They thought that if the Earth itself was moving, there would have to be a constant wind blowing, sweeping them off their feet, and of course there wasn't.

他们认为，如果地球在运动的话，那么就会有风不断吹来，把他们刮倒——当然了，这种风并不存在。

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Whoever on earth would ha' thought it!

谁会想到这一点呢！

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It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.

人们曾经认为太阳绕着地球转。

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There is also a planet called Gliese-581g, discovered in September 2010, which is thought to be even more like Earth than Kepler-22b in terms of its suitability for plants and animals.

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During this violent time, much of the debris would have resembled comets - dirty snowballs thought to be mostly slushy water surrounding a rocky core - slamming into Earth at velocities greater than 25 km per second (16 miles per second).

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Aussies seemed to warm to his down-to-earth style and he was thought to have had such a good time that it fuelled speculation that he might end up honeymooning in Australia.

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