Do you remember that the element mercury was used in the thermometers of your parents' generation?

你还记得在你父母那一代的温度计中使用的水银元素吗?

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The element mercury has been shown to damage the human nervous system.

汞元素已被证实会损害人的神经系统。

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Do you remember that the element mercury was used in the thermometers of your parents' generation, before digital thermometers were invented?

你是否记得在数字体温计发明前，水银在你父母亲那个时代是用来制造体温计的？

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Miners use mercury in processes that extract gold from other minerals by binding it to the element before burning it off.

BBC: UN: Rising mercury emissions increase risk to humans