美国国家公共电台 NPR Mystery Guest 2016-11-12
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2016年NPR美国国家公共电台11月
Mystery Guest
play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0006:03repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser 1 to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. JONATHAN COULTON: This is ASK ME ANOTHER. NPR's hour of puzzles, word games and trivia. I'm Jonathan Coulton here with puzzle guru Art Chung. Now from the Majestic 2 Theatre in Dallas, Texas, here is your host, Ophira Eisenberg.
(CHEERING)
OPHIRA EISENBERG, HOST:
Thank you, Jonathan. Before the break, our contestant 3 Marcie won her way to the final round at the end of the show. We'll find out a little later who she will face off against. But first, it's time for a game we call Mystery Guest. A stranger is about to join us on stage. Jonathan and I have no idea who this person is or what makes them special, but our puzzle guru Art Chung does.
ART CHUNG: That's right. You and Jonathan will have to ask yes or no questions to figure out our mystery guest's secret. Mystery guest, please introduce yourself.
MARY WALKER: I'm Mary Walker from Ennis, Texas.
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CHUNG: So in 2012, at the age of 53, Mary accomplished 4 something pretty cool. And your job is to figure out what she did.
EISENBERG: OK. Mary, is the cool thing you accomplished, did it take place on Earth?
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: OK.
COULTON: That's a good way to narrow it down.
EISENBERG: Thank you.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: Mary, was the thing you accomplished sports related?
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: Do you run?
WALKER: Yes - kind of.
EISENBERG: Kind of.
COULTON: Did this thing that you did - this thing that you accomplished have to do with running?
WALKER: No.
EISENBERG: OK. When you...
COULTON: You're a good runner though, right?
EISENBERG: When you accomplished whatever this amazing feat 5 is, were you given any kind of award or a medal or trophy 6?
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: Interesting.
COULTON: Was there swimming involved?
WALKER: No.
EISENBERG: Did it happen outdoors?
WALKER: No.
EISENBERG: Interesting.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: An indoor sports-related thing.
EISENBERG: Yes. Helicoptering is out.
COULTON: Right.
EISENBERG: Hot air balloon.
CHUNG: Don't get too hung up on that answer.
COULTON: OK, great.
Did you have to go faster than someone else?
WALKER: Yes.
COULTON: Aha - a race, they call it.
WALKER: Yes.
COULTON: Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: I couldn't - (laughter) the word came to me only after the concept.
EISENBERG: OK.
(LAUGHTER)
COULTON: But that's what I meant.
EISENBERG: Good. Sports is hard, man (laughter).
COULTON: Tell me about that. That's why I'm a public radio personality.
EISENBERG: (Laughter) Is this a thing that you achieve individually, as in not part of a team?
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: OK. And we've we've ruled out running. It took place indoors. But Art's like, don't get hung up on it. Don't know what that means.
COULTON: Did you break a record of some kind?
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: Art, why did she make that weird 7 face?
(LAUGHTER)
CHUNG: 'Cause I wasn't sure. You did - at the time, you broke a record, right?
WALKER: At that time, I...
CHUNG: Yeah, sure.
WALKER: In 2012, I did break a record.
EISENBERG: So it's not swimming. It's not sprinting 8. It's individual.
COULTON: OK. Bicycling?
WALKER: No.
COULTON: Gymnastics?
WALKER: No.
EISENBERG: How is there a race in gymnastics?
(LAUGHTER)
CHUNG: I'll give you a big hint.
EISENBERG: Yeah.
COULTON: OK.
CHUNG: We're in Texas.
EISENBERG: Yeah?
COULTON: Ah, could be rodeo related.
EISENBERG: Rodeo - yes.
COULTON: We got it right.
EISENBERG: Yeah.
CHUNG: It's rodeo.
COULTON: Rodeo.
(CHEERING)
CHUNG: So in 2012, Mary won the Wrangler 9 National Finals Rodeo in barrel racing 10.
EISENBERG: (Unintelligible).
CHUNG: She was the second-oldest person to ever win the event. So Mary, for those of us who don't know, can you explain what barrel racing is?
WALKER: Barrel racing is a timed event in the rodeo, and it's the only girls event in the professional rodeo. So the fastest time wins. You are on a horse that actually runs around three barrels in a cloverleaf pattern as fast as you can.
EISENBERG: That's pretty dangerous, right?
WALKER: Absolutely, yes.
EISENBERG: Yeah. But you were drawn 11 to the danger, the risk factor.
WALKER: I was drawn to the danger, and the danger did happen. And so - but I'm OK. Everything's great now. With eight plates and 11 pins in my hip 12, I'm good to go. But - yes.
EISENBERG: Wow. Did you always ride horses growing up? Or...
WALKER: Yes.
EISENBERG: Yes.
WALKER: I've always rode growing up, yes. But competitively, at this level, for about five years.
EISENBERG: And what made you decide that was the competition you wanted to be part of?
WALKER: You know, I like fast horses, and I like pretty horses. So that was the best event that I could come up with to do besides bull riding.
EISENBERG: Right. Not as pretty of a horse in bull riding, is it?
WALKER: (Laughter) No.
CHUNG: And this isn't a senior circuit competition. What's the age range of the competitors?
WALKER: You have to be 18 years or older to compete. So this year, I've already qualified 13 to go to my fifth national finals rodeo. And the youngest competitor...
(CHEERING)
WALKER: Thank you - is 19.
CHUNG: How long do you think you'll compete?
WALKER: You know, I keep saying until my horse is done. I will be done when he's done. But I think he just keeps going, and I get more done-r (ph), so...
(LAUGHTER)
WALKER: Yeah. I hope - hopefully, another couple of years.
EISENBERG: That's fantastic.
CHUNG: And you're in the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
WALKER: Yes.
CHUNG: And your husband is in the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame.
WALKER: And the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
CHUNG: Oh.
WALKER: Yes.
CHUNG: Which of the hall of fames are better?
WALKER: I think the Cowgirl Hall of Fame is much better.
EISENBERG: Clearly.
(LAUGHTER)
EISENBERG: Clearly. Amazing. I'm totally honored and thrilled to meet you. Thanks for coming on stage and playing a game with us.
WALKER: Oh, I was so honored to get invited. I live 30 minutes south of here, so it was great to be invited to this. And we're having a blast.
EISENBERG: Thank you. I'm glad. Everyone give it up for our mystery guest, Mary Walker.
WALKER: Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
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- The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票。
- The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项。
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
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- The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
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