人類被生吞的恐怖方式：英語精讀講義

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

生命走到盡頭的方式有成百上千種。

Disease, accident, natural causes,

疾病、意外、自然原因，

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

或者也許是在睡夢中死去，僅舉幾例。

Most of us try to avoid thinking about it,

我們大多數人盡量避免去想它，

but if we do,

但如果真的去想，

the one thing we would probably agree on

我們唯一可能會同意的一點

is that however we meet our death, 文法

就是無論我們如何面對死亡，

hopefully it's a painless one.

希望那是沒有痛苦的。

But not all deaths are painless,

但並非所有的死亡都是無痛的，

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

今天我們將探索一種最糟糕的

to exit the land of the living. 慣用語

告別人世的方式。

Welcome to this episode of the Infographics Show,

歡迎收看本期《Infographics Show》，

people who have been eaten alive. 文法

被活活吃掉的人。

When you research this subject online,

當你在網路上搜尋這個主題時，

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

在 Google 搜尋中會彈出一個故事

on a number of articles,

出現在許多文章裡，

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歲的印尼婦女

who was killed and swallowed whole 片語搭配

被殺害並被整個吞下

by a 23-foot long python

被一條23英尺長的巨蟒

in June of this year.

在今年六月。

What exactly happened to this unfortunate lady?

這位不幸的女士到底遭遇了什麼？

Wa Tiba went missing while checking on her vegetable garden

Wa Tiba 在去照看她的菜園時失蹤了，

on Muna Island in the Sulawesi province of Indonesia.

地點在印尼蘇拉威西省的穆納島。

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

很難確切知道她度過最後時刻的情景，

but locals searched high and low 慣用語

但當地人到處尋找，

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

直到最終發現了她的涼鞋和砍刀。

It was then they spotted a giant python 表達脈絡

就在那時，他們發現了一條巨大的蟒蛇

with a bloated belly lying nearby.

挺著大肚子躺在附近。

Local police chief Hamka told news outlet AFP,

當地警察局長 Hamka 告訴法新社（AFP），

"Residents were suspicious the snake swallowed the victim,

「居民懷疑這條蛇吞下了受害者，

so they killed it,

於是他們把蛇殺了，

then carried it out of the garden.

然後把牠抬出菜園。

The snake's belly was cut open

蛇的肚子被剖開

and the body of the victim was found inside."

裡面發現了受害者的屍體。」

You can find some gruesome online footage

你可以在網路上找到一些令人毛骨悚然的影片

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

展示了這名婦女的屍體被從蛇肚子裡剖出來的過程，

in front of a large crowd.

就在一大群人面前。

That's a frightening story,

這是一個可怕的故事，

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

而讓它更加可怕的是，這不是第一起。

We found there are a few cases

我們發現有幾個案例

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

人們被巨大的蟒蛇活活吃掉並吞下，

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

印尼似乎是這種事件的熱點地區。

According to a 2015 article in National Geographic Magazine,

根據2015年《國家地理雜誌》的一篇文章，

the body of 25-year-old Akbar Salubiro,

25歲的 Akbar Salubiro 的屍體，

who worked on a palm oil plantation

他在棕櫚油種植園工作

on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi,

位於印尼蘇拉威西島，

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

也是從一條23英尺長的蛇肚子裡剖出來的。

How does a snake consume something

蛇是如何吃下

as large as a fully grown man? 文法

像一個成年男子這麼大的東西的？

Firstly, these snakes are huge,

首先，這些蛇非常巨大，

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

長到20多英尺長，重達100多磅。

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

一旦牠們纏住一個人，

they go for the kill. 慣用語

就會痛下殺手。

Pythons and other constricting snakes

蟒蛇和其他絞殺類蛇

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

透過切斷受害者體內的血液流動來殺人。

A python's powerful squeeze

蟒蛇強而有力的擠壓

can end blood flow to the heart within seconds.

能在幾秒鐘內讓流向心臟的血液停止。

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

「心臟根本沒有足夠的力量來抵抗這種壓力，」

explained Scott Boback,

Scott Boback 解釋道，

a vertebrate ecologist at Dickinson College

他是迪金森學院的脊椎動物生態學家

in Carlisle, Pennsylvania,

位於賓夕法尼亞州卡萊爾市，

who spoke to National Geographic.

接受了《國家地理》的採訪。

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

眾所周知，蟒蛇會吃一些非常大的動物，

such as crocodiles, hyenas,

比如鱷魚、鬣狗，

and even other large snakes.

甚至其他大型蛇類。

In 2005,

在2005年，

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

佛羅里達州的一條蟒蛇甚至試圖吃掉整條短吻鱷，

which resulted in its bursting. 片語搭配

結果導致牠身體爆裂。

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

看來牠們有時候真的是眼大肚子小。

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

你可能會說這並不算是真的被活活吃掉，

as the snake must first kill their victim,

因為蛇必須先殺死牠們的受害者，

but it's still a pretty grizzly end. 用詞

但這仍然是一個相當慘烈的結局。

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

慘烈（grizzly）這個詞把我們帶到了灰熊（grizzly bears）的話題，

which are occasionally in the news for attacks on people.

牠們偶爾會因為襲擊人而登上新聞。

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,

關於灰熊襲擊的一個故事是46歲的 Treadwell 先生，

and Miss Huguenard, 37,

和37歲的 Huguenard 女士，

who in 2003 were found dead

他們在2003年被發現死在

in Katmai National Park, Alaska.

阿拉斯加的卡特邁國家公園。

The couple had been camping in a remote area

這對夫婦在一個偏遠地區露營

of a 1.6 million hectare park.

在這個160萬公頃的公園裡。

Mr. Treadwell, 46,

46歲的 Treadwell 先生，

was described as a bear expert

被形容為一位熊類專家

who often spoke about his adventures with animals

他經常講述他與動物一起冒險的經歷

on television and in schools.

在電視和學校裡。

So his risk of being mauled was higher than most,

所以他被襲擊的風險比大多數人都要高，

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

因為他故意將自己置身於這些致命動物的接觸範圍內。

On that fateful day,

在那個命運注定的日子裡，

Treadwell had been recording with his video recorder,

Treadwell 一直在用他的攝影機錄影，

and though there was no footage captured,

雖然沒有拍到畫面，

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

警方還是能夠拼湊出這對夫婦的最後時刻

as the audio was running.

因為當時正在錄音。

The sound only recording ran for a full six minutes.

這段純聲音的錄音足足有六分鐘長。

"They're both screaming,

「他們兩個都在尖叫，

she's telling him to play dead, 片語搭配

她叫他裝死，

then it changes to fighting back. 片語動詞

然後變成了反擊。

He asks her to hit the bear,"

他讓她打那隻熊，」

Police Trooper Chris Hill said.

州警 Chris Hill 說。

"There's so much noise going on, 文法

「現場的噪音太大了，

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

我分不清哪個是他的聲音，哪個可能是動物的。

It's pretty disturbing.

真的讓人很不舒服。

I keep hearing it in my mind."

我的腦海中不斷回放這個聲音。」

When we think about stories of being eaten alive,

當我們想到被活活吃掉的故事時，

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

對於我們大多數人來說，也會想到鯊魚這個詞。

The 1975 fictional movie Jaws, 文化背景

1975年的虛構電影《大白鯊（Jaws）》，

about a great white shark that terrorized and killed

講述了一條大白鯊恐嚇並殺死了

a number of people at a seaside town,

海濱小鎮上許多人的故事，

helped to popularize this notion.

幫助普及了這一觀念。

But is there any truth behind the stories?

但是這些故事背後有真實性嗎？

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

很難得到鯊魚襲擊的準確數字對於

the majority of third-world coastal nations, 用詞

大多數第三世界沿海國家來說，

as there is no method in place 片語搭配

因為沒有現成的機制

for reporting suspected shark attacks.

來報告疑似的鯊魚襲擊。

But to look at the U.S. statistics,

但從美國的統計數據來看，

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

一個人被鯊魚襲擊的機率

is one in 11.5 million,

是一千一百五十萬分之一，

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

一個人被鯊魚殺死的機率

is less than one in 264.1 million.

不到兩億六千四百一十萬分之一。

So a very low number indeed.

所以確實是一個非常低的數字。

But when you think of killer sharks,

但當你想到殺人鯊時，

Australia nearly always comes to mind,

幾乎總是會想到澳洲，

and for good reason. 片語搭配

而且是有充分理由的。

According to Wikipedia,

根據維基百科的說法，

there have been 72 shark attacks that have resulted in death

有72起導致死亡的鯊魚襲擊事件

in the last 45 years,

在過去的45年裡，

compared to 35 in America.

相比之下美國有35起。

So how about some real cases?

那麼真實案例呢？

The most recent one we could find

我們能找到的最近的一個案例

was neither in Australia or America. 文法

既不在澳洲，也不在美國。

There was a man killed only last month

就在上個月有一名男子被殺

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

當時他正在埃及海岸的紅海裡游泳。

The area is a popular tourist destination,

該地區是一個受歡迎的旅遊目的地，

and according to news site The Daily Star,

根據新聞網站《The Daily Star》的報導，

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.

在深水區游泳會增加被襲擊的風險。

The remains of the tourist, 用詞

這名遊客的遺骸，

who was thought to be Czech, 文法

據信是一名捷克人，

were found on Marsa Alam Beach.

在 Marsa Alam 海灘被發現。

The chairman general of Marsa Alam City Council,

Marsa Alam 市議會總主席，

Atef Wagdy,

Atef Wagdy，

explained that the environment ministry

解釋說環境部

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

已經成立了一個委員會來調查這起死亡事件

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

衛生部正在將遺體移交

to the Czech Republic Embassy.

給捷克共和國大使館。

"There is no problem in diving,"

「潛水沒有問題，」

said Mr. Wagdy,

Wagdy 先生說，

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

但他同時也解釋說在深水區表面游泳

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

可能是危險的，並使人們容易受到襲擊。

Another case we found of being eaten alive

我們找到的另一個被活活吃掉的案例

is the shocking story of Frank Czerwin,

是 Frank Czerwin 的驚人故事，

a 56-year-old German homeless man

一名56歲的德國無家可歸男子

who was living under a bridge in Mallorca.

他住在馬略卡島的一座橋下。

He was found trying to crawl out from under the bridge

他被發現時正試圖從橋下爬出來

and doctors discovered he had been covered in rat bites

醫生發現他身上到處都是老鼠咬傷

and that he had been partially eaten.

並且他已經被吃掉了一部分。

"It looked like he had been trying to defend himself

「看起來他一直在試圖保護自己

when the rats took hold." 片語搭配

當老鼠們撲上來時。」

He was taken to the hospital,

他被送往醫院，

but died from organ failure.

但死於器官衰竭。

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

這篇文章於2013年發表在《International Business Times》上，

but we also found a few counterarguments on Quora

但我們也在 Quora 上找到了一些反面觀點

claiming that the story may be exaggerated.

聲稱這個故事可能被誇大了。

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

所以很難知道老鼠到底負有多大責任

or whether the living conditions also added

或者他的生活條件是否也加速了

to Herman's unfortunate end.

Herman 不幸的死亡。

Whatever the truth, 表達脈絡

無論真相如何，

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

你最不希望的一件事就是老鼠啃咬你的身體

when you are close to death.

當你瀕臨死亡的時候。

So we've covered snakes,

所以我們已經討論了蛇、

bears, sharks, and even rats.

熊、鯊魚，甚至老鼠。

What else have people known to be eaten alive by?

還有什麼東西已知會把人活活吃掉呢？

We also found the story of Rebecca Zeni,

我們還發現了 Rebecca Zeni 的故事，

a former model who died in 2015 用詞

一位前模特兒，於2015年去世

at age 93 at her Georgia nursing home.

享耆壽93歲，在喬治亞州的養老院裡。

An autopsy report revealed she had died from scabies

驗屍報告顯示她死於疥瘡

during her stay there.

在她住院期間。

What are scabies, I hear you asking? 文法

你可能在問，什麼是疥瘡？

Scabies is not an infection, but an infestation, 用詞

疥瘡不是感染，而是一種寄生病，

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

微小的蟎蟲在人類皮膚的外層安家。

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,

根據疾病控制與預防中心的說法，

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

微小的疥蟎會鑽入皮膚的表層

where it lives and lays its eggs.

在那裡生活和產卵。

Each female mite can lay between 10 and 25 eggs,

每隻雌性蟎蟲可以產下10到25個卵，

so once you are infested, 文法

所以一旦你感染上了，

these creepy crawlies can spread rapidly. 用詞

這些令人毛骨悚然的蟲子就會迅速擴散。

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

官方報告說 Zeni 的死因

was septicemia due to crusted scabies.

是由於結痂性疥瘡導致的敗血症。

Not a pleasant way to die,

這不是一個令人愉快的死法，

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

我們找不到其他因疥瘡致死的案例，

so a rare way for life to end.

所以這是一種罕見的結束生命的方式。

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

那麼，你還知道其他關於人被活活吃掉的故事嗎？

Let us know in the comments.

請在留言中告訴我們。

Also, be sure to check out our other video,

此外，一定要去看看我們的其他影片，

Do This If You Are Attacked By A Lion.

《如果你被獅子襲擊請這樣做》。

Thanks for watching,

感謝觀看，

and as always,

和往常一樣，

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

別忘了按讚、分享和訂閱。

See you next time.

我們下次見。