On the original, barren Earth, they could have played a meaningful role - adding at least some extraterrestrial seasonings to the organic soup already bubbling here.

但如果在那个原始的、荒芜的地球上，少量的有机物就能扮演相当重要的角色——即为地球上已经在冒热气的、有机物的浓汤，加上一把地外的时令蔬菜。

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"We were warned by the manager before the game that every home came they've played they could have won," he said.

“赛前我们得到了经理的警告，每个主场比赛他们都打得很好，”他说。

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They all know he wouldn't want to leave here, but he could have played in any league in Europe, no problem.

他们都知道他那都不会去，但他完全可以胜任欧洲的任何联赛。

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Time and again traders reach back and scratch their collective heads, wondering how they could have played those moves better.

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They played very well, they had lots of chances, they could have scored eight times or something - but the Iranians had two fast breaks and they played with such passion and they had those two chances and they capitalized on both of them.

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They have never played each other at the U.S. Open and could have been drawn to meet each other in the semifinals.

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