胡迪尼是怎麼死的（慢動作）- Smarter Every Day 108：英語精讀講義

Hey, it's me Destin.

嘿，我是Destin。

Welcome back to Smarter Every Day.

歡迎回到《Smarter Every Day》。

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

你知不知道哈利·胡迪尼是第一個在澳洲駕駛飛機的人？

I didn't either. 文法

我以前也不知道。

That's crazy.

太瘋狂了。

In fact, this guy's whole life was interesting

事實上，這傢伙的一生都很有趣，

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

因為他每天都在成千上萬的人面前上演死裡逃生。

Now, this eventually caught up

然而，這種生活最終讓他付出了代價

What's in your ear?

你耳朵裡是什麼？

Oh, it's a rock in your ear.

喔，你耳朵裡有塊石頭。

Magic.

魔術。

So, this is convenient because Harry Houdini was Jewish,

這倒挺應景，因為哈利·胡迪尼是猶太人，

and it's a Jewish custom

而猶太人有個習俗，

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

就是在緬懷死者時，會在他們的墓碑上放一塊石頭。

Why don't we do that? 語氣意圖

我們何不也這樣做呢？

Let's go to Queens, New York,

我們去紐約皇后區，

where he has a really cool tombstone,

他在那裡有一座很酷的墓碑，

and we'll lay this rock there,

我們把這塊石頭放在那裡，

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

然後我來跟你們解釋哈利·胡迪尼是怎麼死的。

Houdini was a genius.

胡迪尼是個天才。

He became famous by putting himself in seemingly impossible situations,

他因把自己置於看似不可能的絕境而聞名，

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

然後他會奇蹟般地現身，彷彿剛剛死裡逃生。

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

那麼，是什麼讓他長眠於紐約此地呢？

Since many people had a fear of drowning,

因為許多人都怕溺水，

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

胡迪尼經常表演在水下被鐵鍊鎖住的魔術。

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

他最著名的魔術叫「中國水牢逃脫術」。

For some reason,

出於某種原因，

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

我原以為他是因為這個魔術發生嚴重意外而淹死的，

but in actuality, 表達脈絡

但實際上，

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

要了他命的僅僅是一記打在肚子上的重拳。

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

胡迪尼以抗擊打能力強而聞名，

but on October 22nd, 1926,

但在1926年10月22日，

while he was laying on a couch backstage in Montreal,

當他躺在蒙特婁後台的沙發上時，

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

一名男子在他還沒來得及防備時，猛擊了他好幾下。

According to his death certificate, 表達脈絡

根據他的死亡證明，

he died on Halloween from something called peritonitis. 用詞

他死於萬聖節，死因是一種叫做腹膜炎的疾病。

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

那麼，既然他以前也挨過打，為什麼這次腹部中拳卻導致了胡迪尼的死亡呢？

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

好了，我們回到阿拉巴馬來弄清這個問題。

We have come to the hospital.

我們來到了醫院。

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

我們要去見一位我認識很久的外科醫生。

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

他以手穩和良好的醫患溝通能力而聞名。

Let's go meet Dr. Gilbert.

我們去見見Gilbert醫生吧。

Long time no see. 片語搭配

好久不見。

How you been? 文法

最近怎麼樣？

Long time.

好久不見。

You look good, man.

你看上去不錯啊，老兄。

Oh, thank you.

喔，謝謝。

put a little weight, huh?

長胖了點吧？

Oh, thanks.

喔，謝謝了。

I appreciate that.

我謝謝你啊。

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

她把你養胖了點。

That's good.

挺好的。

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

好了，顯然我認識Gilbert醫生很久了。

He let me in his O.R.

他讓我進了他的手術室。

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

所以，呃，我請你講講胡迪尼的死因，

and we know it's,

我們知道是，

how do you say it, Peritonitis.

那個詞怎麼唸來著，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

那麼，假設他肚子挨了拳，

Houdini's laying on this table right now.

現在胡迪尼躺在這張手術台上。

And, uh what do you do?

然後，呃，你會怎麼做？

Well, Houdini, once he gets to this table,

一旦胡迪尼上了這張手術台，

he's already consented to surgery. 片語搭配

就說明他已經同意做手術了。

Oh.

喔。

The first thing you have to do is get him to

你需要做的第一件事就是讓他去

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

我們得給他檢查一下。確認是否真的有腹膜炎。

You have an irritation of your abdominal lining.

你的腹膜發炎了。

Okay.

好的。

And you clearly have a surgical problem.

而且你顯然需要做手術。

It could have been appendicitis,

可能是盲腸炎，

but appendicitis typically doesn't happen because of trauma.

但盲腸炎通常不會因外傷引起。

It would have been a serendipitous occasion after the trauma.

在外傷之後發生盲腸炎只能說是碰巧。

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

他極有可能是腸道破裂。

So, when you take a punch in your gut,

所以，當你的肚子挨了一拳時，

what's happening there?

那裡發生了什麼？

I know muscles have something to do with it.

我知道這跟肌肉有關。

If you're prepared.

如果你有防備的話。

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

你會繃緊你的肌肉，

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

它們會吸收拳頭幾乎所有的能量，

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

而你的內臟受到的衝擊就會少得多。

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

這就好比把那股力量分散到了腹部周圍。

That's right.

沒錯。

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

但是，如果他被一個真正懂得如何出拳的人打了個措手不及，

and really prepare

並且對方做足了準備，

for he could be hurt.

那麼他可能會受重傷。

I've punched a guy in the stomach,

我曾在一個傢伙肚子上打過一拳，

and I recorded it on high speed.

並且我用高速攝影機拍了下來。

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

我剛才在想怎麼把話題過渡到這兒，

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

不過你剛才似乎在暗示我不知道怎麼出拳。

Well, no.

嗯，沒有。

I wasn't saying that. 語氣意圖

我不是那個意思。

Okay, this is Mike from SixPackShortcuts

好了，這是來自SixPackShortcuts的Mike。

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

他準備要打我的肚子，對吧？

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

他就是你常在網頁側邊欄看到的那個性感型男，

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

這真的很氣像我這種沒他那身材的人。

Stop it.

別鬧了。

All right.

好吧。

You think we got it?

你覺得我們拍到了嗎？

You good?

你沒事吧？

I'm great.

我好極了。

You can take that?

你撐得住嗎？

Yes.

沒問題。

Okay.

好。

All right.

好的。

Let's see.

讓我們看看。

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

現在，以每秒3200幀的速度看看Mike的肌肉是如何吸收這一拳的。

He just socked me in the stomach, 用詞

他剛剛猛擊了我的肚子，

and we just watched in slow-mo, 用詞

我們剛剛看了慢動作，

and it was awesome.

太酷了。

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

現在我們準備要看你的胸部晃動了，對吧？

Yes.

是的。

Moobies are about to bounce in high speed.

男人的胸部要在高速鏡頭下晃動了。

All right.

好的。

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

好了，在你們去看Mike的胸部晃動之前，

which is something I hope I never say again,

希望我以後再也不用說這句話了，

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

以及在你們看Gilbert醫生教我如何出拳之前，

I figured I'd mention this book,

我想提一下這本書，

which was instrumental in making this video. 用詞

製作這期影片多虧了它。

Go to audible.com/smarter,

去 audible.com/smarter，

and you can download The Secret Life of Houdini.

你可以下載《The Secret Life of Houdini》。

It's a pretty cool book,

這是一本很酷的書，

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

也是比較貴的有聲書之一。

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

所以，你可以使用audible.com的免費試用來下載它。

It's probably worth it. 片語搭配

絕對物超所值。

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

不管怎樣，這本書告訴我胡迪尼的性格也是導致他死亡的一個因素，

because initially he refused surgery.

因為起初他拒絕做手術。

His personality had to be a very strong personality,

他的性格一定非常強勢，

and a man that obviously takes risks.

而且顯然是個喜歡冒險的人。

He actually refused treatment,

他其實拒絕了治療，

and that was part of the problem, right?

這也是問題的一部分，對吧？

That was the problem.

這就是問題所在。

But he needed it framed in the proper way. 用詞

但他需要別人用合適的方式來勸說。

So, you're saying that the bedside manner

所以你的意思是，醫患溝通方式，

how a patient and a doctor interact is very important.

病人與醫生如何互動，非常重要。

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

這就是你想告訴我的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

沒錯。

And depending on the personality of the physician

並且取決於醫生的性格，

with a very strong patient such as Houdini,

面對像胡迪尼這樣非常強勢的病人，

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

我可以想像醫生要說服他可能非常困難。

That's pretty crazy, isn't it?

這太瘋狂了，不是嗎？

Anyway, check out this book,

總之，去看看這本書，

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.

不管怎樣，聽有聲書可能是你本來就該做的事。

You might as well help Smarter Every Day out 講解

你大可順便支持一下《Smarter Every Day》，

by downloading one at audible.com/smarter.

只需在 audible.com/smarter 下載一本即可。

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

總之，回到你的，呃，你想看的奇怪畫面吧。

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

好吧，我必須承認，這是我第一次把注意力集中在一個男人的乳頭上。

Uh

呃

This is messed up. 用詞

這太不對勁了。

Put your shirt on now.

馬上把你的衣服穿上。

This is Master Burwell.

這位是Burwell大師。

He is our taekwondo master.

他是我們的跆拳道大師。

Yes, sir.

是的，先生。

That's fancy.

太帥了。

Tell me what you think.

告訴我你的想法。

No hit reaction.

沒有擊打反應。

Your wrist caved.

你的手腕彎了。

Earlier when you did it

剛才你打的時候

you did this.

你是這樣做的。

Okay.

好的。

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

你手腕塌了，因為你沒鎖住手腕。

Wrist maintained straight.

手腕要保持筆直。

So, your wrist didn't fold.

所以，你的手腕沒有彎。

Not at all.

一點都沒有。

So, there you have it. 表達脈絡

所以，就是這樣。

Houdini was killed by a punch

胡迪尼死於一拳，

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

也許，還因為他自己的一點傲慢。