In some mystical quarters, the vibrating strings that are now posited to make up the created universe are happily compared to angels' harps or the motion of their wings.

在一些神秘的地方，如今被认为是人造世界一部分的钢丝的振动，曾被愉快地比作天使的竖琴或者他们翅膀的拍动。

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The theory posited that this meltwater flooded into the North Atlantic, lowering the salinity and intensity of surface waters enough to prevent them from sinking.

该理论假设，这些融水涌入北大西洋，降低了地表水的盐度和强度，足以防止它们下沉。

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But if that ice collected in one general area, the team posited, it might be enough to provide a last "refuge" for many of the inhabitants of the Arctic's coastal marine ecosystem.

但是，如果冰块聚集到某一区域的话，那么，“北极社区居民”便可能拥有足够的安身立命之所，形成成熟的北极圈生态系统。 研究团队建议道。

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Are there things that need to be explained that we could explain if we posited the existence of a soul, an immaterial object, above and beyond the body?

有没有这样的事物,只有假定灵魂,这种凌驾于肉体之上的,非物质实体存在,才能对其进行解释

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This field is simply posited to exist, and apparently it does.

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