How do you decide where to go in a zombie apocalypse? - David Hunter

僵尸大爆发！该去哪儿躲藏？

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

翻译人员: Yixiong Zhu 校对人员: Jiayi Liu

Worst case scenario:

最坏情况：

zombie apocalypse.

僵尸大爆发。

How will you survive?

你该怎么生存？

You might be surprised to find out

你可能不知道

how much geography skills can help you fend off doom.

地理学知识可以救你一命。

By geography, I mean analyzing the world around you.

这里所说的地理学，是指分析周围环境的能力。

One geographic concept that could really help you out

僵尸大爆发时，一个非常有用的地理学观念

in a zombie apocalypse is movement.

就是研究移动。

So, first, what moves?

那么首先，什么会移动？

People move,

人会移动，

animals move,

动物会移动，

and, while sometimes slowly,

还有，虽说行动缓慢，

zombies move as well.

僵尸也会移动。

But that's not all.

但不仅如此，

Goods move, too.

物品也会移动。

Goods can be resources,

物品可以是资源补给，

such as food supplies

例如食物

and weapons.

和武器。

People or zombies tend to move these.

人和僵尸都会移动这类物品。

So, if you see a big pile of zombie supplies

所以如果你看到一大堆僵尸补给品，

where there wasn't one before,

而之前没有的话，

you're probably on the trail.

那你最好赶快撤吧。

Ideas also move.

观点也会移动。

Ideas can include entertainment,

属于观点的有娱乐业，

zombie movies,

僵尸电影，

news and information

新闻和讯息，

about zombie attacks,

僵尸攻击人类的报道，

and architecture,

还有建筑学，

or how to build a safe shelter.

例如如何建造更安全的避难所。

And, second, why do people or zombies move?

其次，为什么人和僵尸会移动？

When people, animals, or zombies move,

人，动物，和僵尸的移动，

it's called migration.

叫做迁徙。

Two concepts that affect migration

导致迁徙的两个因素是

are push and pull factors.

排斥因素和吸引因素。

Push factors will make you want to leave somewhere.

排斥因素让你离开某地，

Pull factors make you want to go to a place.

吸引因素让你前往某地。

A lack of resources,

商品缺乏，

unstable economy,

经济不稳定，

or high crime rate

犯罪率高，

might be push factors making people want to move.

都可以是排斥因素。

Nice weather,

气候怡人，

a good economy,

经济良好，

or lots of resources

商品丰富，

would be pull factors for lots of people,

都可以是吸引因素，

enticing them to move.

促使人们移动。

While zombies are definitely a push factor for humans,

僵尸的存在对人类自然是排斥因素，

a city full of people would be a pull factor for

一个人口庞大的城市却可以吸引

hungry zombies who want to eat humans.

正在饭点的僵尸。

There are some things that make movement

一些便利条件，使得人类的移动

easier for people or zombies.

比僵尸更方便。

Waterways and highways can make traveling faster.

水路和陆路可以加快移动速度。

Moving across clear, open space

开阔地带的移动，

is easier than a tough terrain.

比复杂地形的更容易。

And just as land forms can create boundaries

就像自然条件可以划分界限

that affect movement,

影响移动一样，

so can political boundaries,

政治界限也可以起到同样效果，

like a border gate, for example.

例如设立边境岗哨。

So, how can you analyze these movement factors

那么，你应当如何分析这些移动因素

to help your chance of survival?

来提高你的生存几率呢？

There are three basic steps.

有三个基本步骤。

One - identify the points or locations to analyze.

一，识别可供分析的地点。

What are your options?

看看你都有什么选择。

Two - find what connects them.

二，找到这些地点的连接方式。

Are there highways, waterways, or open land?

是陆路，水陆，还是自然连接？

And three - find the patterns of movement

三，分析这些连接方式上的

that happen over that connection.

移动规律。

Do people or goods move across it?

是人，还是物品，在移动？

By comparing relationships between different places,

通过分析不同地点之间的关系，

you can see what connections they have.

你可以知道他们都有什么连接。

For example, pick two cities.

举个例子，有两个城市，

Look at the highway connecting them.

之间用高速公路连接。

If people use that highway to commute to work,

如果人们使用高速公路上下班，

those cities have a strong relationship.

那这两个城市之间就有很亲密的关系。

But this other city over here

但这另一座城市，

doesn't have a direct connection to the other cities.

跟其他城市没有直接连接。

There's even a river in the way.

他们之间甚至还隔了一条河。

It doesn't have as strong of a relationship.

他们之间没有那么亲密的关系。

If a zombie outbreak started here,

如果僵尸在此处爆发，

which city would you rather start out in?

你愿意身处哪座城市？

Where would you flee to?

你想逃往哪里？

So, how do you decide where to go in a zombie apocalypse?

那么，你如何决定僵尸大爆发时去哪儿呢？

Do you just run in a random direction?

是向随机方向跑？

Or do you use your geographic skills

还是运用你的地理知识，

to lead your camp of survivors to safety?

带领你的追随者们远离危险？

If you want to stay alive,

如果你想生存，

it helps to understand how and why we move.

了解我们如何移动和为什么移动是很有帮助的。