Day11:A new fossil could push back the start of life on Earth

condense from…into...从...压缩而成...

life's debut 生命首次亮相

Intriguing(ly) / intrigue 有趣的/引起兴趣

be composed of 由...构成

contend that ...主张

spurt up 喷出

go about business 继续做要做的事

play host to life 招待生命

seem plausible 看上去合理

derive from 来自于...

penetrate into 渗透

dissolve chemicals 溶解化学物

imply 暗示

be confined to 仅限于

one-off 一次性的事情


palaeobiologist 古生物学家

microscopic pore 微观孔隙

hydrothermal vent 热液口

microbe 微生物

basalt 玄武岩

lava 火山岩

vein 纹理

root nodule 根结

living organism 有机体

cloud of dust 灰云

interstellar gas 星际气体

stromatolite 叠层石

photosynthesising bacteria 光合作用的细菌

hollow tube 真空管

a lump of haematite 一团赤铁石

corkscrew 启瓶钻

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