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Scientists pour cold water on earlier theory about meteorite¹ found in Antarctica

科学家们对早前在南极洲发现陨石的理论泼冷水

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A 4 billion-year-old meteorite from Mars found decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive³ Martian life after all, the new scientific report says. The compounds were the result of water.

新的科学报告称，几十年前从火星上发现的一块40亿年前的陨石，根本没有任何证据表明火星上存在着古老、原始的生命。这些化合物是水的产物。

A MARTINEZ, HOST:

Good morning. I'm A Martinez. In 1996, scientists made a groundbreaking observation. A meteorite from Mars contained organic compounds that appear to have been left by living creatures. I know - in a word, you're thinking Martians, right? So David Bowie's decades-old question answered...

早上好我是马丁内斯。1996年，科学家们进行了开创性的观察。一块来自火星的陨石中含有有机化合物，似乎是生物留下的。我知道——总之，你在想火星人，对吗？所以大卫·鲍伊几十年前提出的问题得到了回答...

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LIFE ON MARS?")

DAVID BOWIE: (Singing) Is there life on Mars?

大卫·鲍伊：（唱歌）火星上有生命吗？

MARTINEZ: Not so fast. Last week, a different team of researchers announced that those compounds were just a sign of water. I know - you, me and Fox Mulder, we all want to believe.

马丁内斯：没那么快。上周，另一组研究人员宣布，这些化合物只是水的迹象。我知道——你、我和福克斯·穆德，我们都想相信。

It's MORNING EDITION.

这是晨报。

1 meteorite   

n.陨石；流星

参考例句：

• The meteorite in Jilin Exhibition Hall is believed to be the largest in the world.吉林展览馆的陨石被认为是世界上最大的。
• The famous Murchison meteorite smashed into the Australian ground in 1969.1969年著名的默奇森陨石轰然坠落在澳大利亚。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 primitive   

adj.原始的；简单的；n.原(始)人，原始事物

参考例句：

• It is a primitive instinct to flee a place of danger.逃离危险的地方是一种原始本能。
• His book describes the march of the civilization of a primitive society.他的著作描述了一个原始社会的开化过程。