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Australia really is a place of extremes. You know, when it’s hot, it’s roasting. When it rains, it pours. And when it’s beautiful, it really is spectacular.
澳大利亞真的是個極端的地方。你知道，當它熱起來時，像火烤。當它下雨時，就傾盆而下。當它展現美麗的一面時，那真是壯觀。
In the heat of the day in the Kimberley, you can expect 125 degree heat and energy-sapping humidity. But even in this wilderness, there’s food.
金伯利最熱的時候，溫度可高達120攝氏度，濕氣也會將人體力耗光。但即使在這片荒野里也能找到食物。
This is a rock fig tree. Look at that. I can tell this just because it has this very distinct gray bark, and they often cling to the side of just little cliff just like this. And actually if you look at the leaves, they are oval-shaped and also they are furry. And the reason for that is that that fur stops them from loosing a lot of their precious moisture. The problem is all the fruits are up there.
這是一顆無花果樹。你瞧，它最大的特征就是灰色的樹皮，它喜歡像這樣沿著峭壁生長。仔細觀察，你會發現樹葉呈橢圓形，背面有毛。長毛是為了防止寶貴的水分流失。但主要的問題是，果實都長在樹頂端。
But climbing up to get the fruit is a risk. This sandstone is brittle and can be greasy when it’s wet. So I’m gonna use the roots as handholds to help me. The roots go deep into the cliff. So they should be strong and safe.
但爬上樹去摘果實會有危險。砂巖脆弱易碎，潮濕時相當滑溜。因此我打算把樹根當作施力點，來助我攀爬。這些樹根深深地扎在峭壁里，所以夠強韌，夠安全。
Ok. These are the guys I’m after. Here we go. And if I plug one of these off, all of this fruit is edible. It’s not ripe, but it’s edible. If you open it up, see all of these fig seeds inside. All of those are really good vitamin C. It’s pretty tasteless. It’s like chewing on a cardboard, but I know it’s good. I want to collect a load of these, take them into my pocket as many as I can. Two more for luck.
到了，這些就是我的目標。先摘一顆嘗嘗。雖然還沒完全成熟，但整顆果子都可以食用。將它剖開，里面全是無花果種子，種子富含維他命C。果子味道寡淡似嚼蠟，但的確有營養。我要多摘一些，盡量把口袋裝滿以備不時之需。裝下兩顆就很幸運了。
