The other is that ellipticals are relative latecomers, having been produced as a result of the merging of spiral galaxies.

椭圆星系是较晚才出现的，它们是螺旋星系合并的后果。

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However, as latecomers to the market, the Japanese trading houses may have missed the chance to grab the lowest-hanging fruit.

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But the new study suggests that we may be relative latecomers as far as Milky Way biology goes.

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