访谈录 2009-09-06&09-09 施瓦辛格的哑铃嗅觉

Governor Schwarzenegger, whenever there is a big fire he shows up to survey the damage and pat the fire fighters on the back, that’s what the governor should do. But he also, and I’m gonna show you some news coverage¹ from last few years, has an uncanny ability to find dumbbells. He can walk into any burn down house and instantly find dumbbells. Take a look.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was also in Twin Pines today, getting a first-hand look at the destruction the fire left behind.

Strong winds are predictive for today. The calm conditions yesterday allowed Governor Schwarzenegger to tour that area.

He scans the wreckage² and somehow zeros in on dumbbells. And then delightedly picks them up. Look at what this left over, dumbbells. Maybe I should lift them. Well, the governor was in Topanga Caynon today and guess what he found.

Governor Schwarzenegger got a first-hand look today after devastation³ caused by the fires. He walked to burnt out home near the...Topanga Ranger⁴ Station ...

OK. See, the man is, is a some sort of divining rod for dumbbells. It's like an Easter Egg hunt for him.

Maria, guess what I've found today.
A dumbbell?
Yeah! It's a dumbbell!

The biggest fire known as the station fire. This one has burnt 144,000 acres, it's now 38% contained, 58% uncontained and 4% undecided, adds up to 62%. And here is what I wanna say to, that fraction of uncontained fire. Listen up 62%. Your days are numbered. We've got hoses and helicopters and dumbbell-finding governor and we've got Megan Fox who happens to be a lot hotter than you, so beat it and you know when we will call you. We ‘ll call you when we need to do the only thing that you are actually good at which is perfectly⁵ melting the marshmallow and chocolate on my graham crackers⁶. Until then, good day, fire.

OK. Let's be honest, this city can't contain Lindsay Lohan, I don't know how we can be expected to contain a fire. Hundreds of homes have been evacuated⁷, but some people you know refuse to leave their houses. And like this guy who spoke⁸ to a reporter from our local KT L.A. news.

I'm looking at your roof and I look at the flames that are maybe...
Sixty foot?
Yeah.
A lot of estate, a lot of citizen, you know. Cops knock on door telling us to leave.
Of course.
We just, left the lights off stay inside, because you know who wants, realistically, who wants to leave their house up here now?
Of course, I understand you. But, and I, you can hear the roar, (Oh yeah) so are you going to boogie(flee in fear) now or...
Ah, no, I'm gonna stay. I think I am gonna stay.

The fire burnt his shirt, so what else?

By the way, that guy definitely has dumbbells in his house, right?
 

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

3 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 ranger   

n.国家公园管理员，护林员；骑兵巡逻队员

参考例句：

• He was the head ranger of the national park.他曾是国家公园的首席看守员。
• He loved working as a ranger.他喜欢做护林人。

5 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

6 crackers   

adj.精神错乱的，癫狂的n.爆竹( cracker的名词复数 )；薄脆饼干；（认为）十分愉快的事；迷人的姑娘

参考例句：

• That noise is driving me crackers. 那噪声闹得我简直要疯了。
• We served some crackers and cheese as an appetiser. 我们上了些饼干和奶酪作为开胃品。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。