[语境串记] This object gives off harmful gases which may do harm to our health.You must make the object harmless before you use it.
此物会散发出有害气体,这些气体可能会损害我们的健康,你必须在使用它之前使它无害。
4.(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。
exist vi.存在;生存
(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
in existence 现存的;现有的
come into existence 产生;成立;开始存在
①Nothing exists on the moon as there is no water and no air.
月球上没有东西生存,因为那里没有水和空气。
②He finds it hard to exist on the money he's earning.
他发现靠他挣的那点钱无法维持生活。
③Nobody knows when the earth came into existence.
没人知道地球是何时形成的。
[名师点津] exist是不及物动词,没有被动语态,也没有进行时。
5.(教材P26)Thus they have, in their turn, become the most important animals on the planet.
于是,它们接着成了这个行星上最重要的动物。
in one's turn 轮到某人;接着
in turn 依次;轮流;转而;反过来
by turns 轮流;交替
take turns to do sth. 轮流做某事
It's one's turn to do sth. 轮到某人做某事
①It will be in Tom's turn to be on duty tomorrow.
明天轮到汤姆值日。