Another task for the Glomar Challenger's scientists was to try to determine the origin of the domelike masses buried deep beneath the Mediterranean seafloor.

格洛玛挑战者号的科学家们的另一项任务是尝试确定地中海海底之下深埋的圆顶状物质的起源。

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She was despised because she was of humble origin.

她因出身低贱而受到蔑视。

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Such was the origin of Christmas almsgiving: gifts for the poor, not just gifts for our friends.

这就是圣诞节施舍的起源：送礼物给穷人，不只是送礼物给我们的亲朋好友。

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The "Origin of Species" was praised by many scientists.

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"The most important step is one they're only beginning to take now and that's to prohibit the import and sale of timber which was illegally sourced in the country of origin."

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Experts identified genetic signs of his ethnicity and decided he was of Caribbean origin.

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Gueant said he was of Algerian origin.

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Last week a Swedish citizen of Tunisian origin was accused of the attempted hijacking of a London-bound flight, which he tried to board at an airport near Stockholm with a loaded gun in his hand luggage.

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