The workers, most of whom are rock drill operators, had gathered at a football pitch near Marikana mine, cheered when they were informed of the 22% offer.

这些工人多为凿岩机操作员，他们聚集在Marikana矿附近一处足球场，欢呼称加薪22%了。

100 decibels would be eight times louder than a vacuum cleaner and is roughly the noise produced by operating a jackhammer.

100分贝的声音相当于是真空吸尘器噪音的八倍，也差不多是一手式凿岩机工作时发出的噪音。

So foremen brought in high scalers who descended the cliffs on ropes, removing rubble with jackhammers and dynamite.

所以工头找来了攀登者，绳索从悬崖垂降下去，凿岩机及炸药来清除碎石。

" We have between 15 and 20 people, tons of equipment-food, jackhammers, water, " he explains.

“我们通常有15到20个人参与，还需要携带大量的设备——食物、凿岩机、水等等，”胡鲁姆解释道。

Twice as loud as that though at 110 decibels is the average threshold that humans begin to experience pain at.

凿岩机噪音的两倍则是110分贝，这也是人体开始感觉到疼痛的临界点。

Crews have been digging through debris with tractors and jackhammers.

救援人员一直在拖拉机和凿岩机挖掘废墟。

The hum of cement trucks and the rhythmic thumping of jackhammers.

水泥车的嗡嗡声和凿岩机的节奏性敲击声。

To him, the grumpy yells, clattering jackhammers, and roaring trucks sound like home.

对他而言，那些暴躁的吼叫声、咔嗒作响的凿岩机声，以及轰鸣的卡车声，听起来就像家一样。