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

莱纳德 我陷进流沙里了 斧头在拖我下去呢！

But isn't that isthmus only composed of quicksand?

那，峡只是由松动沙土形成吗？

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，流沙会随着间推移变得越来越厚。

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。

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

在压力大情况下，比如承受人体重量，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。

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

当松散土壤（我们称之为 “沙子”）暂变成流沙，就会发生液化。

And here would happen if you fell into quicksand.

我们一起来看看，如果陷入流沙会怎样。

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

你无法通过建造新楼层来弥补像流沙一般基。

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

是，真正流沙并不像你在电影里看到那样。

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

你被困在流沙中每每刻都会增加你遭受脱、饥饿、中暑或体温过低风险。

It was like quicksand! Geopardy quicksand!

就像个陷阱 危险陷阱！

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.

你可以拥有木星流沙。

Wang felt the road beneath his feet shift like quicksand.

王觉得脚下路像流沙一样移动。

Movies love quicksand. And why not?

电影喜欢流沙。那为何不？

Bargaining with oathbreakers is like building on quicksand.

和背誓者谈条件就像在流沙上盖房子。

I had put my foot on quicksand, and could not now withdraw it.

我脚踩在流沙上， 现在无法撤回。