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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
9、andpacking,itisthebestsmileintheworld;andthereisnobodyhurtzandthewellisundercontrol.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:OneofRedAdairsmostimportantprojectswasinnineteensixty-two.HeandhiscrewputoutanaturalgasfireintheSaharaDesertinAlgeria.Thefirehadbeenburningforsixmonths.ThisfamousfirewascalledtheDevilsCigaretteLighter
10、.Firefromthenaturalgaswellshotaboutonehundredfortymetersintotheair.ThefirewassobigthatAmericanastronautJohnGlenncouldseeitfromspaceasheorbitedEarth.Thedesertsandaroundthewellhadmeltedintoglassfromtheextremeheat.NewsreportssaidAdairusedaboutthreehundredfortykilogramsofnitroglycerineexplosivematerialt
11、opulltheoxygenoutofthefire.VOICETWO:AdairssuccesswiththeDevilsCigaretteLighterandearlierwellfirescapturedtheimaginationoftheAmericanfilmindustry.Innineteensixty-eight,HollywoodmadeanactionfilmcalledHellfighters.ItwaslooselybasedoneventsinRedAdairslife.ActorJohnWayneplayedanoilwellfirefighterfromHous
12、ton,TexaswhoselifewassimilartoAdairs.AdairservedasanadvisortoWaynewhilethefilmwasbeingmade.Thetwomenbecameclosefriends.AdairsaidoneofthebesthonorsintheworldwastohaveJohnWayneplayhiminamovie.HereisJohnWayneinthefilmHellfighters.HehasjustflownintoVenezuelatohelphiscrewfightadangerousfire.Hehasbroughtn
13、eededsupplieswithhim.(SOUND)Wooo.Itsabouttimeyougotbacktoearninganhonestliving.Ifyouthinkmgoingtosayitsapleasuretobehere,forgetit.Hiboss.George,nicetoseeyou.Ispentalotofyourmoney.Well,whatdidyoudozbuyupallthecontrolheadsinHouston?Thisfarawayfromsupplies,yougetallthesparesyoucan.ThisisColonelValdezCh
14、ance.Hesinchargeofkeepingusfromgettingshot.WellzIhopeyoudoagoodjobzColonel.IfIdonot,youwillhavemyprofoundapologies.(Laughter)Thelongeryouguysstandthere,thelongeritsgoingtotaketounloadthisthing.RightJoe.VOICEONE:Innineteeneighty-eightzAdairfoughtwhatwaspossiblytheworldsworstoff-shoreaccident.Itwasatt
15、hePiperAlphadrillingstructureintheNorthSea.OccidentalPetroleumoperatedthestructureoffthecoastofScotland.Thestructureproducedoilandgasfromtwenty-fourwells.Onehundredsixty-sevenmenwerekilledwhenthestructureexplodedafteragasleak.RedAdairhadtostopthefiresandcapthewells.Hefacedwindsblowingmorethanonehund
16、redtwentykilometersanhour,andoceanwavesatleasttwentymetershigh.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:InMarchofnineteenninety-one,RedAdairwenttoKuwaitfollowingthePersianGulfWar.HeandhiscrewswerecalledintohelpputoutfiressetbytheIraqiarmyasitfledfromcoalitionforces.ButAdairfacedseriousproblemsinputtingoutthefires.InJune,hef
17、lewtoWashington,D.C.totalktogovernmentofficialsaboutthoseproblems.Hetoldcongressionallawmakersthatheneededmorewaterandmoreequipment.HealsodescribedhisconcernsaboutmedicalservicesforhismenzandtheburiedlandminesthroughoutKuwait.VOICEONE:Adairalsometwiththen-PresidentGeorgeH.W.Bush.PresidentBushlistene
18、dtohisconcernsandofferedhissupport.Withinweeks,Adairhadtheequipmentheneededtocompletethejob.TheRedAdairCompanycappedmorethanonehundredwells.Hiscrewswereamongtwenty-seventeamsfromsixteencountriescalledintofightthefires.ThecrewseffortsputoutaboutsevenhundredKuwaitifires.Theireffortssavedmillionsofbarr
19、elsofoil.Someexpertssaytheoperationalsohelpedpreventanenvironmentaltragedy.Thejobhadbeenexpectedtotakethreetofiveyears.Howeverzitwascompletedinjusteightmonths.Inaceremony,theEmirofKuwaitextinguishedthelastburningwellonNovembersixth,nineteenninety-one.InadditiontoKuwait,Adairandhismencarriedoutsixtee
20、nOtherjobsthatyear.TheyworkedinIndia,Venezuela,Nigeria,theGulfofMexicoandtheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:RedAdairhadspenthisseventy-sixthbirthdayinKuwaitworkingsidebysidewithhiscrew.Whenaskedwhenhemightretire,hetoldreporters:Retire?Idonotknowwhatthatwordmeans.Aslongasamanisabletowork,andheisproducti
21、veoutthereandhefeelsgood-keepatit.Still,RedAdairfinallydidretireinnineteenninety-four.Atthattime,hejokedaboutwherehewouldendupwhenhedied.HesaidhehopedtobeinHeaven.ButhesaidthisaboutHell:Ihavemadeadealwiththedevil.Hesaidheisgoingtogivemeanair-conditionedplacewhenIgodownthere-ifIgothere-soIwontputallt
22、hefiresout.VOICEONE:RedAdairdiedintwothousandfour.Hewaseighty-nineyearsold.Athisfuneral,manyfamilymembersandfriendshonoredhimbywearingredclothes.ManyAmericansrememberRedAdairforhisbravery.Helivedhislifeontheedgeofdanger.Hewasknownforhiswillingnesstoriskhisownlifetosaveothers.Duringhislife,Adairrecei
23、vedSpecialLettersofRecognitionfromPresidentsLyndonJohnson,JimmyCarterandGeorgeH.W.Bush.Oneoftheletterssaidthis:Youhaveservedyourcountrywellbyyourwillingnesstodoadangerousandimportantjobwitharareability.Inanagesaidtobewithoutheroes,youareanauthentichero.(THEME)VOICETWO:ThisprogramwaswrittenbyJillMoss.ItwasproducedbyLawanDavis.ThisisFaithLapidus.VOICEONE:AndthisisSteveEmber.JoinusagainnextweekforPeopleinAmericainVOASpecialEnglish.
