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The delight of landing safely
海盜號在火星安全著陸
and receiving these extraordinary pictures
并傳回到了非凡的圖像
was followed by what seemed to be an incredible discovery.
隨后 他們似乎有了重大發現
Initial observations suggested
初步觀測顯示
that they had detected microbial life
火星車在火星土壤中檢測到了
in the Martian soil.
微生物的跡象
But as the euphoria subsided
但歡呼過后
and the scientific data was analysed,
隨著數據分析完畢
a new realisation dawned.
卻是相反的結論
Viking had in fact
海盜號沒能
failed to find life on Mars.
在火星上發現生命
And the results were either negative or just ambiguous
結果不是證明沒有生命就是模棱兩可
and it made us realise that it's not going to be this easy.
我們認識到要完成任務絕不會這樣容易
Since the 1970s,
自20世紀70年代以來
other missions have told us much more about Mars.
其他火星任務為我們提供了更多信息
Successful rovers and orbiters have produced detailed maps
成功抵達的火星車和軌道飛行器獲取了
of the red planet's surface
火星地表的詳細圖像資料
and breakdowns of its atmosphere.
以及大氣組成成分
重點解釋：
1.seem to be 似乎
例句：We seem to be missing two chairs.我們好像少了兩把椅子。
2.in fact 事實上
例句：In fact, I think an old car is better than none.事實上，我認為有一輛舊車總比沒車強。
3.fail to 未能
例句：I never fail to write to my parents every month.我每個月一定寫信給我的父母親。
