纪录片《火星任务》 第26期 未能在火星发现生命

The delight of landing safely

海盗号在火星安全着陆

and receiving these extraordinary pictures

并传回到了非凡的图像

was followed by what seemed to be an incredible discovery.

随后 他们似乎有了重大发现

Initial observations suggested

初步观测显示

that they had detected microbial life

火星车在火星土壤中检测到了

in the Martian soil.

微生物的迹象

But as the euphoria subsided¹

但欢呼过后

and the scientific data was analysed,

随着数据分析完毕

a new realisation dawned.

却是相反的结论

Viking had in fact

海盗号没能

failed to find life on Mars.

在火星上发现生命

And the results were either negative or just ambiguous

结果不是证明没有生命就是模棱两可

and it made us realise that it's not going to be this easy.

我们认识到要完成任务绝不会这样容易

Since the 1970s,

自20世纪70年代以来

other missions have told us much more about Mars.

其他火星任务为我们提供了更多信息

Successful rovers and orbiters have produced detailed² maps

成功抵达的火星车和轨道飞行器获取了

of the red planet's surface

火星地表的详细图像资料

and breakdowns³ of its atmosphere.

以及大气组成成分

1 subsided   

v.（土地）下陷（因在地下采矿）( subside的过去式和过去分词 )；减弱；下降至较低或正常水平；一下子坐在椅子等上

参考例句：

• After the heavy rains part of the road subsided. 大雨过后，部分公路塌陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• By evening the storm had subsided and all was quiet again. 傍晚， 暴风雨已经过去，四周开始沉寂下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

3 breakdowns   

n.分解( breakdown的名词复数 )；衰竭；（车辆或机器的）损坏；统计分析

参考例句：

• Her old car was unreliable, so the trip was plagued by breakdowns. 她的旧车老不听使唤，一路上总是出故障。 来自辞典例句
• How do we prevent these continual breakdowns? 我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障？ 来自辞典例句