allowed the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas.
很多科学家相信,由于地球上长期有水存在,使地球得以把有害气体和酸性物质溶解在海洋里。
be harmful to... 对......有害
harmless adj. 无害的
do harm to sb.=do sb.harm 对某人有害
There is no harm in doing sth. 做某事没有害处
(=it does no harm to do sth.)
①Your smoking can be harmful to the health of your children.
你吸烟会危及孩子的健康。
②Reading under the sun will do serious harm to your eyes.
太阳底下看书会严重损伤视力。 【导学号:32222022】
③There is no harm in reading more books=It does_no_harm_to_read more books.
多读些书没坏处。
exist vi.存在;生存
(教材P26)They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years.
它们也生蛋,在地球上存在了1亿4千多万年。
(1)exist in 存在于......中
exist on 靠......生活/生存
There exists... 存在......;有......
(2)existence n. 存在;生活