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At the turn of the century,
19世紀末20世紀初
two out of every five men died or are disabled building the skyscrapers of America's new cities.
每五名男性中就有兩名為了建設美國現代都市的摩天樓而喪命或致殘
Three, two, one. And lift off.
三 二 一 發射
Now the space shuttle is the pinnacle of a new era of American technology.
如今航天飛機是美國科技新紀元的登峰造極之作
1986 is to be the fleet's busiest year.
1986年 是機組最繁忙的一年
The crew of the Challenger shuttle is chosen to represent cross-section of modern America.
被選中的挑戰者號機組人員正是現代美國社會的縮影
Different races, backgrounds, professions.
他們來自不同種族 背景 職業
And the idea always was
我們總有這樣的想法
"Can we begin to open this up somehow to more people than just highly trained astronauts."
能否讓更多人也來參與而不只是受過高度訓練的宇航員
The dream of space flight is extending to everyday Americans.
航天夢成了每個美國人都觸手可及的夢想
The shuttle is seen as an easy safe route to the final frontier.
這架航天飛機被譽為最為安全便捷的太空飛船
But on January 28, 1986,
但在1986年1月28日
just 73 seconds after it takes off,
起飛后僅僅73秒
Challenger explodes, live on national television.
挑戰者號便發生了爆炸 全國直播
You could see that it took the audience a few seconds to realize what they were seeing,
很明顯 過了好幾秒觀眾才明白他們眼前發生了什么
because it was so hard to interpret.
因為這真的難以理解
Seven lives lost.
7條生命無一幸免
All of a sudden it was like "How could that have happened?"
悲劇就在眨眼之間發生 這怎么可能
I mean, NASA, the United States,we're like the best in the world at this.
國家航空航天局 我們美國在這一領域領先全球
What happened?
到底發生了什么
Challenger, go with throttle up.
挑戰者號全速下墜
It was like a blow to the gut of the nation.
這好似當頭一棒
And we do fail at times,
失敗在所難免
but the greatest test comes from
但最嚴峻的考驗來自
what happens after you realize and accept the fact that you fail.
你意識到并接受失敗之后所作出的選擇
Do you go crawl into a corner and never do anything again,
是畏縮不前 從此再也無所作為
or do you get back up,dust yourself off and move forward ?
還是重整旗鼓 從哪里跌倒就從哪里爬起來
