《海外英语》“大师谈翻译”栏目征稿

本期“大师谈翻译”，我们来看一看人类身体的极限到底有多大？一个人可以忍受多低的体温？可以忍受多高的温度？感兴趣的同学可以将译文发送至oenglish@163.com，并在主题上注明“大师谈翻译”字样。我们会挑选出数篇文章发给方老师修改，并将修改过程刊登在杂志上。欢迎大家踊跃投稿。

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A 64-year-old Duluth woman fell on the ice last December. Arthritis kept her from getting up. She lay in the snow for hours. Her temperature dipped to 21.11°C. Her heart stopped. She should have been a goner. But doctors revived her; today she is fine. Medical science is always learning more about how much a body can take. Yet as Duke University physician Claude Piantadosi notes. “At some point it’s impossible to rescue yourself.” Here’s current thinking on the extremes of human endurance. –Shelley Sperry

 

Body Heat 42°C

When core body temperature hits 42°C. heatstroke can’t be reversed and will prove fatal.

 

Cold Water 4.44°C

Water saps body heat. You’d last barely 30 minutes in a 4.44°C sea. Life vests buoy you up to slow heat loss.

 

Hot Air  148.89°C

In a burning building or deep mine, adults can take 10 minutes at 148.89。F. Kids soon succumb in a 48.89°C car.

 

High Altitude 4 572m

Consciousness fades for most. With bigger lungs and more red blood cells, highland dwellers are OK.

 

Diving Deep 85.95m

Without equipment, most folks black out before 2 minutes and below 18.29m. The best free diver made it to 85.95m.

 

Lack of Oxygen 11 minutes

Typically, you’d pass out within 2 minutes. With training, people can hold their breath nearly 11 minutes.

 

Blood Loss 40%

You can survive after spilling 30 percent. At 40 percent, you’d need an immediate transfusion.

 

Starvation 45 days

Lose 30 percent of body weight and death is imminent, though disease will likely kill you before you starve.

 

Dehydration 7 days

Every cell needs water. Replace the quart or so you lose daily, or you won’t last much more than a week.