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Heating Up The Competition

OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:

Now we're going to crown this week's big winner. Let's bring back Mike, Nick, Brendan and Kevin to play our final round.

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EISENBERG: Puzzle guru Art Chung, take it away.

ART CHUNG: Thanks, Ophira. This final round is called Heating Up The Competition. Every answer will contain an object that can be found in a kitchen. So, for example, if I said it's the star of "Legally Blonde" who won an Academy Award for her role in "Walk The Line," that'd be Reese Witherspoon.

We're playing this spelling bee style, so one wrong answer and you're out. You only have a few seconds to give me that answer. And the last person standing¹ is our big winner. Your prize is ASK ME ANOTHER Rubik's cube, an autographed copy of Garance Dore's book "Love Style Life," autographed pages from the script for "Little Men" signed by Ira and Jennifer and tickets to the IFC film series Queer/Art/Film, which Ira co-curates.

Here we go. Mike, this host of This American Life began his public radio career as an NPR intern².

MIKE WOOD: Oh, my God. Ira Spoon?

CHUNG: No, I'm sorry. That is incorrect.

JONATHAN COULTON: He's going to be so mad when he hears this.

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CHUNG: Nick, do you know the answer?

NICK PAPPAS: Ira Glass.

CHUNG: Ira Glass is the answer. Thanks, Mike, for playing.

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CHUNG: Brendan, this small furry³ creature debuted⁴ in "Return Of The Jedi."

BRENDAN MICHALKO: Ewok.

CHUNG: Ewok is correct.

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CHUNG: Kevin, Russia is scheduled to host this international soccer sporting event in 2018. Have to give you three seconds, he's dancing.

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CHUNG: I'm sorry. You couldn't pull it out. Nick, do you know the answer?

PAPPAS: The World Cup.

CHUNG: That is correct. We have to say goodbye to Kevin.

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CHUNG: And we are quickly down to two players, Brendan and Nick. Brendan, it's the large amount of money you can win playing a lottery⁵ like Mega Millions or Powerball.

MICHALKO: Jackpot.

CHUNG: Jackpot is correct.

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CHUNG: Nick, it's a nickname for a member of the U.S. Marine⁶ Corps⁷ and the title of a 2005 film starring Jake Gyllenhaal.

PAPPAS: Something head. Jarhead.

CHUNG: That is correct. You pulled it out.

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CHUNG: Nice pull, Nick. Brendan - a type of hard liquor that can be distilled⁸ from almost any grain from rye or barley⁹ to quinoa and usually aged¹⁰ in wood barrels.

PAPPAS: Whiskey.

CHUNG: Whiskey is correct.

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CHUNG: Nick, it's the Greek mathematician¹¹ referred to as the father of geometry.

PAPPAS: Archimedes.

CHUNG: No, that's not the one we're looking for. Brendan.

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CHUNG: Name a Greek mathematician.

MICHALKO: Euclid - Euclidian (ph)?

CHUNG: That's correct. Congratulations, Euclid. Well done.

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EISENBERG: Brendan, you did it. You're our ASK ME ANOTHER big winner. Enjoy your prize. Congratulations.

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EISENBERG: That's our show. Thank you so much for playing. For bonus games and stuff too hot for radio, look us up on Facebook and Twitter and subscribe¹² to our podcast on Google Play, iTunes and Stitcher. Come see us live or be a contestant¹³. Go to amatickets.org. ASK ME ANOTHER's puzzle guru is Art Chung.

CHUNG: Hey, my name anagrams to narc thug.

EISENBERG: Our house musician is Jonathan Coulton.

CHUNG: Thou jolt¹⁴ a canon.

EISENBERG: Our puzzles were written by Eric Feinstein, Mary Tobler and senior writers Kyle Beekley and Karen Lurie. ASK ME ANOTHER's produced by Kiana Fitzgerald, Mike Katzif, Travis Larchuk, Julian Melfi and Denny Shin, along with Anya Grundmann. We are recorded by Bill Moss¹⁵, Kristin Mueller and David Hertkin (ph). ASK ME ANOTHER was created by Eric Nuzum and Jesse Baker¹⁶. We'd like to thank our home in Brooklyn, N.Y., The Bell House...

CHUNG: Hot heel blues¹⁷.

EISENBERG: ...And our production partner, WNYC. I'm her ripe begonias...

CHUNG: Ophira Eisenberg.

EISENBERG: ...And this was ASK ME ANOTHER from NPR.

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EISENBERG: This is NPR.

1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

3 furry   

adj.毛皮的；似毛皮的；毛皮制的

参考例句：

• This furry material will make a warm coat for the winter.这件毛皮料在冬天会是一件保暖的大衣。
• Mugsy is a big furry brown dog,who wiggles when she is happy.马格斯是一只棕色大长毛狗，当她高兴得时候她会摇尾巴。

4 debuted   

初次表演，初次登台（debut的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• In late 2003 a full-size SUV, the Pathfinder Armada, debuted. 2003年末，全尺寸SUV的探路者无敌舰队，推出。
• The album debuted at number two and quickly went platinum. 专辑一亮相就荣登排行榜第二名，很快就取得了白金销量。

5 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。

6 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 corps   

n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组

参考例句：

• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

8 distilled   

adj.由蒸馏得来的v.蒸馏( distil的过去式和过去分词 )；从…提取精华

参考例句：

• The televised interview was distilled from 16 hours of film. 那次电视采访是从16个小时的影片中选出的精华。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

10 aged   

adj.年老的，陈年的

参考例句：

• He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老点了。
• He is aged,but his memory is still good.他已年老，然而记忆力还好。

11 mathematician   

n.数学家

参考例句：

• The man with his back to the camera is a mathematician.背对着照相机的人是位数学家。
• The mathematician analyzed his figures again.这位数学家再次分析研究了他的这些数字。

12 subscribe   

vi.(to)订阅，订购；同意；vt.捐助，赞助

参考例句：

• I heartily subscribe to that sentiment.我十分赞同那个观点。
• The magazine is trying to get more readers to subscribe.该杂志正大力发展新订户。

13 contestant   

n.竞争者，参加竞赛者

参考例句：

• The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
• The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。

14 jolt   

v.（使）摇动，（使）震动，（使）颠簸

参考例句：

• We were worried that one tiny jolt could worsen her injuries.我们担心稍微颠簸一下就可能会使她的伤势恶化。
• They were working frantically in the fear that an aftershock would jolt the house again.他们拼命地干着，担心余震可能会使房子再次受到震动。

15 moss   

n.苔，藓，地衣

参考例句：

• Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
• He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。

16 baker   

n.面包师

参考例句：

• The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
• The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

17 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。