访谈录[Interview]2007-12-08:吉尼斯,要的就是创意!

Hi, I'm Deborah Roberts. Welcome to 20/20 in touch.
Alright, here's something you can do with the entire family this holiday weekend, watch our special hour Friday on people who go to extremes to be part of the Guinness World Records Phenomenon.

What would possess someone to try this? Or even this? Around the world people will do practically anything to lay claim to being the fastest, the highest, the biggest, or if you are Jackie Bibby, the most daring. Eight years ago Bibby wriggled¹ his way into the record book by, brace² yourself, sharing a bathtub with the most number of rattlesnakes. Just this month, he broke a new record, now up to 87 snakes.
Now why would you get in a bathtub with 87 snakes?
You know what, there's probably no other way that a country boy such as myself would be interviewed by a lady like you and to get in the Guinness book world record.

A self-described adrenalin junkie, for Bibby who's been bitten 8 times, the more dangerous the better. Only venomous western diamondbacks will do.

How poisonous is this guy?
Well, this snake does have the fangs³ to inflict⁴ a deadly bite. So if you are bitten in a certain place in a certain way, then it could kill you.
May I touch him?
Sure.
Do I dare? Where should I touch him?
Right here.

And this snake is very muscular and very strong. (Wow) The rattlers are similar to our fingernails. They are hardened skin and they are segmented. So when the snake vibrates its tail, the segments bend together and you hear the very distinctive⁵ sound.

After 39 years of snake wrangling⁶, Bibby is always looking to outdo himself, including his most recent brainstorm⁷. He gets ready, for the most rattlesnakes in his mouth.

11 snakes in your mouth at one time to dangling⁸ about. (Yes, Ma'am. )

I mean, I just doubt, I was faint watching it. What does that feel like for you?

Just exciting and fun. I'm a thrill seeker, and you know there are those who always say they are adrenalin junkies.

You know, a lot of people think you are kooky.
That's Okay. But they will talk to me. They think I'm interesting even they think I'm crazy.
They like to be on the edge. They like the adrenalin rush.
Psychiatrist⁹ Gale¹⁰ Saltz says most Guinness record holders¹¹ hold certain common traits.

They are addicted¹² to showing themselves to being exhibitionists and that kind of person is gonna do that kind of feat¹³ for Guinness.
And there are more Jackie Bibbies out there than you'd ever imagined. Guinness officials say they are swamped every year with 50, 000 worldwide requests from people hoping to set records.

It does get from the supplying to choose the ridiculous. But when I say ridiculous, I mean in a sense that people are having fun.

Steward¹⁴ Claxton, an official judge for Guinness who verifies record breaking attempts. Like the monstrous¹⁵ effort , just a few weeks ago, to build the largest Cesar Salad in Tijuana, Mexico. It weighed in at more than 7000 pounds.
I'm guessing you get anything that you can possibly think of or not think of that people offer to do.

Yes, you are only limited by your imagination. And that was, that's the Aesops behind the book.

Some people even posted their attempts on YouTube. Matt McAllister wore 155 T-shirts at the same time to set a Guinness record.
Often things will come out as that we haven't thought of or that we don't have a category for or we don't have a database.
With a database of more than 40, 000 Guinness records, it's hard to believe that there are something no one has already thought of. But then again.
We are all about celebrating ordinary everyday people doing extraordinary things.
Keep checking in online for our webcast and our plans for upcoming stories. I'm Deborah Roberts, for all of us at 2020, we are in touch, so you be in.

1 wriggled   

v.扭动，蠕动，蜿蜒行进( wriggle的过去式和过去分词 )；（使身体某一部位）扭动；耍滑不做，逃避（应做的事等）

参考例句：

• He wriggled uncomfortably on the chair. 他坐在椅子上不舒服地扭动着身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• A snake wriggled across the road. 一条蛇蜿蜒爬过道路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 brace   

n. 支柱,曲柄,大括号; v. 绷紧,顶住,(为困难或坏事)做准备

参考例句：

• My daughter has to wear a brace on her teeth. 我的女儿得戴牙套以矫正牙齿。
• You had better brace yourself for some bad news. 有些坏消息,你最好做好准备。

3 fangs   

n.（尤指狗和狼的）长而尖的牙( fang的名词复数 )；（蛇的）毒牙；罐座

参考例句：

• The dog fleshed his fangs in the deer's leg. 狗用尖牙咬住了鹿腿。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• Dogs came lunging forward with their fangs bared. 狗龇牙咧嘴地扑过来。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 inflict   

vt.(on)把…强加给，使遭受，使承担

参考例句：

• Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
• Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。

5 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

6 wrangling   

v.争吵，争论，口角( wrangle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The two sides have spent most of their time wrangling over procedural problems. 双方大部分时间都在围绕程序问题争论不休。 来自辞典例句
• The children were wrangling (with each other) over the new toy. 孩子为新玩具（互相）争吵。 来自辞典例句

7 brainstorm   

vi.动脑筋，出主意，想办法，献计，献策

参考例句：

• The women meet twice a month to brainstorm and set business goals for each other.她们每个月聚会两次，在一起出谋献策，为各自制定生意目标。
• We can brainstorm a list of the most influential individuals in the company.我们可以集体讨论，列出该公司中最有影响的人员的名单。

8 dangling   

悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 )； 摆动不定； 用某事物诱惑…； 吊胃口

参考例句：

• The tooth hung dangling by the bedpost, now. 结果，那颗牙就晃来晃去吊在床柱上了。
• The children sat on the high wall,their legs dangling. 孩子们坐在一堵高墙上，摇晃着他们的双腿。

9 psychiatrist   

n.精神病专家；精神病医师

参考例句：

• He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.他去看精神科医生治疗不能自拔的赌瘾。
• The psychiatrist corrected him gently.精神病医师彬彬有礼地纠正他。

10 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

11 holders   

支持物( holder的名词复数 )； 持有者； （支票等）持有人； 支托（或握持）…之物

参考例句：

• Slaves were mercilessly ground down by slave holders. 奴隶受奴隶主的残酷压迫。
• It is recognition of compassion's part that leads the up-holders of capital punishment to accuse the abolitionists of sentimentality in being more sorry for the murderer than for his victim. 正是对怜悯的作用有了认识，才使得死刑的提倡者指控主张废除死刑的人感情用事，同情谋杀犯胜过同情受害者。

12 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

13 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

14 steward   

n.乘务员，服务员；看管人；膳食管理员

参考例句：

• He's the steward of the club.他是这家俱乐部的管理员。
• He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员，到过世界各地。

15 monstrous   

adj.巨大的；恐怖的；可耻的，丢脸的

参考例句：

• The smoke began to whirl and grew into a monstrous column.浓烟开始盘旋上升，形成了一个巨大的烟柱。
• Your behaviour in class is monstrous!你在课堂上的行为真是丢人！