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Title：Scientists find possible signs of life in the clouds of VenusSection：Science & technologyType：Planetary scienceDate：Sep 14th Source：Economist点击顶端的话题：#经济学人可以查看往期内容
原文、段落10
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This speculation is fascinating, but also of a sort which might raise alarm bells. The team did not look at the whole spectrum dispassionately to see what was there; it specifically sought out a feature that could be explained by phosphine, a molecule in which at least some of the scientists were already invested, and found what they were looking for. What is more, as they say in their paper, “we emphasise that the detection of PH3 is not robust evidence for life, only for anomalous and unexplained chemistry.” Two things need to happen before things get truly exciting. Other teams need to make their own observations, ideally at other wavelengths. And a really thorough search for ways of making phosphine without biology under the conditions seen on and above Venus needs to draw a blank.
这种猜测很吸引人，但也可能是敲响警钟的一种。研究小组并没有冷静地观察整个光谱，而是专门寻找了一种可以用磷化氢来解释的特征，磷化氢是一种至少有一些科学家已经投入研究的分子，并找到了他们正在寻找的东西。更重要的是，正如他们在论文中所说，我们要强调的是，PH3的检测并不是生命存在的有力证据，只是存在异常的、无法解释的化学物质。在事情变得真正令人兴奋之前，需要做两件事。其他团队需要进行他们独自的观测，最好是观测其他波长。然后一次真正彻底的调查---在金星中所见的条件下没有生物的情况下制造磷化氢的方法，还需要填补空白。
单词
1. speculation
US: [.spekjle()n] UK: [.spekjle()n]n. 猜测；推测；投机买卖；推断Web 思索；炒作；沉思词形：speculations
Musharrafs sinking popularity has spurred speculation that he might declare a state of emergency to smother vocal opposition.穆沙拉夫声望的下降促使他想发表一份紧急声明来遏制那些反对的声音。
2. fascinate
US: [fsnet] UK: [fsnet]adj. 极有吸引力的；迷人的v. 使着迷；蛊惑Web 吸引人的；令人着迷的；引人入胜词形：fascinated、fascinating、fascinates
Perhaps you look at the body is indeed the best of your eyes, but you let me on the most fascinating, or your hand.或许你身上最好看的确实是你的眼睛，但是你身上最让我着迷的，还是你的手。
3. raise alarm bells
敲响警钟
Third, the assault on Wiesenfeld should raise alarm bells for all parents in the US. It isn just that universities are increasingly closed to critical thought regarding Israel.
4. spectrum
US: [spektrm] UK: [spektrm]n. 频谱；范围；领域；序列Web 光谱；波谱；系列词形：spectra
The AXD series is a group of high-brightness point light sources having a continuous spectrum similar to that of the sunlight .该产品是一种高亮度的点光源，具有像阳光一样的连续光谱。Values, social mores, customs, even the visual environment and methods of communication seem to be on the opposite ends of the spectrum.价值观，社会风俗，习惯，甚至视觉环境和沟通方式，看似都处于社会光谱相反的两端。
5. dispassionately
US: [dspntl] UK: [dspntl]adv. 不动感情地Web 冷静地；冷静地决策；平心静气
Lester thought the matter over calmly, dispassionately.雷斯脱平心静气的把事情想过一番。
6. specifically
US: [spsfkli] UK: [spsfkli]adv. 具体来说；明确地；具体地；特意Web 特别地；特定地；明确的
So far, despite the academic community have done a lot of discussion, there has not been specifically discussed in Harts customs and ideas.迄今为止，尽管学术界对此做过不少论述，但是对赫德关税思想还未有专论述及。Specifically, he said, the structures look like bacterial biofilm, a slimy substance that the microbes often form.具体而言，这一结构看上去像是细菌生物被膜，一种微生物经常形成的粘状物质。
7. seek out
US: UK:na. 找出；寻求；想获得Web 挑出；找到；搜寻出
Stretch yourself. Get out of your comfort zone and aggressively seek out the so-called "hidden job" market.充分的展示自己，那自己离开那些“舒服区域”，积极地去寻找那些所谓的“隐藏着的”工作机会。He talked to the top decision-makers, but sought out everyday people to ask about their lives, as he traveled the world.他在全球访问时，不但与最高决策者对话，而且每天力图与民众交谈，询问他们的生活情况。
8. robust
US: [rost] UK: [rst]adj. 强健的；强壮的；结实的；耐用的Web 健壮；稳健；乐百氏
Yet, at a time when Chinese and Indian growth is falling, the bank said these projected growth rates were "still fairly robust" .但世行表示，在中国和印度经济增长不断放缓之际，上述预期增长率“仍算得上相当强劲”。
