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They have revealed just how hard it would be
數據顯示出 這顆行星環境十分惡劣
for life to survive
生命想在這里存活
in the planet's extreme environment.
非常困難
The surface of Mars today is a very harsh place to life.
在現在的火星表面 生命很難存活
There's a lot of things that are hazards to life.
有許多物質都對生命有害
Now we're interested in knowing
現在我們感興趣的是
whether those same hazards were there in the past
過去的火星是否也存在這樣的有害物質
and maybe early Mars as opposed to present Mars
早期的火星或許不同于現在的火星
was the place to look for life.
能夠允許生命存在
Today, Mars is an inhospitable desert.
今天 火星是一片毫無生命跡象的沙漠
Its thin atmosphere leaves its surface exposed
稀薄的大氣使得地表完全暴露在
to lethal solar and cosmic radiation.
致命的太陽輻射和宇宙輻射下
Average temperatures of minus 55 degrees Celsius
地表平均溫度為零下55攝氏度
would make it very hard for life as we know it to survive.
我們已知的生命在這種環境下極難生存
That's why Curiosity is not expecting
因此好奇號并不打算
to find life here and now.
能在現在的火星找到生命
Instead, it will try to discover
相反 它將試圖發現
if life could have survived there
百萬年前的火星
millions of years ago.
是否有生命存活
重點解釋：
1.interested in 對 ... 感興趣
例句：He is interested in music, and I in photography.他對音樂有興趣，而我對攝影感興趣。
2.in the past 在過去
例句：I've seen little of her in the past few weeks.近幾周我很少見到她。
3.look for 尋找；尋求
例句：As the tide receded we were able to look for shells.潮水退去，我們就能尋找貝殼了。
