英语听力：2013-09-08 《流言终结者》 第11季 第8集 完全爆炸手册—17

 Now the kitchen isn’t the only dangerous place here on Mythbusters. The bathroom can be just as danergous. Why? Because you never know when a toilet might explode.

 

With an unsavory subject matter… (This ought to clean out the pipes.) Let’s not hang around. Whether be it thanks to C4, black powder, or even alkaline metals. 

 

With mere¹ of rubidium count, three, two, one.

 

There’s been more than enough blew lunacy on Mythbusters. 

 

Next, U is not for ubend, but for underground. Right now I’m burying a firecracker. Why? Because I love underground explosions. I don’t know if there’s just more of an anticipation², but they just seem to be a lot more fun. 

 

Be they gopher and gags.

 

That was awesome³.

 

Drain disasters.

 

Alright, sewer⁴ explosion. Three, two, one. That was insane! 

 

Or simply movie madness.

 

Firing for bands van forward, three, two, one.

 

I saw it go all the way up the hill there.

 

The underground boom is something worth seeing again and again. So it’s back to Kari.

1 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

2 anticipation   

n.预期，预料，期望

参考例句：

• We waited at the station in anticipation of her arrival.我们在车站等着，期待她的到来。
• The animals grew restless as if in anticipation of an earthquake.各种动物都变得焦躁不安，像是感到了地震即将发生。

3 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.

4 sewer   

n.排水沟，下水道

参考例句：

• They are tearing up the street to repair a sewer. 他们正挖开马路修下水道。
• The boy kicked a stone into the sewer. 那个男孩把一石子踢进了下水道。