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Baird accidentally touched a live wire and almost killed himself.

贝尔德意外地碰到了一根电线，差点没要了他的命。

Ed Baird, skipper of Young America had planned to pack an Uzi - but his plans were dashed when his US$ 5 million sloop split and nearly sank while racing the Japanese Nippon Challenge. [Source: Web Examples ]

青年美国号船长埃德·贝尔德原计划带上一挺机关枪，但是，随着他那艘造价500万美元的单桅帆船在与日本挑战号激烈比赛过程中船体发生断裂并差一点沉入海底，他的计划破灭了。