英语听力：2013-09-15 《流言终结者》 第11季 第8集 完全爆炸手册—20

 I call this piece Explosion 753.

 

From A for audit¹ to Y for yelling and everything in between, the Mythbusters A to Z of explosions has been a blast. And with just one letter left, you might say that the guys are going to end with a bang.

 

Well if X is an indication, next we’re going to be blowing up a zebra, right?

 

No. Z is for zenith, the pinnacle², the biggest explosion in Mythbusters’ history…

 

Which we be the blast from homemade diamonds.

 

Yeah. That was the episode. Were were trying to figure out different ways to make diamonds and one of them involve using explosives. 

 

Yep. When microwaving peanut butter didn’t spring any bling…

 

I’m starting to get the idea that this shouldn’t be done inside. 

 

But Mythbusters turned to a girl’s second best friend, explosives. They started big but ended enormous with 5,000 pounds of ANFO.

 

Charging, five, four, three, two, one, zero. 

 

That was awesome³!

 

Given that that’s the biggest explosion we’ve ever done, why isn’t it the fan favourite?

 

Well unlike the cement truck which is there and gone, (well that’s your problem.)we really are just looking at a big giant tube.

 

Yeah. There’s really nothing in it to give you scale. I mean when the explosion went off, which was five times bigger than the cement truck, you couldn’t tell how big it was. 

 

Yeah. But unlike the cement truck, we actually have an amazing high-speed that just shows the shockwave moving.

1 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

2 pinnacle   

n.尖塔，尖顶，山峰；(喻)顶峰

参考例句：

• Now he is at the very pinnacle of his career.现在他正值事业中的顶峰时期。
• It represents the pinnacle of intellectual capability.它代表了智能的顶峰。

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.