英语听力：2013-08-18 《流言终结者》 第11季 第8集 完全爆炸手册—7

 To be honest, we are totally in awe¹ of people whose job is to face these in real life. But the grenade made into this A-to-Z is the Rocket Propelled Grenade, or RPG,

 

because that is what gave us one of the best booms in "Mythbusters" history.

 

Alright, this is RPG versus² trailer just to see what it does.

 

Three, two, one.

 

What?

 

The trailer is completely gone.

 

It was gone in 1/16th of a second. But how did the team pull off shooting an RPG in the first place?

 

We've been trying to get RPGs on the show for years. And then along came the movie "Red" which featured a head-to-head showdown between an RPG and handgun

 

which is perfect for "Mythbusters." So we headed down to our friends at the Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center at New Mexico Tech. We borrowed their expertise³ and their weapons. Film one of my favorite explosive stories ever.

 

Okay. This is a survivability test—RPG shooter versus bullet shooter.

 

In three, two, one.

 

That was intense.

 

Not only was it an intense day in the desert, but the RPG was well worth the wait. And what's more, it's epic⁴ shots like these that take us seamlessly to H for high speeds.

 

Now, I'm with Kari and Grant on this one.The RPG hitting the trailer and that explosion, catching⁵ on a High speed is probably one of the coolest ones we've ever done on the show. The reason why is you can actually see the RPG go through the front of the trailer and it doesn't explode until it hits the back side of the trailer. I mean it was awesome⁶!

 

While the high speed does ooze⁷ awesomeness⁸, it is in revealing a level of detail that would otherwise remain hidden, where the high-speed really comes into its own.

 

1 awe   

n.敬畏，惊惧；vt.使敬畏，使惊惧

参考例句：

• The sight filled us with awe.这景色使我们大为惊叹。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

2 versus   

prep.以…为对手，对；与…相比之下

参考例句：

• The big match tonight is England versus Spain.今晚的大赛是英格兰对西班牙。
• The most exciting game was Harvard versus Yale.最富紧张刺激的球赛是哈佛队对耶鲁队。

3 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

4 epic   

n.史诗，叙事诗；adj.史诗般的，壮丽的

参考例句：

• I gave up my epic and wrote this little tale instead.我放弃了写叙事诗，而写了这个小故事。
• They held a banquet of epic proportions.他们举行了盛大的宴会。

5 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

6 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

7 ooze   

n.软泥，渗出物；vi.渗出，泄漏；vt.慢慢渗出，流露

参考例句：

• Soon layer of oceanic ooze began to accumulate above the old hard layer.不久后海洋软泥层开始在老的硬地层上堆积。
• Drip or ooze systems are common for pot watering.滴灌和渗灌系统一般也用于盆栽灌水。

8 awesomeness   

可怕的

参考例句：

• Dominion and awesomeness are his who brings about harmony in his heavens. 权能和威严为他所有，他在高天缔造和平。 来自互联网
• There is no charge?for awesomeness, or attractiveness. 彪悍不求回报，迷人更无所需。 来自互联网