After emerging near your home

在你的家附近出現後

in New York City, it spread.

在紐約市，它蔓延開來。

First to London, then to Tokyo,

先到倫敦，然後到東京。

eventually wiping out more than

最終消滅了超過

99% of the global population.

99%的全球人口。

But you...

但你...

you were lucky.

你很幸運。

You were one of the few thousand people

你是那幾千個人中的一個

on Earth with immunity who survived.

在地球上有免疫力的人倖存下來。

So, now what?

那麼，現在怎麼辦？

Your first step is to stock up.

你的第一步是儲備物資。

An average midsize supermarket

一個普通的中型超市

can sustain one person for about 55 years.

可以維持一個人大約55年。

63, if you're cool with eating the cat and dog food.

63，如果你不介意吃貓糧和狗糧的話。

As you scan the aisles, look for canned food,

當你掃描過道時，尋找罐裝食品。

some of which can last for up to several decades,

其中一些可以持續數十年之久。

and bottled water.

和瓶裝水。

Because once the power grid goes down,

因為一旦電網癱瘓。

your municipal water supply will run dry

你的市政供水將耗盡

in a matter of weeks

在幾個星期內

or even days.

甚至是幾天。

You'll also want to grab some superglue

你還會想拿一些強力膠。

in case you get injured.

以防你受傷。

It can easily seal wounds in the absence of stitches.

它可以在沒有縫合的情況下輕鬆地封住傷口。

And make sure to hit up hospitals,

而且一定要去醫院打針。

pharmacies, and even vet offices

藥店，甚至獸醫辦公室

for antibiotics and pain killers.

為抗生素和止痛藥。

Vets treat animals with many of the

獸醫治療動物的許多

same medicines that we use for humans,

與我們用於人類的藥物相同。

such as the pain reliever hydrocodone

如止痛藥氫可酮等。

and the antibiotic doxycycline.

和抗生素多西環素。

Once you're packed, you'll want to hit the road.

一旦你收拾好了，你就會想上路。

Because without electricity to cool the fuel

因為沒有電來冷卻燃料

inside nuclear reactors, pressure could build up

在核反應堆內，壓力可能會積累起來

and cause the reactor's containment building to fail.

並導致反應堆的安全殼建築失效。

Especially if it's old or it was poorly maintained.

特別是如果它是舊的或者是維護不善的。

And that could release toxic radiation

而這可能會釋放出有毒的輻射

within a 50-mile radius or greater.

半徑50英里或更大範圍內。

And even if your city or town

而且，即使你的城市或城鎮

isn't near one of these plants,

不在這些工廠附近。

you'll still want to seek isolation.

你仍然會想尋求隔離。

Because in the aftermath of the apocalypse,

因為在天啟之後。

there will be decaying corpses strewn about the streets.

將有腐爛的屍體散落在街道上。

Oh, yeah. It's gonna stink.

哦，是的。會很臭的。

But they'll also attract animal scavengers

但它們也會吸引動物的食腐者

and infectious bacteria that could harm or kill you

和可能傷害或殺死你的傳染性細菌

if you get too close.

如果你走得太近。

So, yeah, a country home

所以，是的，一個鄉村的家

is looking pretty good right now.

現在看起來很不錯。

Though it'll be tough to figure out

雖然這將是很難搞清楚的

exactly where to settle.

確切地說是在哪裡定居。

You'll need to be close to fresh water

你需要靠近淡水的地方

but also far away from major rivers,

但也遠離主要河流。

because many dams could eventually collapse

因為許多水壩最終可能崩潰

without anyone to maintain them.

沒有人去維護它們。

You'll also want to be near fertile soil

你還希望靠近肥沃的土壤

so you can grow your own food

所以你可以自己種植食物

once your grocery supply runs out.

一旦你的雜貨供應用完了。

And, of course, you'll want to be at least 50 miles

當然，你會希望至少在50英里以外的地方

from a nuclear power plant.

來自核電站。

So somewhere north of Edison, New Jersey,

所以在新澤西州愛迪生以北的某個地方。

would probably be a good bet.

可能是一個很好的賭注。

After settling in, you'll need

安頓好後，你將需要

a steady supply of drinking water.

穩定的飲水供應。

So it's a good thing purifying

所以淨化是件好事

creek or lake water is surprisingly easy.

溪水或湖水出乎意料地容易。

You can bring it to a boil,

你可以把它煮沸。

fill up clear plastic water bottles

裝滿透明塑膠水瓶

no larger than a liter

不超過一升

and stick them in direct sunlight

並將其置於陽光直射下

for at least six hours,

至少六小時。

or add a few drops of a 5% liquid bleach solution

或加入幾滴5%的液體漂白劑溶液

to a liter of water.

對一升水。

But farming your own food would be a lot tougher.

但自己耕種食物會更艱難。

If you're able to scavenge a gun

如果你能搜出一把槍

or a bow and arrow, you could hunt.

或弓和箭，你可以打獵。

There are over 100,000 deer in New Jersey,

新澤西州有超過100,000頭鹿。

which is more than 11 per square mile.

這是每平方英里超過11個。

And each one could keep you satisfied

而每一個人都能讓你滿意

(or, at least, alive) for two weeks or more.

(或者，至少是活著）兩週或更長的時間。

But wouldn't it be easier just to farm?

但是，僅僅耕種不是更容易嗎？

Assuming you could plant the right crops, yes.

假設你能種植合適的作物，是的。

Corn, for example, might be everywhere.

例如，玉米可能無處不在。

But many modern varieties are hybrids

但許多現代品種是雜交品種

and often can't reproduce on their own,

而且往往不能自行繁殖。

so they won't grow from one year to the next.

所以它們不會從一年長到另一年。

That's why you'll want to scavenge

這就是為什麼你會想要搜刮

seeds of heirloom crops, which reproduce naturally.

傳家寶作物的種子，自然繁殖。

Try searching small farms, backyard gardens,

嘗試搜索小農場、後院花園。

and garden centers for beans, potatoes,

和園藝中心的豆類、馬鈴薯。

and some kind of leafy green.

和一些綠葉植物。

That way you'll have a supply

這樣，你就會有一個供應

of protein, carbs, and lots of vitamins.

蛋白質、碳水化合物和大量的維生素。

Now, with crops in the ground,

現在，地裡有了農作物。

things will be looking up.

事情將向好的方向發展。

You know, relative to life in post-apocalyptic times.

你知道，相對於後世界末日時代的生活。

But you know what would make it better?

但你知道什麼會讓它變得更好？

Electricity.

電力。

You could store perishable foods,

你可以儲存易腐爛的食物。

like the deer you killed.

就像你殺的那隻鹿。

Not to mention have light, heat, running water,

更不用說有燈光、暖氣、自來水了。

and whatever else might help you live more comfortably.

以及其他可能幫助你生活得更舒適的東西。

At first, you can scavenge motor generators

起初，你可以搜刮馬達發電機

from roadwork or construction sites

來自道路工程或建築工地

and siphon gasoline out of

並將汽油吸出

abandoned cars to power them.

廢棄的汽車為其提供動力。

But eventually you'll want to nab

但最終你會想抓住

some solar panels along with big batteries

一些太陽能電池板和大電池

to store the power they produce.

來儲存它們產生的電力。

Abandoned golf carts might be a good place to look.

被遺棄的高爾夫球車可能是一個好地方。

They're powered by deep-cycle lead-acid batteries,

它們由深循環鉛酸電池供電。

which you can discharge many times

你可以多次放電

without significantly shortening their lifespan.

而不顯著縮短其壽命。

Aah. Now you can finally relax.

啊哈。現在你終於可以放鬆了。

All that's left is repopulating the planet.

剩下的就是重新安置地球上的人口。