Piccard founded the project after he flew around the world in a balloon in 1999.

Piccard是在1999年驾热气球成功完成环球飞行后创立了该项目。

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Many rich countries have seen their debts and deficits balloon in recent years.

近些年许多富裕国家的债务和赤字都有快速攀升。

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First, it's really old - past the Red Giant phase, when stars balloon in size and swallow up planets in close orbits.

首先，它非常非常老了——它经历过红巨星阶段，这一阶段的恒星会急剧膨胀，吞噬在临近轨道运行的行星。

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"I was in New York this year watching the Thanksgiving parade and here it was: Shrek,a big balloon just crossing in front of my window and behind him was Mickey Mouse.

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by Montgolfier in the late eighteenth century, and the balloon becomes a sort of symbol of perhaps liberty.

在十八世纪末发明的,而从此热气球也成了某种自由的象征

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They also had--they were--back then, in the 1920s, they were called balloon payment.

上世纪20年代有一种,称为期末大额偿还的贷款方式

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The programs, which already make up 41% of federal spending, are expected to balloon in coming years.

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This is usually accomplished by inflating a balloon in the artery, then implanting a stent to keep the artery open.

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At 12:15 BST on Monday the lead balloon in the race is the American USA-2 - which has travelled 1298.93km (807m).

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