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1、美国名人油井灭火英雄瑞德埃德尔RedAdaiI;1915-2004:HePutOutDangerousOilandNaturalGasFiresAroundtheWorldplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:26repeatByJiIIMoss2009-3-21VOICEONE:ThisisSteveEmber.VOICETWO:AndthisisFaith1.apiduswithPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.TodaywetellaboutRedAdair.Hewasfamousforputtingoutdangerousoil

2、wellfiresaroundtheworld.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RedAdairPaulNealAdairwasborninHouston,Texasinnineteenfifteen.Hewasoneoffivesonsofametalworker.Healsohadthreesisters.Whilegrowingup,hebecameknownasRedAdairbecausehishairwasbrightred.ThecolorbecameatrademarkforAdair.Heworeredclothesandredboots.Hedrovearedcar;and

3、hiscrewmembersusedredtrucksandredequipment.Asayoungman,RedAdairdroppedoutofhighschooltohelpsupporthisfamily.Heworkedasalaborerforseveraldifferentcompanies.Innineteenthirty-eight,Adairgothisfirstoil-relatedjobwiththeOtisPressureControlCompany.VOICETWO:DuringWorldWarTwo,Adairservedonatrainedarmyteamth

4、atremovedanddestroyedbombs.Afterthewar,hereturnedtoHoustonandtookajobwithMyronKinley.Atthetime,Kinleywastheleaderinputtingoutfiresinoilwells.RedAdairworkedwithMyronKinleyforfourteenyears.Butinnineteenfifty-nine,Adairstartedhisowncompany.Duringhisthirty-sixyearsinbusiness,RedAdairandhiscrewsbattledmo

5、rethantwothousandfiresallovertheworld.Somewereonland.Otherswereonoceanoil-drillingstructures.Somefireswereinburningoilwells.Otherswereinnaturalgaswells.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:RedAdairwasaleaderinaspecializedandextremelydangerousprofession.Puttingoutoilwellfirescanbedifficult.Thisisbecauseoilwellfiresareext

6、inguished,orputout,atthewellheadjustaboveground.Normally,explosivesareusedtostopthefirefromburning.Theexplosionrobsthefireofoxygen.But,oncethefireisoutzthewellstillneedstobecovered,orcapped,tostoptheflowofoil.Thisisthemostdangerouspartoftheprocess.Anynewheatorfirecouldcausetheleakingwellandthesurrou

7、ndingareatoexplode.VOICETWO:RedAdairdevelopedmodernmethodstoextinguishandcoverburningoilwells.TheybecameknownintheindustryasWildWellControltechniques.Inadditiontoexplosives,thetechniquesinvolvedlargeamountsofwateranddirt.Adairalsodevelopedspecialequipmentmadeofbronzemetaltohelpextinguishoilwellfires

8、.ThemoderntoolsandhisWildWellControltechniquesearnedRedAdairandhiscrewsthehonorofbeingcalledthebestinthebusiness.RedAdairwasknownfornotbeingafraid.Hewasalsoknownforhissenseofcalmandsafety.Noneofhisworkerswereeverkilledwhileputtingoutoilwellorgasfires.Hedescribedhisworkthisway:Itscaresyou-allthenoise

9、,therattling,theshaking.Butthelookoneveryonesface,whenyouarefinishedandpacking,itisthebestsmileintheworld;andthereisnobodyhurt,andthewellisundercontrol.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:OneofRedAdairsmostimportantprojectswasinnineteensixty-two.HeandhiscrewputoutanaturalgasfireintheSaharaDesertinAlgeria.Thefirehadbeen

10、burningforsixmonths.ThisfamousfirewascalledtheDevilsCigarette1.ighter.Firefromthenaturalgaswellshotaboutonehundredfortymetersintotheair.ThefirewassobigthatAmericanastronautJohnGlenncouldseeitfromspaceasheorbitedEarth.Thedesertsandaroundthewellhadmeltedintoglassfromtheextremeheat.NewsreportssaidAdair

11、usedaboutthreehundredfortykilogramsofnitroglycerineexplosivematerialtopulltheoxygenoutofthefire.VOICETWO:AdairssuccesswiththeDevilsCigarette1.ighterandearlierwellfirescapturedtheimaginationoftheAmericanfilmindustry.Innineteensixty-eight,HollywoodmadeanactionfilmcalledHellfighters.Itwaslooselybasedon

12、eventsinRedAdairslife.ActorJohnWayneplayedanoilwellfirefighterfromHouston,TexaswhoselifewassimilartoAdairs.AdairservedasanadvisortoWaynewhilethefilmwasbeingmade.Thetwomenbecameclosefriends.AdairsaidoneofthebesthonorsintheworldwastohaveJohnWayneplayhiminamovie.HereisJohnWayneinthefilmHellfighters.Heh

13、asjustflownintoVenezuelatohelphiscrewfightadangerousfire.Hehasbroughtneededsupplieswithhim.JOEHORN:Wooo.Itsabouttimeyougotbacktoearninganhonestliving.CHANCEBUCKMAN(JOHNWAYNE):Ifyouthinkmgoingtosayitsapleasuretobeherezforgetit.GEORGEHARRIS:Hiboss.CHANCEBUCKMAN:George,nicetoseeyou.Ispentalotofyourmone

14、y.GREGPARKER:Well,whatdidyoudo,buyupallthecontrolheadsinHouston?CHANCEBUCKMAN:Thisfarawayfromsupplies,yougetallthesparesyoucan.GREGPARKER:ThisisColonelValdez,Chance.Hesinchargeofkeepingusfromgettingshot.CHANCEBUCKMAN:Well,Ihopeyoudoagoodjob,Colonel.CO1.ONE1.VA1.DEZ:IfIdonot,youwillhavemyprofoundapol

15、ogies.(1.AUGHTER)JOEHORN:Thelongeryouguysstandthere,thelongeritsgoingtotaketounloadthisthing.CHANCEBUCKMAN:RightJoe.VOICEONE:RedAdairfightingthePiperAlphafireoffthenortheastcoastofScotlandInnineteeneighty-eight,Adairfoughtwhatwaspossiblytheworldsworstoff-shoreaccident.ItwasatthePiperAlphadrillingstr

16、uctureintheNorthSea.OccidentalPetroleumoperatedthestructureoffthecoastofScotland.Thestructureproducedoilandgasfromtwenty-fourwells.Onehundredsixty-sevenmenwerekilledwhenthestructureexplodedafteragasleak.RedAdairhadtostopthefiresandcapthewells.Hefacedwindsblowingmorethanonehundredtwentykilometersanhour;andoceanwavesatleasttwentymetershigh.(MUSIC)