液氮遇上沸腾的机油：英语精读讲义

Hey guys,

大家好，

a couple weeks ago 短語搭配

几周前

Castrol sent me some of their brand new Castrol Edge motor oil,

嘉实多给我寄了一些他们全新的 Castrol Edge 极护机油，

which is really good timing

此时机真的是太好了

because I just bought a car that needs an oil change.

因为我刚买了一辆需要换机油的车。

Now Castrol claims this is the strongest full synthetic oil 語法

现在嘉实多声称这是你能买到的最强全合成机油

money can buy for a whole number of reasons

其原因有很多

I'll tell you about later.

我稍后会详细告诉你们。

But before I put this fluid titanium technology in my own vehicle,

但在把这种液钛技术加进我自己的车里之前，

I thought it would be exciting to run a few torture trials of my own. 習語

我觉得亲自做几次极限测试会很刺激。

Now the first experiment in the torture trials

那么极限测试的第一个实验

is called thermal shock. 用詞

叫做热冲击。

I brought back the mini metal foundry from a previous project 短語動詞

我拿出了之前项目中用过的迷你金属铸造炉

and we're going to use that to superheat the oil 用詞

我们要用它把机油超高温加热

to an extreme temperature.

到一个极端的温度。

And then this little contraption uses a thermos to store liquid nitrogen.

然后这个小装置会用一个保温瓶来储存液氮。

And when it's time,

等时候到了，

we'll pull the pin from a safe distance,

我们将在安全距离拔下销钉，

releasing the liquid nitrogen into the oil,

把液氮释放进机油里，

and seeing what kind of reaction takes place

看看会发生什么样的反应

when these two extremes collide head-on. 短語搭配

当这两种极端物质正面碰撞时。

Now of course the disclaimer is

当然，免责声明是

don't boil motor oil.

绝对不要去煮机油。

This is extremely dangerous.

这极其危险。

We're in a controlled environment 短語搭配

我们是在受控环境中进行的

and this is not something that should be duplicated.

这绝对不是应该被模仿的事情。

We're just doing it so you can see what happens

我们这么做只是为了让你们看看

if you did. 語法

如果你这么做会发生什么。

Okay, so update.

好了，最新进展。

We've got our thermos locked in the back position.

我们的保温瓶已经锁定在后方位置。

We've just filled it up with liquid nitrogen 短語動詞

我们刚把它装满了液氮

to the very top.

直到最满。

And if we take the temperature,

如果我们测一下温度，

you can see it's actually too low to measure. 語法

你可以看到温度低得根本测不出来。

This is minus 321 degrees Fahrenheit.

这是零下321华氏度。

In contrast, 表達脈絡

相比之下，

if we look at the oil now,

如果我们现在看看机油，

we're about 425 degrees right now.

现在的温度大约是425度。

I think it's time to drop the nitrogen.

我觉得是时候倒下液氮了。

All right, here we go guys.

好了，大家准备开始吧。

It's showtime.

好戏开场了。

Woah!

哇！

That was so much more than I was expecting. 語法

这比我预期的猛烈多了。

Boom!

砰！

Let's go check it out. 短語動詞

我们过去看看吧。

Oh, look look look look look.

噢，看啊看啊看啊看啊看啊。

You still see a little uh bubbling drops of liquid nitrogen

你还能看到一小滴一小滴冒着泡的液氮

floating on the top there.

漂浮在那上面。

How crazy is that? 語氣意圖

这有多疯狂？

So the oil exploded out and we got a spray radius up to about

机油爆炸飞溅了出来，我们的喷射半径大约

almost like 20 ft.

将近20英尺。

It was a good idea to be way way back there.

刚才退得远远的真是个好主意。

Well, that little makeshift contraption worked out pretty well, 短語動詞

看来那个自制的小装置效果还不错，

didn't it? 語氣意圖

不是吗？

So let's move on to torture trial number two. 短語動詞

那么我们继续进行二号极限测试。

This second torture trial is called terminated and it'll make sense in just a second. 短語搭配

第二个极限测试叫做“终结者”，马上你就会明白为什么了。

The idea is to use liquid nitrogen

我的想法是使用液氮

to see if we can get motor oil to freeze completely solid. 語法

看看能不能把机油彻底冻成固体。

And to help me do that,

为了帮我实现这个目标，

I've got this cake mold that I got off the internet.

我准备了这个从网上买的蛋糕模具。

This is designed for baking and is made of silicone 短語搭配

它是为烘焙设计的，硅胶材质，

and should be able to handle temperatures of about 300 degrees,

应该能承受300度左右的温度，

which is what our oil is at right now.

正好是我们机油现在的温度。

So let's fill our mold up with oil,

那我们就把模具倒满机油，

gently add liquid nitrogen around the edges,

在边缘小心地倒入液氮，

and see if we can get motor oil to freeze completely solid.

看看能不能让机油彻底冻成固体。

Check that out.

快看这个。

That's awesome.

太酷了。

Oh, it's amazing.

哦，太神奇了。

It's making little crystals.

正在结出小冰晶。

I'm not sure if it's doing that through the whole thing 語法

我不确定是整体都在结晶

or if that's just on the surface.

还是仅仅在表面上而已。

It's definitely unique formations.

这绝对是相当独特的结晶形态。

Well, that's enough time for me.

好了，对我来说时间差不多了。

Let's take this thing over to tray and smash it.

我们把这东西拿到托盘里砸碎。

It's pretty solid.

它非常坚硬。

Question is, can we get them out?

问题是，我们能把它弄出来吗？

It's like the rubber and the oil have become one.

感觉硅胶和机油已经合为一体了。

I cannot physically separate them right now.

我现在根本没法把它们分开。

I wonder if we should just smash it in the tray. 語氣意圖

我想或许应该直接在托盘里砸碎它。

That might be the best bet. 習語

这可能是最好的办法。

Here we go.

来吧。

That is insane.

这太疯狂了。

You're looking at frozen motor oil.

你们看到的是冻住的机油。

That is nuts.

简直疯了。

Look at that guys.

看看这个伙计们。

Our motor oil seems to have survived test number two,

我们的机油似乎挺过了二号测试，

which is more than I can say for the silicone mold. 習語

但这硅胶模具就没这么走运了。

So let's get this over to trial number three,

所以我们开始三号测试吧，

the blend test.

搅拌测试。

Now I just went and bought a high speed blender

我刚去买了一台高速搅拌机

because for this last torture trial,

因为在这最后一个极限测试中，

I want to see how our oil holds up 短語動詞

我想看看我们的机油如何承受

to the extreme mechanical turbulence

这种极端的机械湍流，

generated by metal moving at high speed.

即由金属高速运动产生的湍流。

Now this thing's been running for well over 10 minutes. 短語搭配

现在这台机器已经运行了超过10分钟。

The only real difference that I've noticed is

我唯一注意到的明显变化是

the temperature has risen to over 150 degrees Fahrenheit.

温度已经升到了150华氏度以上。

And that's because of all the heat being generated

这都是由于刀片高速旋转

by the friction of the blades spinning around so fast.

产生的摩擦力带来了热量。

Okay, check this out.

好了，看这个。

It's been over 20 minutes now

现在已经过去20多分钟了

and I think our blender is breaking down 短語動詞

我觉得我们的搅拌机快坏了

because I can see some oil spilling out the back.

因为我看到有些机油从后面漏出来了。

Woah, that's hot.

哇，好烫。

That's hot.

好烫。

That's hot.

好烫。

Dang, it's almost 200 degrees.

天哪，差不多有200度了。

This oil has been through a lot, 習語

这机油经历了这么多，

which is really amazing

真的很令人惊叹

because it looks almost exactly like 語法

因为它看起来几乎和

it did when it first came out of container.

刚从罐子里倒出来时一模一样。

We have boiled it, 語法

我们把它煮沸过，

we have frozen it solid,

把它冻成过固体，

we have smashed it,

我们砸碎过它，

and we have blended it.

并且我们还搅拌过它。

And it seems to have passed all those tests

它似乎通过了所有这些测试

with flying colors. 習語

且表现极为出色。

So, as a final testament to my commitment and confidence 用詞

所以，作为我对于 Castrol Edge 机油

in Castrol Edge motor oil,

之投入与信心的最终证明，

I'm actually going to put this stuff in the engine of my car

我真的要把这东西加进我汽车的发动机里

and drive it around the country

然后开着它环游全国

just to see how it holds up after all that abuse.

看看它在经历了这么多摧残之后表现如何。

Now here's the thing about cars. 表達脈絡

关于汽车有这样一点。

If you want them to treat you well,

如果你想让它们好好为你服务，

you need to pay very special attention 短語搭配

你需要非常特别地注意

to what you put in your engine.

你加进发动机里的到底是什么。

And here's why.

原因是这样的。

Today's engines are smaller and even more powerful 語法

现在的发动机体积更小，甚至比以前

than they were before,

还要更加强劲，

which means they run hotter 表達脈絡

这意味着它们运转时温度更高

and have to handle extreme temperature shifts.

并且必须承受极端的温度变化。

The metal parts in your engine move at jet speed,

发动机内的金属部件以喷气式的速度运动，

creating insane amounts of pressure.

产生了极大的压力。

And the only thing keeping the whole system 語法

唯一能让整个系统

from blowing apart is a thin layer of oil

免于崩溃的，就是一层薄薄的机油

that lubricates and cools the engine.

它负责润滑并冷却发动机。

And to help spread the word about it, 習語

为了帮助宣传这一点，

they made a really cool video

他们制作了一支超酷的视频

they want me to tell you about

他们想让我介绍给大家

featuring world-class drivers racing digital clones

里面有世界顶级的赛车手与他们自己的

of themselves with the goal

数字化克隆人竞速，目标是

to try and beat their own best time. 語法

尝试打破他们自己的最佳纪录。

It's never too late to get better performance 語法

想让你的爱车获得更好的性能

from your car.

永远都不会太晚。

So consider switching from conventional oil 語法

所以考虑一下把普通机油

to Castrol's full synthetic motor oil,

换成嘉实多的全合成机油

Castrol Edge.

Castrol Edge 吧。

Oh, and feel free to replace the oil 語氣意圖

噢，而且随时可以放心替换掉

that's already in there because contrary 表達脈絡

里面已经有的机油，因为与

to popular belief,

普遍的看法相反，

you can switch between conventional and synthetic oils

你可以在普通机油和合成机油之间切换

as often as you want 語法

想换多少次就可以换多少次

without harming your engine at all. 語法

完全不会对你的发动机造成丝毫损害。

Well, thanks so much for joining me

好了，非常感谢大家今天来陪我

for these extreme experiments today guys.

看这些极端的实验。

And thanks to Castrol for supplying the oil.

也感谢嘉实多提供的机油。

And of course, it goes without saying 習語

当然，不言而喻的是

these experiments cannot be duplicated at home.

这些实验绝对不能在家里模仿。

But I was glad to have you along 習語

但我很高兴这一路

for the ride.

能有你们的陪伴。

I hope to see you in the next video.

希望能在下个视频见到你们。

Talk to you then.

到时候见。