Leonard, I'm trapped in quicksand! The axe is dragging me down!

德 我陷进流沙里了 这斧头在拖我下去呢！

But isn't that isthmus only composed of quicksand?

那么，这地峡只是由松动的沙土形成的吗？

We call it Death Swamp. There's quicksand there.

我们叫它死亡沼泽，那里有流沙。

At that point, the watery sand starts to behave as a fluid—think quicksand.

此刻，混合着水的沙子就可以向流体那样运动—想象一下流沙。

On the other hand, quicksand gets thicker over time.

另一方面，流沙会随着时的推移变得越来越厚。

But it's a little bit...you're a little bit less in the quicksand.

但你还没有达到那种危险境地。

In high stress conditions, like being under the weight of your body, quicksand changes.

在压力大的情况下，比承受人体重量，流沙会发生变化。

Fun fact: it's impossible to become fully submerged in quicksand.

完全淹没在流沙里是不可能的。

Liquefaction happens when waterlogged, loose soil (we call it " sand" ) turns into quicksand, temporarily.

当积水的松散土壤（我们称之为 “沙子”）暂时变成流沙时，就会发生液化。

And here would happen if you fell into quicksand.

我们一起来看看，陷入流沙会怎样。

You can’t compensate for having a foundation made of quicksand by building a new story on top of it.

你无法通过建造新的楼层来弥补像流沙一般的地基。

It's true that real quicksand isn't like what you see at the movies.

是的，真正的流沙并不像你在电影里看到的那样。

Every minute you're stuck in quicksand increases the risk that you'll suffer from dehydration, starvation, sunstroke, or hypothermia.

你被困在流沙中的每时每刻都会增加你遭受脱水、饥饿、中暑或体温过低的风险。

It was like quicksand! Geopardy quicksand!

这就像个陷阱 危险的陷阱！

But where was it? Could she reach it before the hands clutched her and dragged her down into the quicksands?

但是它在哪里呢？在那双手抓住她拖到脚下的流沙中去之前她能够赶到达那里吗？

You could have the quicksand of Jupiter.

你可以拥有木星的流沙。

Wang felt the road beneath his feet shift like quicksand.

王觉得脚下的路像流沙一样移动。

Movies love quicksand. And why not?

电影喜欢流沙。那么为何不？

Bargaining with oathbreakers is like building on quicksand.

和背誓者谈条件就像在流沙上盖房子。

It's impossible to drown in quicksand because humans actually float in it.

淹死在流沙中是不可能的，因为人类实际上漂浮在流沙中。