2015-12-11 History Channel:西恩宾回顾滑铁卢战役-17

 He wants to break through Wellington's defences before nightfall, and finally he could wait no longer. Just before noon, he ordered his cannons² to open fire. -Gun captain, when you're ready, the first thing a ** wanted going to do is order the gun to be warmed. The warm warmer as a big copper³ spoon, he's got put that down the barral and turn it to make sure there's nothing inside there. That will put out any d*.

-Warm it?

-It's called warm it because....

-I don't like it.

-You notice how he used it under hand is something that is to go off. If you have your hand on the top, then you're gonna lose your arm. Next job that is gonna happen is a sponge man who is going to wet his sponge will now run down the barrel, and that only distinguish any amb*.

If the amb* were put out, the cannon¹ could explode as it was being reloaded. Working at the business end of Waterloo gun is not a job for the faint-hearted. Even it's just a replica⁴.

-Really willing. If you don't run this **, you don't get fire. And everyone think of a big goal. Okay?

Napoleon had over 250 cannons at Waterloo, 100 more in Wellington. When the barrage⁵ began, the sound of the guns could even be heard in Brussels, 10 miles from the battlefield.

1 cannon   

n.大炮，火炮；飞机上的机关炮

参考例句：

• The soldiers fired the cannon.士兵们开炮。
• The cannon thundered in the hills.大炮在山间轰鸣。

2 cannons   

n.加农炮，大炮，火炮( cannon的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Cannons bombarded enemy lines. 大炮轰击了敌军阵地。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• One company had been furnished with six cannons. 某连队装备了六门大炮。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

4 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

5 barrage   

n.火力网，弹幕

参考例句：

• The attack jumped off under cover of a barrage.进攻在炮火的掩护下开始了。
• The fierce artillery barrage destroyed the most part of the city in a few minutes.猛烈的炮火几分钟内便毁灭了这座城市的大部分地区。