短語搭配

当老鼠们扑上来时。”

He was taken to the hospital,

他被送往医院，

but died from organ failure.

但死于器官衰竭。

This article was published in the International Business Times in 2013,

这篇文章于2013年发表在《International Business Times》上，

but we also found a few counterarguments on Quora

但我们也在 Quora 上找到了一些反面观点

claiming that the story may be exaggerated.

声称这个故事可能被夸大了。

So it's hard to know how much the rats were responsible 語法

所以很难知道老鼠到底负有多大责任

or whether the living conditions also added

或者他的生活条件是否也加速了

to Herman's unfortunate end.

Herman 不幸的死亡。

Whatever the truth, 表達脈絡

无论真相如何，

the last thing you would want is rats gnawing at your body 語法

你最不希望的一件事就是老鼠啃咬你的身体

when you are close to death.

当你濒临死亡的时候。

So we've covered snakes,

所以我们已经讨论了蛇、

bears, sharks, and even rats.

熊、鲨鱼，甚至老鼠。

What else have people known to be eaten alive by?

还有什么东西已知会把人活活吃掉呢？

We also found the story of Rebecca Zeni,

我们还发现了 Rebecca Zeni 的故事，

a former model who died in 2015 用詞

一位前模特，于2015年去世

at age 93 at her Georgia nursing home.

享年93岁，在乔治亚州的养老院里。

An autopsy report revealed she had died from scabies

尸检报告显示她死于疥疮

during her stay there.

在她住院期间。

What are scabies, I hear you asking? 語法

你可能在问，什么是疥疮？

Scabies is not an infection, but an infestation, 用詞

疥疮不是感染，而是一种寄生病，

tiny mites that make their home in the outer layers of human skin. 習語

微小的螨虫在人类皮肤的外层安家。

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

根据疾病控制与预防中心的说法，

the microscopic scabies mite burrow into the upper layer of the skin

微小的疥螨会钻入皮肤的表层

where it lives and lays its eggs.

在那里生活和产卵。

Each female mite can lay between 10 and 25 eggs,

每只雌性螨虫可以产下10到25个卵，

so once you are infested, 語法

所以一旦你感染上了，

these creepy crawlies can spread rapidly. 用詞

这些令人毛骨悚然的虫子就会迅速扩散。

The official report stated that Zeni's cause of death 短語搭配

官方报告说 Zeni 的死因

was septicemia due to crusted scabies.

是由于结痂性疥疮导致的败血症。

Not a pleasant way to die,

这不是一个令人愉快的死法，

and we couldn't find any other cases of death by scabies,

我们找不到其他因疥疮致死的案例，

so a rare way for life to end.

所以这是一种罕见的结束生命的方式。

So, do you know any other stories of people being eaten alive?

那么，你还知道其他关于人被活活吃掉的故事吗？

Let us know in the comments.

请在评论中告诉我们。

Also, be sure to check out our other video,

此外，一定要去看看我们的其他视频，

Do This If You Are Attacked By A Lion.

《如果你被狮子袭击请这样做》。

Thanks for watching,

感谢观看，

and as always,

和往常一样，

don't forget to like, share, and subscribe.

别忘了点赞、分享和订阅。

See you next time.

我们下次见。