Four decades ago, the Cold War was the catalyst for a two-nation race to the Moon.

四十年前，冷战激发了两个国家之间在月球探索上的竞争。

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Drawings of the Moon made 400 years ago can be seen at London's Science Museum as part of a new exhibition on the history of astronomy.

作为新一轮的天文学史展览，伦敦科学博物馆展出了400年前科学家们绘制的月球图稿。

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But it wasn't all that long ago that the best minds in the world thought a journey to the moon was utterly impossible.

不过就在不久之前，不少世界上最聪明的人还认为登月不可能实现呢。

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It also has a large moon called Sharon discovered years ago.

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Secretary General Ban Ki-moon that just finished a little while ago.

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He said that he was very young when he stepped on the Moon and that it was a long time ago, so let's move on!

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