英语听力：2013-08-30 《流言终结者》 第11季 第8集 完全爆炸手册—13

 Let’s say movies always get wrong?

 

No. We were able to blow up a safe using water and a charge. And it is possible these liquid nitrogen just slow down a battery chain of explosions. 

 

Nice!

 

For the most part movies just get real, because even without special effects trickery, explosions are awesome¹. 

 

Can you just stop talking? I’m trying to watch this movie. 

 

Bye-bye.

 

Don’t try anything you see on the show at home. 

 

We’re what you call experts. 

 

With cement trucks, fruit fats and movie clichés, the explosion A to Z has hit half-way. So what’s next?

 

Next up, the mother of all explosions. Here we go. In three, two, one—fire! It looks like we must be on the letter N for nothing, because when nothing happens when you fire that trigger, something has gone wrong, which also means somebody needs to man up and go over, rewire and fix the problem. It’s a bomb tech’s worst nightmare. 

 

Yep, it’s when nothing happens. 

 

Incendiary torpedo² in three, two, one—fire!

 

And misfire.

 

The explosions are at their most dangerous. 

 

This is exploding sharp 400 pounds of explosives. On your go, Frank.

 

Three, two, one—fire!

 

It’s also when nothing happens that explosives technicians are at their most brave. Are you kidding me? This is like the worst experiment ever. 

 

But that’s why the Mythbusters use the best in the business. 

 

Alright. To commands count down. Three, two, one—fire!

1 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.

2 torpedo   

n.水雷，地雷；v.用鱼雷破坏

参考例句：

• His ship was blown up by a torpedo.他的船被一枚鱼雷炸毁了。
• Torpedo boats played an important role during World War Two.鱼雷艇在第二次世界大战中发挥了重要作用。