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There's something approaching from the distance
有東西從遠處走來
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that you can't stop.
你不能停止。
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It can completely destroy cities
它可以完全摧毀城市
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and kill tens of thousands of people.
並殺死數萬人。
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It looks like another big wave at first,
乍一看又是一波大行情。
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but as it gets closer, you can see
但當它越來越近,你可以看到
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it's not just big.
它不僅是大。
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It's HUGE!
這是巨大的!
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It's a tsunami.
這是一場海嘯。
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You should probably run away from it,
你也許應該逃離它。
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but instead,
而是。
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we're going to surf it.
我們要去衝浪了。
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Seriously? This can't be good.
真的嗎?這不可能是好事。
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Well, we better get started.
好吧,我們最好開始。
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The biggest wave that someone has surfed on
某個人衝浪過的最大的波浪
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was 24.4 meters tall (80 feet).
是24.4米高(80英尺)。
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Tsunamis can be around this height
海嘯可以在這個高度左右
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but for our purposes let's go a little bigger
但為了我們的目的,讓我們走得更遠一些吧
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and say ours is 30 meters tall (100 feet).
並說我們的是30米高(100英尺)。
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But if you do want to surf on a tsunami
但如果你真的想在海嘯中衝浪的話
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- and we don't recommend you do it ,
- 我們不建議你這樣做。
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you'll most likely have to travel to Japan
赴日旅遊
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or the Philippines.
或菲律賓。
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This is because they're located
這是因為他們位於
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in the Ring of Fire,
在火圈中。
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an area in the Pacific Ocean where tsunamis are most likely to occur.
太平洋中最有可能發生海嘯的地區;
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But wait,
但是,等等。
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how do tsunamis occur anyways?
海嘯是怎麼發生的呢?
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Tsunamis are different from the usual waves
海嘯和一般的海浪不同
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caused by wind and tides.
由風和潮汐引起的。
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Tsunamis form due to volcanic activity,
海嘯是由於火山活動形成的。
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but most often after an earthquake occurs in the ocean.
但最常見的是在海洋發生地震後。
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If an earthquake happens in the sea that's
如果在海里發生地震,那就是。
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6.5 or higher on the Richter scale,
里氏6.5級以上。
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you can expect a tsunami to come heading for land.
你可以預料到海嘯會向陸地襲來。
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This massive wave will start
這個巨大的浪潮將開始
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deep in the ocean and
大洋深處
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build its way up to the coastline,
構建它的方式到海岸線。
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quickly gaining speed and power.
迅速獲得速度和力量。
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Experts say that a tsunami can move up to
專家表示,海嘯的移動速度可以達到。
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800 km/h (497 mph) as it reaches the shore,
800公里/小時(497英里/小時),當它到達岸邊時。
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so be prepared for a wave as fast a passenger jet.
所以要準備好迎接像客機一樣快的浪潮。
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And although tsunamis start as small bumps deep in the ocean,
雖然海嘯開始時是海洋深處的小疙瘩。
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as they reach shallower water
漸入佳境
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they become much more massive.
他們變得更加龐大。
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So how would you surf on this thing?
那麼,你會如何在這個東西上衝浪?
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Let's hope you have a friend that's just as daring as you.
希望你有一個和你一樣大膽的朋友。
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Because the wave is moving so fast,
因為波浪移動得太快了。
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you'd need your friend to drive up the wave on a jet ski
你需要你的朋友開著噴氣式滑雪艇去衝浪
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while you hitch a ride on the back.
當你搭上後面的車。
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If you manage to get to the top,
如果你能爬到上面去
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you'll quickly realize that
你很快就會發現
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this wave is completely different
此消彼長
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from any other wave you've surfed before.
從任何其他波 你已經衝浪之前。
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That's because tsunami waves don't break
那是因為海嘯的波浪是不會破裂的。
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as opposed to regular waves created by wind.
相對於風產生的常規波浪而言。
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A breaking wave curves and cascades onto itself,
碎裂的浪花彎彎曲曲,層層疊疊地湧向自己。
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making it the perfect wall for your surfboard.
使其成為您衝浪板的完美牆面。
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But generally speaking,
但一般來說。
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a tsunami doesn't have this quality.
海嘯沒有這種品質。
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Apart from the massive size,
除了龐大的規模。
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and the incredible speed of the tsunami,
以及海嘯的驚人速度。
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surfing on it would be nearly impossible because
上衝浪幾乎是不可能的,因為
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there wouldn't be much for your board to grip onto.
你的板子就沒什麼好抓的了。
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But you're up here now, so what do you do?
但你現在在上面,你要做什麼?
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Well, your best bet
好吧,你最好的選擇
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is to really only hold on for your dear life and hope for the best.
是真的只能抱著僥倖心理,希望最好的結果。
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Let's be real here;
讓我們在這裡是真實的。
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there's no way you're going to be able to surf on this monster.
你不可能在這個怪物上衝浪的。
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You'll quickly be hurled towards whatever coast the tsunami decides to bring you to.
你會很快被扔向海嘯決定帶你到的任何海岸。
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And you probably won't just land on the beach either.
而且你可能也不會只落在沙灘上。
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You could be several hundred meters or
你可能在幾百米或
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even kilometers inland.
就在內陸幾英里的地方。
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It could hurl you against the side of a bus,
它可以把你扔到公共汽車的側面。
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or into a building.
或進入建築物。
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And after the tsunami brings you there
在海嘯把你帶到那裡之後
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that won't be all that happens.
這不會是所有發生的事情。
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After it tosses you inland,
在它把你拋向內陸之後。
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the waves will pull you right back out into the ocean.
海浪會把你拉回大海。
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Now it's not only you in the tsunami.
現在,海嘯中不僅有你。
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Other people,
其他的人。
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cars, and even entire parts of buildings will all be forced into the ocean,
汽車,甚至整個建築物的部分都會被逼入大海。
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causing even more destruction as they slosh through the tsunami's path.
導致更多的破壞,因為他們滑過海嘯的路徑。
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You may think it's over now,
你可能認為現在已經結束了。
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but that isn't the case.
但事實並非如此。
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A tsunami isn't just one massive wave;
海嘯不僅僅是一個巨大的浪花。
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it's multiple waves.
是多波。
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A tsunami can last for up to an hour.
海嘯可以持續一個小時。
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With waves up to 30 meters (100 feet)
海浪高達30米(100英尺)。
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continually hitting the coast while destroying cities and killing people.
不斷衝擊沿海地區,同時摧毀城市,殺戮人民。
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So once you lose your surfboard,
所以一旦你失去了你的衝浪板。
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you'd be in the water with everything else,
你會在水裡與其他一切。
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being pushed back and forth from the coast and back out to the sea.
被從海岸上推來推去,又被推到海里。
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You'd keep doing this until you inevitably drown
你會一直這樣做,直到你不可避免地被淹死。
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or die from getting hit by debris.
或者被碎片擊中而死。
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So although surfing a tsunami would make for a pretty gnarly story,
所以,雖然衝浪海嘯會是一個很慘烈的故事。
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maybe we should stick to regular breakers for now.
也許我們應該堅持定期斷路器現在。
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One person who might be a contender to tame a tsunami
有一個人可能是馴服海嘯的競爭者。
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would be legendary Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton.
將是傳奇的大浪衝浪者萊爾德-漢密爾頓。
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I gotta admit, I didn't know much about big wave surfers until I listened to his book "Liferider" on Audible.
我得承認,我對大浪衝浪者並不瞭解,直到我在Audible上聽了他的《Liferider》一書。
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But he's one of the icons of the sport, and
但他是這項運動的標誌之一,而且。
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you get a real insight into what goes on in the mind of someone who's not afraid to tackle enormous challenges.
你會真正瞭解到一個不懼怕應對巨大挑戰的人的內心想法。
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Audible is where so many inspiring voices and compelling stories
Audible是許多鼓舞人心的聲音和引人入勝的故事的地方。
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open listeners up to new experiences, and ways of thinking.
打開聽眾的新經驗,和思維方式。
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Listening makes us smarter, more connected people.
傾聽讓我們成為更聰明、更有聯繫的人。
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It makes us better partners, parents, and leaders.
它讓我們成為更好的合作伙伴、父母和領導者。
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And there's no better place to start listening than Audible.
沒有比Audible更適合開始聽的地方了。
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We're big fans of Audible here at Underknown, and
我們是Audible的忠實粉絲,在Underknown,和。
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we use many of their audio books to inspire the videos that we make for you.
我們使用他們的許多有聲讀物來啟發我們為您製作的視頻。
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So thanks Audible for inspiring us.
所以感謝Audible給我們的啟發。
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You can start listening today with a 30-day Audible trial.
您可以從今天開始,通過30天的Audible試用期開始收聽。
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Your first audiobook, plus two Audible Originals are free.
您的第一本有聲書,加上兩本Audible原版書是免費的。
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Visit audible.dot com slash What If - that's audible.dot com slash What If to sign up, or text (WhatIf) to 500-500.
訪問audible.dot.com斜線What If--就是audible.dot.com斜線What If進行報名,或者發短信(WhatIf)到500-500。
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Even if you were to try to surf a tsunami,
即使你要嘗試衝浪海嘯。
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and somehow survived,
並以某種方式活了下來。
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you could be pretty badly hurt and in a lot of pain.
你可能會受到很嚴重的傷害,在很多痛苦。
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But what if you couldn't feel pain?
但如果你感覺不到疼痛呢?
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Then you could probably do it!
那你也許可以做到!
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But we'll leave that story, for another, WHAT IF.
但我們會離開這個故事,另一個,如果。