那还不如用大铁锤打铁砧。

It would be worse than beating an anvil with a sledge hammer.

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台下有一个人说：“我来试一下”那个人上台用大铁锤朝这打铁球猛敲一下，打铁球纹丝不动，然后陆续上来几个人，铁球仍然没有动。

Then came more men. The iron ball still didn’t move.

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当地居民说，他们变得容易对大的声响感到害怕，比如重建工地上的铁锤敲击声，特别是当岛上的小军事哨所每隔几个月试验大炮的时候。

Residents say they become frightened by loud sounds such as the hammering at houses being rebuilt, and especially when the small military post on the island tests its artillery guns every few months.

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