Fifty years ago when Alan Shepard climbed inside his Mercury capsule to blast off into space, things were looking pretty grim for the fledgling U. S. space program.

五十年前，当艾伦·谢波德进入墨丘利号太空舱等待发射升空时，所有的一切对于羽翼未丰的美国太空计划都显得十分残酷。

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Dating back to the 1600's, thermometers were filled with Brandy instead of mercury.

回溯到1600年，温度计里装的是白兰地而不是水银。

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Tracy: it "s said that a middle-school student got mercury poisoning after drinking a can of Sprite."

听说有一个中学生喝了雪碧后发生汞中毒。

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Astronauts in NASA's Mercury Program flew the first American space flights in the early nineteen-sixties.

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And Virgil Grissom,of the Air Force, worked on Mercury's electrical systems.

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Navy pilot Alan Shepard helped plan Mercury's worldwide communication system.

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Messenger's approach this week, only 124 miles above Mercury's surface, was much closer than any previous encounter.

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And South Africa's Mercury says the country's Treatment Action Campaign cautions that being circumcised does not mean men are wholly protected from HIV.

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The quartet Alt-J, whose "An Awesome Wave" won last year's Mercury Prize as Britain's best album, did much with little on stage as odd two-part vocal harmonies, a gently picked electric guitar, lush synth lines and syncopated percussion coalesced into a distinctive blend that united folk, prog rock, electronica, show tunes and hip-hop.

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