NASA hit the challenge hard. The space agency built a bird radar to scan for flocks that could fly through a shuttle?s launch path and pose an impact risk.

NASA下定决心要解决这一问题，宇航局建立了一座鸟类雷达，以扫描航天飞机发射路径上是否有可能造成冲撞的鸟群。

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Airbus, meanwhile, has fallen on hard times with delays to its flagship A380 and to the launch of its rival to the new best-selling Boeing long-haul jet.

同时，空中客车公司也经历了艰难时刻，它推迟了旗舰客机A380的生产，而它的对手波音公司也推出了最佳销量的波音长牵引喷气式飞机。

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It will be hard for Apple to catch Android's Numbers if the company can't even surpass their competitor's running weekly total at its yearly iPhone launch.

苹果公司如果每年iphone发布数量如果不能超过竞争对手每周的销售总量，那么苹果将很难赶上Android手机的销量。

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Although it was November, the temperature of both the air and water was still warm and it was not hard to launch myself into the green water.

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But, because the Tories were seen as unsympathetic to disabled people, it was hard for them to launch tough reforms.

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Data on Samsung S4 sales following its weekend launch is a little hard to come by but the signs are promising for the Korean manufacturer.

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