The truth is that at present, much of what pass for scientific "facts" about the sea and what lives in it are still based on guesswork.

事实上，目前大多数被认为是科学“事实”的有关海洋以及生活在其中生物的情况仍然基于猜测。

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Unlike the muddy tracks that passed for roads in the Seven Kingdoms, the Valyrian roads were wide enough for three wagons to pass abreast, and neither time nor traffic marred them.

不像七大王国里那被误认为大道的泥泞小路，瓦雷利安大道宽的足以允许三辆马车并排行驶，却没有遭受时间和车辆的侵染。

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My mother died in her 88th year, a mighty age for one who at 40 was so delicate of body as to be accounted a confirmed invalid destined to pass away.

我的母亲是在她88岁那年去世的。这对于一位40岁就身体纤弱、被公认为有痼疾缠身、注定不久于人世的人来说，是难得的高龄。

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