One of the workmen now came forward. Say, I put back that manhole cover myself about ten minutes after five o'clock.

其中一个工人走上前说，我大约在5点10分左右将盖子盖上的。

There is disagreement as to whether or not the manhole cover made it into space.

关于井盖是否进入太空存在分歧。

If we count space travel, though, then the manhole cover has met its match.

但是，如果我们算上太空旅行， 那么井盖就达到了它的匹配度。

Why, the kid was inside the machine when I left. I told him to put back the manhole cover when he came out!

为什么当我离开时，这个小孩依然在机器内，我告诉过他，他走后要把下水井盖盖上！

So, if we only count self-propelled objects, then, unbelievably, the manhole cover still reigns supreme.

所以，如果我们只计算自行式物体， 那么令人难以置信的是， 井盖仍然占主导地位。

In other words, we’re assuming that when the frame was taken, the manhole cover was here, just below the frame.

换句话说，我们假设拍摄框架时， 井盖就在这里，就在框架下方。

He was well aware, for example, that the Saudi government's grand new sewer system in Jeddah was simply manhole covers in the pavements, with no pipes underneath.

例如，在吉达市，沙特政府宏伟的新下水道系统计划仅限于人行道上的井盖，其实下面并没有管道。哈苏吉对此事心知肚明。

They clear away the snow, and it's an opening the size of a manhole cover, going into the side of a sandstone cliff.

他们清除了积雪， 这是一个井盖大小的开口，通向砂岩悬崖的一侧。

So, we’re basically saying, if the manhole cover was here, and then one millisecond later it was here, how fast did it travel?

所以，我们基本上是说， 如果井盖在这里， 一毫秒后它又在这里，它移动的速度有多快？

As of today, it seems that no other object has managed to come even close to the manhole cover’s speed while still in the Earth’s atmosphere.

截至今天，似乎还没有其他物体在地球大气层中能够接近井盖的速度。