今日澳洲花絮 on 23/11/2024

杜薇霞 海伦

A man has had his leg amputated after he was trapped in Tasmania's Franklin River. The man was trapped in a rock crevice for about 20 hours during a rafting trip with friends.

一名男子被困在塔斯马尼亚州富兰克林河之后，他的腿被截肢了。在与朋友漂流旅行的时候，这名男子被困在一个岩石缝隙中大约20个小时。

The international visitor, aged in his 60s, was pack rafting along the Franklin River when he slipped and became trapped between rocks in rapids on Friday afternoon.

周五下午，这位60多岁的国际背包🎒漂流游客在Franklin 河岸漂流时，滑倒被困在急流的岩石之间。

His smartwatch made a call for assistance about an hour later and triggered an emergence response, providing rescuers with his location.

大约一小时后，它的智能手表打了一个呼救电话。并触发了紧急响应，为救援人员提供了他的位置。

The man was partially submerged in water and workers unsuccessfully tried to extract him several times on Friday evening and Saturday morning.

这名男子部分被水淹没在水中。在周五晚上和周六上午，救援人员多次企图将他救出，但都没有成功。

Extract ~ To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort 用极大的力量或者不同方式去拔

A medical team stayed with him throughout the ordeal and determined his condition was deteriorating.

整个磨难过程中，一个医疗团队一直陪伴着他。并确定他的情况正在恶化。

“This was a life and death situation and the decision was made in consultation with the patient to amputate his leg to be able to remove him from the rock crevice,”

这是生死关头，在与病人协商后决定截肢，以便能够将他从岩石缝隙中移走。

“He is described as being in a critical condition but it is quite clear from the medical advice that had he remained in the location where he was, and trapped in the rock crevice he would not have survived.”

他被描述为情况危急。但从医疗建议中可以清楚的看出，如果他留在原地被困在岩石缝隙中，它就活不了。

remained ~ to continue in the same condition

The man was sedated while his left leg was amputated above the knee.。

在截肢的时候，这名男子被麻醉了，他左腿被截肢到了膝盖以上。

“The scene was an incredibly challenging location in the remote environment of the southwest of Tasmania on the Franklin River,”

在弗兰克林河畔，塔斯马尼亚西南部原始的环境中，这个现场是一个极具挑战性的地点。

“Not only were they in the elements throughout the night with limited communications, but they were in a precarious location with lots of hazards and risks around them.”

“他们不仅整晚（贯穿始终的所有的元素中) 都是在有限的通讯中，而且他们处于一个不稳固的位置，周围有很多危险和风险。”

The man was trapped for about 20 hours in total and had been travelling in a group of 11 international visitors, who well prepared and well resourced for the multi-day rafting trip.

这名男子总共被困了大约20个小时，一直和11名国际游客一起旅行。他们为为期多天的漂流之旅做好了充分的准备和充足的资源。

“The beauty of Tasmania’s wilderness is what attracts people to this state but that wilderness is also some of the most challenging in the world,”

塔斯马尼亚的野，她的美是吸引人们来到这个州的原因。但是这个野，这个美也是世界上最具有挑战性的。

Wilderness ~ A large tract of land that has not been significantly affected by human activities.一大片没有受到人类活动严重影响的土地。

“Even if you are well prepared, even if you do take all necessary precautions, things can go wrong.

It’s a really timely reminder to people to make sure you take all those precautions in the interest of your own safety.”

即使你做好了充分的准备，即使你确实采取了所有必要的预防措施，事情也可能出错。这是一个非常及时的提醒，提醒人们确保为了自己的安全, 你采取了所有这些预防措施。

Authorities have not identified the man publicly or revealed his nationality as they have been unable to contact his family overseas.

当局没有公开确认这名男子的身份。也没有透露他的国籍，因为他们无法联系到他的海外家人。

Those travelling with him are being airlifted away from the area and police are waiting to speak to them to find out exactly what happened.

那些和他一起旅行的人正在被空运离开该地区。警察正在等待与他们交谈, 以了解到底发生了什么。

“The man was scouting the area. His mates were on the shore. He was scouting the area and he slipped and fell into that rock crevice.”

这个人正在侦查该地区。他的同伴们在岸上。他正在侦查该地区，然后滑倒了并且掉进了那个岩石缝隙里.