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1.The teamcontendsthatthese bear more

than a passing resemblance tothe networks of bacteria that live inhydrothermal vents--towering, crenellated structures that form in the deepocean above the boundaries between tectonic plates, where superheatedmineral-laden water spurts up from beneath the seabed.

这支队伍讨论这些不仅仅与那些生活在深海热泉的细菌网状物极为相似，在深海中地球表面构造板块的界线上形成的，高耸的，有锯齿状的结构，那里充满矿物质的过热的水从海床底下喷出来。

2.Such a find isdoubly intriguingbecause hydrothermal vents are seenasa plausible candidateforthe cradle of life.

这样的发现是非常有趣的，因为深海热泉被认为是生命的摇篮貌似是真实的。

3.Although the sorts of bacteriaapparently found by Dr. Papineau and his colleagues aretoo complicated to revealmuch about the very earliest organisms, thesuggestion that hydrothermal vents haveplayed host tolife for so long is a strike in the theory’s favor.

虽然由Papineau博士和他的同事发现的这些细菌种类非常复杂，以致于不能展示最早的生物体，深海热泉长期是生命的主人的暗示在理论上是一个冲击。