Over the decades, many have prophesied that the world will end when the ancient calendar ceases on Dec. 21, 2012.

几十年来，许多人预言当古代历法于2012年12月21日结束的时候世界也将走向终点。

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That book at least got the Baktun-13 end date right: Dec. 21, 2012.

那本书至少把第13白克顿纪元的结束时间搞对了：2012年12月21日。

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A shipboard ceremony was held Dec. 18 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to mark the end of service for the USNS San Jose (T-AFS 7), one of seven Mars-class ships that entered service between 1963 and 1970.

12月18日，一个舰载仪式在夏威夷的珍珠港举行，是为了纪念usns San Jose (T - AFS 7)的最后服务，USNS San Jose是7艘火星级船舶中的一艘，1963年至1970年参与服役。

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Expect Mayan cosmology to take a hit to its reputation when the world doesn't end on Dec. 21, 2012.

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But their journey will come to an end this Monday, Dec. 17th when the two probes will be deliberately crashed into the surface of the Moon.

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