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WWII grenade found among potatoes at French fry factory in New Zealand

新西兰薯条厂土豆中发现二战手榴弹

Transcript¹

Employees at the Mr. Chips factory thought it might be a muddy potato, but it was a grenade on the conveyor belt. The bomb squad² was called, and it was determined³ the grenade wasn't active.

Chips先生工厂的员工认为这可能是一个带泥的土豆，但这是传送带上的一枚手榴弹。炸弹小组接到电话，确定手榴弹没有活动。

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

马丁内斯，主持人：

Good morning. I'm A Martinez. OK. You're a worker at a french fry factory on the lookout⁴ for anything amiss on the conveyor belt. Then you see something that doesn't look quite right. For an employee at a Mr. Chips plant in New Zealand, the anomaly wasn't a muddy potato or even a stone but a World War II grenade. The bomb squad was called in. Don't worry, the spud was a dud. But maybe they can still use this throwback to the '90s marketing⁵ campaign that I just came up with - our potatoes are the bomb. It's MORNING EDITION.

早上好我是马丁内斯。好吧。你是一家炸薯条厂的工人，正在留意传送带上的任何问题。然后你会看到一些看起来不太对劲的东西。对于新西兰Mr.Chips工厂的一名员工来说，这种反常现象不是一个泥土豆，甚至不是一块石头，而是一枚二战时期的手榴弹。拆弹小组被叫来了。别担心，土豆是个哑弹。但也许他们仍然可以利用我刚刚想到的90年代的营销活动——我们的土豆就是炸弹。这是早上版。

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 lookout   

n.注意，前途，瞭望台

参考例句：

• You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
• It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。