万花筒 2009-09-20&09-21 疯狂的世界纪录

There are some very strange world records out there, so we want to get the strangest. The man who has the wackiest diet and I kid you not, Hala, his name is Monsieur Mangetout.

That's his nickname¹.

So, he eats everything, Michel Lotito.

Oh, got it! What does he eat?

Metal. He ate an entire plane actually, a Cessna 150.

Now, let me hang on.

It took him two years to do it. He eats it and then keeps it in there or does he eat it and what, we don't know.

Well, gastroenterologists say that he keeps it in there. He actually does not like bananas and hard-boiled eggs. Those things gross² him out. But metals, bicycles and televisions and rubber (He just can't hold down the banana), glass, yeah, those things are just fine.

Let's talk about my favorite, the largest Santa Claus gathering³.

Oh, yes. This happened in Derry City, Northern Ireland. It actually didn't happen near Christmas time, it  happened in September. (Of course not) 13,000 Santas. I just worry about the kids.

Why?

They are very confused when they see so many Santas out there.

What about? Ok, now, here is to me, this should be the most pointless world record. But somehow it's made it into the books. This is a man who walked 80 miles, 130 kilometres with a bottle of milk on his head. I couldn't walk that amount without a bottle of milk on my head. He said he was a big dork in highschool. And then he became cool with these records.

And he's still a big dork, oh, I'm sorry. Ok, what about...

Look up here, still I resist dancing for you. He is the world's oldest stripper, ah, yes, Bernie, Bernie, Bernie Barker, 66 years old, Miami Beach, can you tell by the tan⁴? He said he used it as a way to get into shape after prostate cancer. So look, there is hope for everybody...
 

1 nickname   

n.绰号，昵称；v.给...取绰号，叫错名字

参考例句：

• She called me by my nickname.她叫我的外号。
• Why do you fasten such a nickname on her?你为什么给她取这样一个绰号？

2 gross   

adj.全部的，粗俗的，肥胖的；vt.获得...总收入

参考例句：

• The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams.那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。
• I consider this a gross oversight on your part.我把这件事看作是你的一大疏忽。

3 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

4 tan   

n.鞣制革，黄褐色；adj.黄褐色的，鞣皮的；vt.晒黑，鞣(革)，鞭打；vi.晒成棕褐色

参考例句：

• She had gotten a good tan after the holiday at the sea.在海边度假之后，她的皮肤晒得黑黑的。
• His arms and legs had a dark tan.他的手臂和腿晒得黑黑的。