英语听力：2013-08-25 《流言终结者》 第11季 第8集 完全爆炸手册—11

 My name is J.D. Nelson and I’ve been a sergeant¹ for Alameda county sheriff’s bomb squad² for 12 years, as well as doing some crazy things for Mythbusters. I spent most of my time dealing³ with real life explosive situations. If there is a suspicious package, I do a render safe procedure for it. If someone’s doing construction and finds a military ordnance⁴, it’s my job to make it safe. It’s pretty cool, but sometimes it’s dangerous. 

 

But by being cool, calm and collected, J.D. is the ultimate master blaster. 

 

From J to K with some cooking classes. 

 

If there’s one room that’s suffered at the hands of Mythbusters, it’s the kitchen. Don’t just take my word for it.

 

No. Take mine. There’s been exploding microwaves, (Fire in the hole in three, two, one.), exploding fridges, (There’s stuff in there.) and full-on kitchen destruction. (Turn on the gas) Courtesy of methane⁵, (Oh, yeah! That is awesome⁶!) and C4.

 

In three, two, one.

 

Boom.

 

They say the kitchen is the room you are most likely to have an accident. Mythbusters? Definitely true. 

 

L is for loud. Oh, sorry. Explosions are seriously loud. 

 

That was a thud!

 

That was something else. 

 

But see, the problem is we can’t show you how loud these explosions are because if we played them at full volume, you’d probably burst your TV speakers or at least distort part of them.

 

1 sergeant   

n.警官，中士

参考例句：

• His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
• How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 ordnance   

n.大炮，军械

参考例句：

• She worked in an ordnance factory during the war.战争期间她在一家兵工厂工作。
• Shoes and clothing for the army were scarce,ordnance supplies and drugs were scarcer.军队很缺鞋和衣服，武器供应和药品就更少了。

5 methane   

n.甲烷，沼气

参考例句：

• The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
• Methane may have extraterrestrial significance.甲烷具有星际意义。

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.