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龟背山山体发育在石炭纪(距今约3亿6千2百万年至2亿9千万年)石灰岩和白云岩中。 The Guibei Mountain developed from the limestone and dolomite in the Carboniferous Period (about 362-290 million years ago). The rock strata grow horizontally with pure texture. | ||
弟子听了，惊诧不已：“可是，大师，要是您能活百万年，那将会有多少人得到您的点化呀！” The disciples were dismayed. "But, Master, if you lived for a million years, think how many generations would profit by your wisdom". | ||
在数百万年的时间里，地下水在魔鬼洞内的岩石上留下了一种叫做方解石的矿物质沉积物。 Over millions of years, groundwater left deposits of a mineral called calcite, on the rock within Devil's Hole. | ||
大约几百万年到几千万年能形成的吧？ Maybe for millions of years or tens of millions of years. | ||
“虎鲸用了百万年的时间优化他们的声纳系统，并也显现出来了。”调研人员欧尼-科里奇说。 'Orcas had millions of years to optimise their sonar and it shows,' said researcher Onur Kilic. | ||
球场上，少年万年不变地坐冷板凳，父亲万年不变地在看台上喝彩，一场不落。 Even though the son was always on the bench, his father was always in the stands cheering.He never missed a game. | ||
千千万万年以后，没有多大的变化。 Many many years later, not much has changed. | ||
第四纪始于几百万年以前，并延续到现在。 The Quaternary glaciation started just a few million years ago – and is still going on. | ||
地球上的生命始于数百万年以前。 Life began on Earth millions of years ago. | ||
通常完成这样的演变需要数百万年。 These are changes that normally take millions of years of evolution. | ||
