火药爆炸会产生巨大的噪音,在这些声音令一些人兴奋的同时,也会惊吓四周的动物——同时还有一些人。
The loud booming noises are caused by gunpowder. While the sounds may excite some people, they can be frightening to domestic and wild animals-as well as some humans.
我不要让一位仁慈的主人难过,我就得学着克制些。 而且,有半年时间,这火药像沙土一样地摆在那儿并没引爆,因为没有火凑近来使它爆炸。
Not to grieve a kind master, I learned to be less touchy; and, for the space of half a year, the gunpowder lay as harmless as sand, because no fire came near to explode it.
星期一,几年前从一艘伊朗货轮上没收的几十个集装箱的火药,在塞浦路斯的一个主要海军基地爆炸,导致12人死亡,62人受伤。
Dozens of containers of gunpowder seized years ago from an Iranian cargo ship exploded on Cyprus' main naval base on Monday in a massive blast that killed 12 people, wounded 62.
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