史蒂夫·欧文（Steve Irwin）之死的目击者 - 每天变聪明一点点116：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, I think we will all agree that Steve Irwin was one of the best science communicators that has ever existed. 語法

我想大家都会同意，Steve Irwin是史上最优秀的科学传播者之一。

I mean, he knew the knowledge and there was like a fire in his bones. 習語

我的意思是，他懂那些知识，而且骨子里仿佛有一团火。

He had to share it with people

他必须与人们分享，

because he was so excited about it.

因为他对此无比兴奋。

And I truly believe that he was genuine.

我真心相信他是真诚的。

It wasn't all just for show. 習語

那不全是为了作秀。

I get that.

我能懂。

I wanted to be like Steve Irwin.

我也曾想成为像Steve Irwin那样的人。

I really did.

我真的想过。

So, fast forward several years. 表達脈絡

那么，时间快进几年。

I'm on the Great Barrier Reef

我在大堡礁

and I'm diving and I learn that the guy that is teaching me this

潜水，并得知教我这些

stuff, Dr. Jamie Seymour from James Cook University,

东西的导师——James Cook University的Dr. Jamie Seymour，

I learned several days into interacting with him that he was actually on the boat when Steve Irwin died.

在和他相处几天后，我得知Steve Irwin去世时，他其实就在那艘船上。

And so I started asking questions and I asked him if I could do an interview after we became friends and it felt appropriate to do so. 語氣意圖

于是我开始提问，在我们成为朋友并且觉得时机合适后，我问他是否能接受采访。

Steve Irwin was in a different boat when he was hit by the stingray.

Steve Irwin被黄貂鱼刺中时在另一艘船上。

He was brought to Croc One, which is where Dr. Seymour was.

他被带到了Croc One上，Dr. Seymour当时就在那儿。

Dr. Seymour was there because he's an expert in venomous animals.

Dr. Seymour在那里，因为他是毒物专家。

He was there to inform Steve and be an expert on the animals that Steve was going to be handling.

他在那里为Steve提供信息，作为Steve将要接触的动物的专家。

Steve Irwin was a husband and a father

Steve Irwin是一位丈夫和父亲，

and he loved other people and wanted to communicate how awesome the world was and I get all of those

他关爱他人，想传达这个世界有多么奇妙，我明白所有这些

things. He was a human being.

事情。他是一个活生生的人。

So, Dr. Seymour interacted with that human being, Steve Irwin, for a few days

所以，Dr. Seymour与Steve Irwin这个活生生的人相处了几天，

and it was the last few days of his life.

而那是他生命的最后几天。

So, I just want to take a minute and listen to what Dr. Seymour has to say and see what Steve's effect was on his life. 用詞

所以，我只想花一分钟，听听Dr. Seymour怎么说，看看Steve对他的人生产生了什么影响。

All right, so you are the expert toxinologist I've learned? 用詞

好了，我得知您是毒物学专家，对吧？

Yeah, yep. Did I get it right? Got it right that time, yep. 短語搭配

是，没错。我没说错吧？这次说对了，没错。

Right.

对。

And so you were telling me that you were actually involved in one of the craziest things

您刚才告诉我，您其实亲历了海洋生物界

that ever happened in the marine biology world,

发生过的最疯狂的事情之一，

or at least most public, right?

或者至少是最为人知的事，对吧？

So, what happened?

那么，到底发生了什么？

Yeah, that's when we lost Steve. Uh look, Steve Irwin. 用詞

是的，那就是我们失去Steve的时候。呃，我是说Steve Irwin。

Steve Irwin.

Steve Irwin。

Yeah, yeah, short answer to the whole scenario was,

是啊，是啊。简单来说，整个情况就是，

you know, Steve was filming a very large stingray,

你知道，Steve当时在拍摄一条非常大的黄貂鱼，

probably 2 and 1/2 m across from wing to wing tip.

两翼展开可能差不多有2.5米宽。

Unfortunately, he came in from the back end of the animal with the sun over his shoulder.

不幸的是，他背对太阳，从这只动物的后方靠近。

The for one of a better word, shadow hit the the ray.

找不到更好的词，他的影子投在了鱼身上。

The ray thought he was a big shark.

那条黄貂鱼以为他是一条大鲨鱼。

Whipped the tail up.

猛地甩起了尾巴。

Tail's gone up.

尾巴扬了起来。

The barb, which was probably about that long,

大概有这么长的毒刺，

went between two ribs and ended up stuck in the bottom half of his heart. 短語動詞

穿过了两根肋骨，最后扎进了他心脏的下半部。

Really?

真的吗？

So, what you ended up with is is for the one of a better word, think of a stiletto wound 短語動詞

所以，最终造成的结果，找不到更好的词，你可以想象成一把短剑

into the left ventricle of your heart.

刺进了你心脏的左心室。

And And you were there.

而且您当时就在场。

I was there.

我当时在场。

So, what were you guys doing?

那你们当时在做什么？

You were filming

你们在拍摄

We were filming a film for that Steve was making.

我们在为Steve制作的片子进行拍摄。

It had a whole variety of things,

里面包含了各种各样的内容，

but it was looking at ocean's deadliest.

但主要是关于海洋里最致命的生物。

So, Steve had rung me probably 18 months before he had gone, 用詞

Steve大概在出事前的18个月给我打了电话，

we want to make this film about ocean's deadliest.

‘我们想拍这部关于海洋最致命生物的电影。’

In fact, Steve didn't, one of his mates did. 用詞

其实，不是Steve打的，是他一个朋友打的。

Steve said, oh yeah, and I said, oh who's it for? He said, oh no you wouldn't know him.

Steve说，‘哦，对’，我说：‘哦，这是为谁拍的？’他说：‘哦不，你不认识他。’

It wouldn't matter.

这不重要。

And this went to and fro. 習語

事情就这样来来回回。

It went on for like about 6 or 7 months and I mean I said, who are we doing this for? 短語動詞

持续了大概6或7个月，我的意思是，我说，我们是为谁做这个？

Yeah.

是啊。

And it was just, oh we're doing it for Steve Irwin

回答只是，哦，我们是为Steve Irwin做的，

and I went, okay,

我就说，好吧，

I don't think I want to do this 語氣意圖

我觉得我不想做这个，

and the answer was, why?

对方问，为什么？

Steve's an idiot.

Steve是个白痴。

He's a dead set idiot. 用詞

他是个彻头彻尾的白痴。

You know, there's there's a drinking game that you watch when you watch his films

你知道，看他的电影时有个喝酒游戏，

and every time he does something stupid,

每次他做蠢事时，

you're going to skull a beer. 用詞

你就得干一杯啤酒。

Yeah. You can't get through a 50 minute thing

是啊。你看不到50分钟

before you're absolutely plastered. 用詞

就会烂醉如泥。

Yeah. And that's what I saw before I met Steve.

是的，这就是我遇见Steve之前的看法。

And it was really interesting

这真的很有趣，

because I just went, no, he's an idiot.

因为我当时觉得，不，他是个白痴。

I don't want to go there. 習語

我不想参与。

And then Steve came up, saw me

后来Steve过来见了我，

and he came up on Croc One and we sat and had a talk.

他来到Croc One上，我们坐下来聊了聊。

He said, look, this is what I want to do

他说，听着，这就是我想做的事，

and I want you to teach me about it.

我希望你来教教我。

And I said, look, Steve, you do realize that people think you're an absolute moron. 語氣意圖

我说，听着，Steve，你知不知道人们觉得你是个彻头彻尾的傻瓜？

And he went, yeah.

他回答，知道。

I said, are you?

我说，你是吗？

And he said,

他反问：

Jamie, do you watch my shows?

‘Jamie，你看过我的节目吗？’

And I went,

我回答，

not really.

不怎么看。

And he said, do you watch any of them? I said, yeah, a couple.

他又问，你一集都没看过吗？我说，看过一两集。

He said, why do you watch?

他问，你为什么看？

I said, to see what you're gonna do wrong.

我说，为了看看你会做错什么。

He said, gotcha. 語氣意圖

他说，这不就结了。

Right. The moment I've got you whipped in to see whether I'm gonna do anything wrong,

对啊。只要我把你吸引过来，看我会不会做错什么事，

I can tell you anything and you're gonna remember it.

我告诉你的任何事情你都会记住。

And that's what I remember about Steve.

这就是我记忆中的Steve。

Is he, for the one of a better word, put himself out there as this,

找不到更好的词，他就是把自己展现成，

you know, bogan, for the one of a better word.

你知道，一个乡巴佬，找不到更好的词了。

Right. What do you remember about Steve Irwin?

对，你对Steve Irwin有什么印象？

Crocs rule, save the crocs, conservation. 用詞

鳄鱼最牛，拯救鳄鱼，生态保护。

And that's what this guy was all about. 短語搭配

这就是这个人所在乎的一切。

To the extent he'd make himself a buffoon,

为了这个，他甚至愿意把自己变成一个小丑，

a quite moron.

变成一个完全的傻瓜。

So, it's kind of a selfless thing.

所以，这其实是一种无私的行为。

Exactly.

没错。

And and that's what Steve was like.

这就是Steve为人。

And and it wasn't until you met him, or when I met him for the first time I just went,

直到你见到他，或者说当我第一次见他时，我才意识到，

you know, this guy's genuine.

你知道，这个人很真诚。

He's seriously is genuine.

他真的很真诚。

And he's prepared he was prepared to put himself out there and make a fool of himself 講解

而且他准备好了，他准备好抛头露面，让自己出丑，

to help the conservation and and help the conservation.

来支持生态保护，并推动生态保护。

Boy, did he what.

天哪，他做到了。

And you know, 20 years ago, 表達脈絡

你知道，20年前，

people killed crocs.

人们还捕杀鳄鱼。

Right.

对。

Nowadays, yeah.

但现在，是啊。

Crocs rule.

鳄鱼最牛。

That's that's what Australians remember.

那是澳大利亚人的记忆。

That's what the world remembers.

也是世界的记忆。

So, how did it affect you? Was it bad? 用詞

那么，这件事对你有什么影响？很糟糕吗？

Uh define bad. 語氣意圖

呃，你怎么定义糟糕。

Yeah, it knocked me around 短語動詞

是的，它折磨了我

for a good 6 to 12 months. 用詞

足足有6到12个月。

I almost gave it all away. 短語動詞

我差点放弃了这一切。

Yeah. Um yeah, I went

是啊。嗯，是的，我当时

Because you're dealing with deadly animals all the

因为你所有的时间都在和致命动物

time.

打交道。

Absolutely.

绝对是的。

Yeah, I went from times where I was clear, 語法

是的，我有的时候前一刻还很清醒，

concise, and I knew this is it to 5 minutes later being a crying mess on the floor.

思路清晰，知道是怎么回事，5分钟后就在地板上哭成一团。

Right.

对。

Um and and the the one thing that saved me, 語法

嗯，唯一拯救了我的事，

and I still remember it, was my son sitting there

我仍然记得，是我儿子坐在那儿，

and going, I remember sitting down with my son, my daughter, and

我记得我和儿子、女儿坐在一起，

going, I'm gonna give it away.

我说，我要放弃了。

I I I can't do this.

我，我做不下去了。

And my son said, what, why?

我儿子说，什么，为什么？

I said, Ben, if I do do this, 語法

我说，Ben，如果我继续做这个，

I could die.

我可能会死。

And both he and Amelia, my daughter, said the same thing,

他和Amelia，我的女儿，说了同样的话，

but Dad, that's who you are.

‘可是爸爸，这才是你啊。’

Yeah. And I went, what?

是啊。我说，什么？

And I said, Dad, it doesn't matter what you do, 語法

我儿子说，爸爸，不管你做什么，

you're going to be out there.

你都会去外面的。

You're going to do these sorts of things.

你都会做这种事的。

You know what you're doing.

你知道你在做什么。

You've never had a problem before.

你以前从来没出过事。

Why change?

为什么要改变？

Yeah. And that stuck. 習語

是啊。这话让我触动很深。

And then and then the next thing the pair of them both said,

然后接着他们两个都说，

and then said, apart from that, 表達脈絡

而且，除此以外，

if you don't do it, how do people learn? 語氣意圖

如果你不去做，人们又该怎么学习呢？

Yeah, and

是啊，而且

so I mean, you're dealing with deadly animals and if you don't understand more about deadly

所以我的意思是，你是在跟致命动物打交道，如果你不去多了解这些致命

animals, more people die.

动物，就会有更多人死亡。

Exactly.

完全正确。

And so it's, you know, it's... So what you do

所以，你知道，这...所以你做的事情

is a big deal. 習語

意义重大。

Yeah, I I guess it is, 語氣意圖

是啊，我想是的，

but it never feels that way.

但自己从来没那种感觉。

Yeah.

是的。

That's always, you know, it's the sort of thing you just do on a daily basis and and a lot of people go,

那总是，你知道，这种事情你只是每天都在做，而且很多人觉得，

you know, you take lots of risks and things,

你知道，你冒了很多风险之类的，

but we actually don't.

但实际上我们没有。

And and it's it's one of the big things that I talk about with a lot of people.

这也是我和很多人常说的重点之一。

You know, some people go,

你知道，有些人会说，

I've been bitten by 55 snakes and I'm still alive

‘我被蛇咬过55次，我还活着’

and it's like,

我就觉得，

that's 55 mistakes you made. 表達脈絡

那是因为你犯了55次错。

Right.

对。

And that's the way I look at it, 語氣意圖

我也是这么看的，

too.

同感。

You know, I've been hit, you know, 11 times by Irukandji jellyfish 文化背景

你知道，我被伊鲁坎吉水母袭击过，你知道，11次，

and ended up in hospital in all of them. 用詞

每次都进了医院。

That's 11 mistakes I made.

那是我犯了11次错。

Right.

对。

And I'm not proud of it.

我并不引以为荣。

Okay.

好吧。

I'm I'm more proud if I can come in,

我更感到骄傲的是，如果我能介入，

show somebody, do something,

向人展示，做点什么，

show them a venomous animal

向他们展示一种有毒动物，

and walk away and nobody has got in a situation where they're anywhere

然后安全走开，没人处于任何

near being envenomed. 用詞

接近中毒的境地。

That's the bit when I go,

那才是我会觉得

I've done it.

我做到了的时候。

Well, you certainly taught me a lot and

嗯，您确实教会了我很多，而且

uh That's good.

呃，那很好。

Yeah, I appreciate it.

是的，我很感激。

I enjoy I like your teaching style,

我很享受，我也喜欢您的教学风格，

too. It's really good.

真的。非常棒。

Yeah.

谢谢。

No, no, no.

不，不，不。

It's good.

很好。

You're very engaging.

您非常引人入胜。

So, anyway,

总之，

that is Dr. Jamie Seymour.

这就是Dr. Jamie Seymour。

I really appreciate his time.

我真的非常感谢他抽出的时间。

So, if you want to you want to do you have anything going on 短語搭配

那么，如果你想，你想，你有什么

that that you want people to know about?

想让大家知道的动态吗？

I mean, you spent a lot of time with us.

我的意思是，您花了很多时间陪我们。

It's only it's only fair 語法

我们理应

that we show what you're doing.

展示一下您在做的事情。

Do you have uh Short short answer.

您有呃，简短的回答。

If you want to know about venomous marine animals,

如果你想了解有毒的海洋动物，

yeah, looking for somewhere to study,

对，想找个地方学习，

JCU.

来JCU。

Really?

真的吗？

Absolutely.

当然。

James Cook James Cook University.

James Cook，James Cook University。

Yep.

是的。

And if you're looking to do post grad stuff with work, 用詞

如果你想开展研究生阶段的学习或研究，

give me a call. 短語搭配

给我打个电话。

We're always looking for good quality

我们一直在寻找高质量的

post graduate students.

研究生。

And you actually teach the the venomous animals course here,

您其实在这里教授有毒动物课程，

right?

对吧？

Absolutely.

绝对是的。

Yeah.

是的。

That's awesome.

太棒了。

Well, thank you so much for your time.

嗯，非常感谢您的时间。

Uh Jamie really did spend,

呃，Jamie真的花了很多时间，

I mean, 3 4 days?

大概有3、4天？

Maybe.

可能吧。

He went felt like weeks.

感觉像过了好几周。

Felt like weeks.

感觉像过了好几周。

He went out into the water with me

他陪我一起下水，

even though he had other stuff to do. 語法

尽管他自己还有别的事情要做。

So, really appreciate it.

所以，真的非常感谢。

It's a pleasure.

很荣幸。

Yeah.

是的。

Pleasure.

荣幸之至。

I'm Destin.

我是Destin。

you're getting smarter every day.

你正在Smarter Every Day。

Have a good one.

祝你愉快。

So, I hope this gave you more insight 短語搭配

所以，我希望这能让你更深入地了解

into Steve Irwin's life

Steve Irwin的生活，

rather than just focusing on his death, 語法

而不只是盯着他的死，

like most media tends to do.

像大多数媒体通常做的那样。

Um Dr. Seymour wanted me to remind you that most people think Steve was being dangerous all the time,

嗯，Dr. Seymour想让我提醒大家，虽然大部分人觉得Steve总是在做危险的事，

but he was taking precautions 短語搭配

但他是有采取预防措施的，

and he always knew when to back away when an animal wasn't behaving correctly. 短語動詞

他总是知道当动物表现异常时何时该退后。

He had like a sixth sense for that sort of thing. 習語

他对这类事情有一种第六感。

So, Dr. Seymour's words were,

所以，用Dr. Seymour的话说，

it was a freak accident. 短語搭配

那是一场意外事故。

It wasn't Steve's fault.

并不是Steve的错。

One last thing. 表達脈絡

最后一件事。

We are continuing the Australia series

我们将继续播出Smarter Every Day的澳大利亚系列，

here on Smarter Every Day with Dr. Jamie Seymour.

嘉宾是Dr. Jamie Seymour。

So, if you want to keep learning about this stuff,

所以，如果你想继续了解这些知识，

feel free to click Australia around my head to subscribe 語氣意圖

欢迎点击我头周围的澳大利亚来订阅，

if we've earned it, or check out any one of these videos 語氣意圖

如果我们配得上你的订阅的话；或者看看这里任何一个视频，

and learn about a particular animal.

了解某一种特定的动物。

I am super excited about this.

我对这个系列超级兴奋。

I hope you guys are too.

希望你们也是。

I'm Destin.

我是Destin。

you're getting smarter every day.

你每天都在变得更聪明。

Have a good one.

祝你愉快。