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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Earth will have followed Venus into a barren lifelessness.

那时候的地球，将追随今天的金星，变成完全没有生命的荒芜之地。

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Equivalent probes to Venus brought back the same bad news: the solar system was barren outside of Earth.

对金星进行的类似探测带回来的是同样的坏消息：太阳系里除地球之外一片贫瘠。

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It would have spanned millions years of history, from the Precambrian Era when land was barren and devoid of life to the age when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.

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" Even the barren Moon is essential: "Without the Moon's steadying influence, the Earth would wobble like a dying top ...

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" Even the barren Moon is essential: "Without the Moon's steadying influence, the Earth would wobble like a dying top.... The Moon's steady gravitational influence keeps the Earth spinning at the right speed and angle to provide the sort of stability necessary for the long and successful development of life.

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