WITH 500 barrels of hard-set cement now gumming up the Macondo well, a number of inquiries are looking back at the loss of the Deepwater Horizon rig and the subsequent spilling of 5m barrels of oil.

因为现有500桶硬固的水泥堵住了马孔多油井，一些调查回顾了“深水地平线”钻井平台的损失以及随后500万桶原油泄露的损失。

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The glue had set hard.

胶已经粘得很紧。

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And he offers this advice once you have chosen the record you want to set: Train hard.Plan ahead.Be patient -- don't give up.

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