Upper-Intermediate - Outdoor Survivors (Part 2) (D1462)

A: 老公,我感觉我们离目的地越来越远了。
lǎogōng, wǒ gǎnjué wǒmen lí mùdìdì yuèláiyuè yuǎn le.
Honey, I feel like we‘re getting further and further away from our destination.
B: 要有信心,野外生存考验的就是人的意志力。
yào yǒu xìnxīn, yěwài shēngcún kǎoyàn de jiùshì rén de yìzhìlì.
Have faith, outdoor survival is a test of one's willpower.
A: 哎,你说,我们要是打不到野味该怎么办?
āi, nǐ shuō, wǒmen yàoshì dǎbùdào yěwèi gāi zěnme bàn?
Hey, what do you think will happen if we can't get any wild game?
B: 那就吃素吧,你看这里植物那么多。
nà jiù chī sù ba, nǐ kàn zhèlǐ zhíwù nàme duō.
Then we'll just eat some vegetables. See, there are so many plants here.
A: 那要是碰到野兽怎么办,比如说老虎,狗熊什么的?
nà yàoshì pèngdào yěshòu zěnme bàn, bǐrú shuō lǎohǔ, gǒuxióng shénme de?
Then what if we run into some wild animals; like a tiger, or a black bear?
B: 放心吧,这座山上根本没什么大型动物,顶多也就是几头野猪罢了。就算真的有老虎,那咱就把它拍下来,然后告诉林业部门。
fàngxīn ba, zhè zuò shān shàng gēnběn méi shénme dàxíng dòngwù, dǐngduō yě jiùshì jǐ tóu yězhū bàle. jiùsuàn zhēnde yǒu lǎohǔ, nà zán jiù bǎ tā pāi xiàlai, ránhòu gàosu línyè bùmén.
Relax. There aren't any large animals on this mountain. At most there are only a few wild boars. If there really are tigers, then we'll just take some pictures, and let the forest services know.
A: 都什么时候了,你还在开玩笑。我是说真的,再比如说,如果遇上野人,大脚怪,吸血蝙蝠......
dōu shénme shíhou le, nǐ hái zài kāi wánxiào. wǒ shì shuō zhēnde, zài bǐrú shuō, rúguǒ yùshàng yěrén, dàjiǎoguài, xīxiě biānfú......
You're still making jokes at a time like this? I'm telling the truth. Also, what about if we bump into a wild man, or Bigfoot, or vampire bats....
B: 哈哈,你想象力可真丰富,你以为在拍《迷失》啊。
hā hā, nǐ xiǎngxiànglì kě zhēn fēngfù, nǐ yǐwéi zài pāi《 Míshī》 a.
Hah-hah, you have a really rich imagination. You thought we were filming 'Lost', huh?
A: 老公,要是到时候我发生了什么意外,我想让你知道,虽然我很不喜欢这次活动,但我还是很爱你的。
lǎogōng, yàoshì dàoshíhou wǒ fāshēng le shénme yìwài, wǒ xiǎng ràng nǐ zhīdào, suīrán wǒ hěn bù xǐhuan zhècì huódòng, dàn wǒ háishì hěn ài nǐ de.
Honey, if...if the time comes, and I've been in some accident, I want you to know that although I really don't like this activity, I still really love you.
B: 好啦,不会那么惨的,我会保护你的,天塌下来还有我高个子顶着呢。
hǎo la, bùhuì nàme cǎn de, wǒ huì bǎohù nǐ de, tiān tā xiàlai hái yǒu wǒ gāogèzi dǐng zhe ne.
That's enough. It won't get so tragic. I'll protect you. Even if the sky falls down, this big tall guy will still be here to hold it up.
A: 呜呜......那我不是更惨啦,你死了,我还要把你的尸体背回去。
wū wū...... nà wǒ bùshì gèng cǎn la, nǐ sǐ le, wǒ hái yào bǎ nǐ de shītǐ bēi huíqu.
*Sob*, *sob*...then it'll be even more terrible for me. When you die, I'll have to carry your corpse back.
B: 说什么呢。哎,前面有动静。
shuō shénme ne. āi, qiánmian yǒu dòngjìng.
What are you talking about? Hey, there's some movement up ahead.
A: 小心点。那不是出发前认识的一对小夫妻吗?
xiǎoxīn diǎn. nà bùshì chūfā qián rènshi de yī duì xiǎo fūqī ma?
Be careful...isn't that the young couple we met before we set off?
C: 哎,你们是不是迷路了?
āi, nǐmen shì bu shì mílù le?
Hey, are you guys lost?
A: 是啊,哎呀,见到你们真是太好了。
shì a, āiyā, jiàndào nǐmen zhēn shì tài hǎo le.
Yeah. Oh wow, we're really lucky to have met you guys.
D: 哦,原来提前出发的是你们啊,怪不得迷路了。主办方更换了地图,你们拿的是五年前的地图。
ò, yuánlái tíqián chūfā de shì nǐmen a, guàibude mílù le. zhǔbànfāng gēnghuàn le dìtú, nǐmen ná de shì wǔ nián qián de dìtú.
Oh, you're those people that set off early. No wonder you're lost. The organizers changed the map. The one you guys took is from 5 years ago.
B: 原来是这样,我们想早点到的嘛。真是糗大了。哎,你的头怎么受伤了?缠了那么多纱布。
yuánlái shì zhèyàng, wǒmen xiǎng zǎo diǎn dào de ma. zhēn shì qiǔ dà le. āi, nǐ de tóu zěnme shòushāng le? chán le nàme duō shābù.
Oh, so that's what happened. We wanted to arrive early. How embarrassing. Hey, how did you injure your head? It's wrapped up in a lot of gauze.
C: 哦,昨天傍晚也不知道怎么回事,从上面掉下来一只刺猬,正好打在我头上。
ò, zuótiān bàngwǎn yě bù zhīdào zěnme huíshì, cóng shàngmian diào xiàlái yī zhī cìwei, zhènghǎo dǎ zài wǒ tóu shàng.
Oh, yesterday at nightfall, I'm not sure how, but a hedgehog fell down from above. It hit me right in the head.
A: 啊?真是不幸啊。
ǎ? zhēn shì bùxìng a.
Ah? That's really unfortunate.

Key Vocabulary

目的地 mùdìdì destination
野外 yěwài outdoors
生存 shēngcún survival, to survive
考验 kǎoyàn to test
意志力 yìzhìlì willpower
野味 yěwèi wild game
野兽 yěshòu wild animals
狗熊 gǒuxióng black bear
大型 dàxíng large scale
顶多 dǐngduō at most
野猪 yězhū wild pig, wild boar
罢了 bàle [indicates limitation], 'that's all'
林业部门 línyè bùmén forestry department
野人 yěrén wild person
大脚怪 dàjiǎoguài Bigfoot
吸血蝙蝠 xīxiě biānfú vampire bat
想象力 xiǎngxiànglì imagination
迷失 Míshī Lost (TV Series)
意外 yìwài accident
cǎn tragic
to collapse
高个子 gāogèzi tall person
dǐng to push up from below
尸体 shītǐ corpse
动静 dòngjìng sound of movement
主办方 zhǔbànfāng hosts, organizers
更换 gēnghuàn to replace
qiǔ to embarrass
chán to tie up, to wind up
纱布 shābù bandage
刺猬 cìwei hedgehog
不幸 bùxìng unfortunate

Supplementary Vocabulary

目的 mùdì goal, aim
而已 éryǐ 'that's all', 'nothing more'
警方 jǐngfāng the police department
能者多劳 néngzhěduōláo those able to should do more

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