But more than half a billion years ago, 但是五亿多年前
like their pioneering relatives millions of years ago. 数百万年前它们富有探索精神的亲戚们 也是这样做的
Volcanoes had been erupting for millions of years. 火山已经喷发了数百万年
can trace its heritage back four billion years. 都可以追溯到40亿年前
continue to support life, just as they have for billions of years. 数十亿年如一日 持续支撑着生命
when Earth was stable for 100 million years. 地球保持了一亿年稳定状态