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1、美国名人灭火专家亚戴尔RedAdairplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-14:46repeatByJillMoss2004-10-30(MUSIC)VOICEONE:ThisisSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndthisisFaithLapiduswithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutRedAdair.Hewasfamousforputtingoutdangerousoilwellfiresaroundtheworld.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:PaulNealAdairwasborn
2、inHouston,Texasinnineteenfifteen.Hewasoneoffivesonsofametalworker.Healsohadthreesisters.Whilegrowingup,hebecameknownasRedAdairbecausehishairwasbrightred.ThecolorbecameatrademarkforAdair.Heworeredclothesandredboots.Hedrovearedcar,andhiscrewmembersusedredtrucksandredequipment.AsayoungmanzRedAdairdropp
3、edoutofhighschooltohelpsupporthisfamily.Heworkedasalaborerforseveraldifferentcompanies.Innineteenthirty-eight,Adairgothisfirstoil-relatedjobwiththeOtisPressureControlCompany.VOICETWO:DuringWorldWarTwo,Adairservedonatrainedarmyteamthatremovedanddestroyedbombs.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoHoustonandtookajo
4、bwithMyronKinley.Atthetime,Kinleywastheleaderinputtingoutfiresinoilwells.RedAdairworkedwithMyronKinleyforfourteenyears.Butinnineteenfifty-nine,Adairstartedhisowncompany.Duringhisthirty-sixyearsinbusiness,RedAdairandhiscrewsbattledmorethantwothousandfiresallovertheworld.Somewereonland.Otherswereonoce
5、anoil-drillingstructures.Somefireswereinburningoilwells.Otherswereinnaturalgaswells.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RedAdairwasaleaderinaspecializedandextremelydangerousprofession.Puttingoutoilwellfirescanbedifficult.Thisisbecauseoilwellfiresareextinguished,orputoutzatthewellheadjustaboveground.Normally,explosivesa
6、reusedtostopthefirefromburning.Theexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.But,oncethefireisout,thewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerouspartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfirecouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurroundingareatoexplode.VOICETWO:RedAdairdevelopedmodernmethodstoextingui
7、shandcoverburningoilwells.TheybecameknownintheindustryasWildWellControltechniques.Inadditiontoexplosives,thetechniquesinvolvedlargeamountsofwateranddirt.Adairalsodevelopedspecialequipmentmadeofbronzemetaltohelpextinguishoilwellfires.ThemoderntoolsandhisWildWellControltechniquesearnedRedAdairandhiscr
8、ewsthehonorofbeingcalledthebestinthebusiness.RedAdairwasknownfornotbeingafraid.Hewasalsoknownforhissenseofcalmandsafety.Noneofhisworkerswereeverkilledwhileputtingoutoilwellorgasfires.Hedescribedhisworkthisway:Itscaresyou-allthenoise,therattling,theshaking.Butthelookoneveryonesface,whenyouarefinished
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