known as Born Survivor: Bear Grylls in the UK.

以天生生存者：貝爾．吉羅斯的名號為人所知

The magic of TV makes Grylls look like the ultimate survivor, but the truth isn't quite

電視的魔力讓吉羅斯像是一位終極生存家，但事實並非

so clear-cut.

這麼明確

From his genuine scrapes with death to embarrassing leaks about his so-called survival shows,

從他與死亡搏鬥的真實過程，到令人丟臉的節目片段的揭發

this is the untold truth of Bear Grylls.

以下是你所不知道的貝爾．吉羅斯

School bullies

《校園霸凌》

Anyone who's seen his shows might be surprised to learn that Grylls was bullied in school.

看過吉羅斯節目的觀眾得知此事也許會感到驚訝，他竟然曾在校園中被霸凌

The guy seems pretty tough now, but he wasn't always like that.

這傢伙現在似乎相當健壯，但他並非生來如此

In response to the bullying he received at school, young Grylls decided to take up karate

因為在學校中的遭遇的霸凌，年輕的吉羅斯決定和

along with a few of his friends.

幾位好朋友一起上空手道課程

Three years later he got his black belt and went to train in Japan as the youngest member

三年後，他獲得黑帶，接著遠赴到日本訓練，成為英國空手道協會

of the Karate Union of Great Britain.

最年輕的成員

Grylls described the experience in his book Mud, Sweat and Tears:

吉羅斯在他的著作《Mud, Sweat and Tears》提及這段經驗：

"Each night we slept on the floor in small wooden Japanese huts, and by day we learned

「每晚我們睡在木製日式小屋的地板上，早上學習

how to fight — real and hard.

如何戰鬥──真實且強烈

The training was more exacting and demanding than anything I had previously encountered."

訓練過程比任何我先前經歷過的任何事還要嚴苛。」

Military man

《軍人》

After leaving school, Grylls spent several months hiking the Indian Himalayas.

離開學校之後，吉羅斯花了好幾個月攀爬印度喜馬拉雅山脈

He told The Hindustan Times:

他告訴《印度斯坦時報》：

"I spent quite some time in India before I joined the army.

「我在加入軍隊之前，在印度待了一陣子

I went out there climbing, and up in West Bengal and all around Darjeeling.

我在印度登山，攀登西孟加拉邦及大吉嶺附近的山岳

We were in Calcutta for a while and then we were with the Indian Army as well."

我們在加爾各答待了一陣子，接著還跟印度軍隊在一起。」

Grylls even flirted with the idea of joining the Indian Army himself at the time, but ultimately

吉羅斯甚至在當時有加入印度軍隊的念頭，但最後他

decided to enroll in the military at home in Great Britain.

還是決定加入自己家鄉的英國軍隊

Grylls joined the United Kingdom Special Forces Reserve in 1994 and served with 21 Regiment

吉羅斯在 1994 年加入英國特種部隊（後備），並在特種空勤團（21 團）

Special Air Service, or SAS, for three years, receiving training in everything from desert

或簡稱 SAS ，服役三年，接受沙漠戰及冬天戰

and winter warfare to evasive driving, climbing, and explosives.

如何駕車閃避、攀爬及爆破的完整訓練

​Freefall

《自由落體》

Grylls might have only been an SAS reserve, but that doesn't mean he got to skip out on

吉羅斯或許只是在特種空勤團當後勤，但這並不代表他能跳過不做

any of the dangerous stuff.

任何危險的事情

Grylls' second deployment to Africa ended in a terrible accident that almost claimed

吉羅斯第二次到非洲的佈署任務發生了嚴重意外，這幾乎要了

his life.

他的命

He told The Guardian:

他告訴《衛報》：

"In Africa, my parachute ripped at 17,000 [feet].

「當時在非洲，我的降落傘在 17,000 [英尺] 高空撕裂

I blacked out, and on landing broke my back.

我陷入昏迷，接著落地時我撞傷背部

I spent the next 18 months in braces and plaster.

接下來的 18 個月都靠著支撐架和石膏過活

I was lucky to survive, let alone walk again."

我很幸運能受生還，更別說還能夠再度行走了。」

A friend of Grylls who was with him at the time told The Guardian:

當時和吉羅斯在一起的朋友向《衛報》表示：

"I look back and think of him in the body brace after that horrific parachute fall,

「回想他在恐怖的降落傘意外後，全身裝上支架的樣子，

and it's incredible that he survived it.

他能夠生還真的很不可思議

Then to look at what he has achieved since then, I'd never have thought it possible."

而看看他之後所達到的成就，我根本不敢相信他真的做到了。」

Top of the world

《世界之巔》

Breaking three vertebrae after a 17,000 foot fall would be enough to put most people off

在 17,000 英尺摔落、斷了三根脊椎骨後就足以讓許多人

heights for good, but Grylls didn't let it stop him.

對高空為之卻步了，但吉羅斯沒有因為這件事而束縛

Grylls lived his childhood dream to climb Everest when he scaled earth's highest mountain

吉羅斯從小的夢想就是登上世界最高峰，他在 1998 年攀登聖母峰，

in 1998, less than two years after his near-fatal Africa fall.

也就是在瀕臨死亡的非洲墜落事故的兩年內

Everest is obviously no walk in the park, and Grylls almost met his end for a second

很明顯的，聖母峰並非小兒科，當吉羅斯踩在讓他命懸一線的滑冰上時

time when some loose ice left him hanging on for dear life.

差點再度接近死亡

"We were in the first stage of the Everest ascent when the ground gave way, leaving me

「我們在攀爬聖母峰的第一階段時，突然冰層破裂，我懸掛在

swinging on the end of this rope, clutching at these black and glassy walls."

搖晃的繩子尾端，緊抓著黑色、如玻璃般的冰牆上。」

Dinner party

《晚宴派對》

In 2005, Grylls and fellow explorer Lieutenant Commander Alan Veal staged one of the weirdest

2005 年，吉羅斯和少校 Alan Veal 連袂演出了他職業生涯

stunts of Grylls' career.

最詭異的特技之一

They broke the record for the world's highest dinner party when they flew a hot air balloon

他們打破了世界上最高的晚宴派對紀錄，以熱氣球飛行方式升高到

to a height of 24,262 feet and climbed down to a dinner table suspended below the balloon,

24,262 英尺高度，接著爬下吊掛在下方的晚餐桌上，

braving temperatures of minus 50 degrees Celsius.

忍受攝氏零下 50 度的氣溫

After enjoying a three-course meal together, the daredevil duo dedicated the venture to

享受完全一套正式餐之後 ，膽大包天的雙人接著以跳傘

Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth and skydived back down to ground with full bellies.

向伊莉莎白女皇致敬做收場，帶著吃飽的肚子著陸地面

Controversies

《爭議》

Grylls was the subject of controversy in 2008 when U.S. survival consultant Mark Wienert

吉羅斯在 2008 年成為爭議話題，美國生存顧問 Mark Weinert

started talking to the British media about his time working on Grylls' show Man vs. Wild,

向英國媒體談論到，他在吉羅斯的節目《荒野求生密技》工作時，

claiming that the star was a fraud.

宣稱這位影星（吉羅斯）是個騙子

Wienert revealed that during one episode he personally assembled a Polynesian-style bamboo

Wienert 透漏有一集，他親自在鏡頭外組裝一艘玻里尼西亞式竹筏，

raft off-camera only for Grylls to add the finishing touches and take the credit.

吉羅斯實際上僅是在那竹筏上做了最後幾個步驟，就將功勞占為己有

And after shooting on the episode concluded, Wienert claims the ex-military man left for

而在那一集的拍攝片段結束後，Wienert 宣稱這位退役軍人（吉羅斯）前往

a motel.

一個旅館

And that wasn't the only time the show allegedly faked Grylls' whereabouts, according to the whistleblower.

根據舉報者，這並不是第一次對吉羅斯的行蹤的指控

Grylls apparently spent a few nights in a luxurious lodge during the filming of the

顯然，吉羅斯在內華達山脈拍攝節目時在

Sierra Nevada mountains episode.

豪華小木屋住了幾晚

Grylls responded to the claims by saying, "If people felt misled on how the first series

吉羅斯以這段話回應這些指控：「如果有人誤會了第一部系列

was represented, I'm really sorry for that...we film these things over six days and, after

的呈現方式，那我感到非常抱歉．．．我們在六天內拍完這些畫面，在拍完

filming the night stuff, we're back with a crew in a base camp lodge."

夜間片段後，我和攝影團隊會回到露營小屋。」

Adventure Dad

《冒險老爸》

When your dad eats bugs and gets peed on for

如果你的老爸以吃蟲和被尿

a living, you're bound to have an interesting childhood.

為生，那麼你一定有個有趣的童年

That's definitely true for Bear Grylls' kids.

這對貝爾．吉羅斯的孩子來說是鐵一般的事實

When they aren't staying on the houseboat they have moored on the banks of London's

當他們不在英國泰唔士沼澤河畔中的

River Thames, Grylls and his family live on a remote island off the coast of Wales.

船屋時，吉羅斯會和家人住在威爾斯海岸外的偏遠小島上

In 2013, Grylls found himself in hot water with the local council after erecting a huge

2013 年，吉羅斯惹上了當地議會，因為他建造了一座位於懸崖邊

metal slide that ended with a drop off a cliff face into the sea below.

末端朝向海中的金屬溜滑梯

Grylls defended his decision by saying:

吉羅斯以這段話來為自己的決定辯護：

"The slide is not for the paying public and therefore the health and safety is not for

「這溜滑梯並不是為大眾所建造的，所以我不能保證其他人的

other people.

生命及安全

It's for me and the kids and friends to use when we are there.

這是建造給我、我的孩子和朋友玩的

It has an element of danger to it, you do hit the water pretty hard.

這的確涉及危險性，就是會用力撞入水中

But do you know what?

但你知道嗎？

There are a lot more dangerous things around."

周圍還有更多危險的事呢」

He came under criticism again in 2015 when he purposely stranded his 11-year-old son

他在 2015 年時再度遭受批評，因為刻意將他 11 歲的小孩留在

on a rocky outcrop off the island to serve as a training aid for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

一座小島外的礁石上，以協助《皇家全國救生艇協會》的訓練

Survivor Games

《生存遊戲》

Bear Grylls is hugely popular in the U.S. and his native U.K., but he also has a massive

貝爾．吉羅斯在美國和他的家鄉英國大受歡迎，但他在一個看似不太可能

following in an unlikely place: China.

的地方：中國，也擁有廣大粉絲

Grylls' 2012 bestseller Mud, Sweat and Tears was voted the most influential book in China

2012 年，吉羅斯的暢銷書《Mud, Sweat and Tears》在發行的同年，被中國票選為

the year it was released.

年度最有影響力的書籍

And in 2016, Grylls invited several Chinese celebrities to join him in the wild, including

而在 2016 年，吉羅斯邀請了幾位中國名人和他一同加入荒野，包括

former NBA star Yao Ming, Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui, and Robin Li, one of China's richest

前 NBA 球星姚明、奧運游泳選手傅園慧及李彥宏──中國最富有的

tech moguls.

科技巨擘老闆之一

The show aired under the name Survivor Games and featured a premise similar to Mission

此節目以《生存遊戲》的名稱公開亮相，並且相似於一個英國系列節目

Survive, a UK series in which Grylls takes eight celebrities on a two week hike through

《求生使命》的呈現方式，吉羅斯帶領八位名人在兩週間橫越

unforgiving terrain and eliminates them one by one.

殘酷地形，並逐一淘汰參賽者

Despite the country's love for Grylls, however, the Chinese version didn't go over well.

儘管中國有著對吉羅斯的熱愛，中國版的《求生使命》並不受歡迎

Viewers complained that the show was "tasteless" and "disgusting" after Grylls forced the contestants

在吉羅斯強迫參賽者喝掉自己的尿之後，

to drink their own urine.

觀眾抱怨節目「乏味」及「噁心」

Disgusting?

噁心？

Oh yeah.

噢，沒錯

But tasteless?

但是「乏味？」

We'll have to trust Grylls on that.

關於這一點，我們必須相信吉羅斯

"God there's no getting away from it."

「天啊，這是不能避免的」

"Pftttt!"

「噗！」

"That really is pretty horrible it's like warm.

「但真的很糟糕，嘗起來溫熱

And it's salty."

還有鹹味」

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