In 1848 he was working at a site with explosives and iron rods.

848年，他在有爆炸物和铁棒的工地工作。

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He had a passion for fireworks, explosives, cannon fire.

对烟火,炸药,大炮情有独钟

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They have not evolved to tolerate some of the man made sounds that have very unusual and unnatural physical characteristics. These sounds are for example explosives, industrial noise, musical instruments, power tools, and headphones.

还没有进化到能忍受,某些怪异，超出常规的人为声响,如爆炸，工业噪音,乐器，电动工具和耳机等等。

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