He reasoned that some single-celled creatures are known to enter a hibernation-like state and survive for years with noair or food.
他推断，已知的一些单细胞生物进入类似冬眠的状态，在没有空气和食物的情况下存活数年。
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Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert's appointment in the Times, calls him "an unpretentious musician with noair of the formidable conductor about him".