It sounds like it's extremely old. So probably some pages are at the point of crumbling into dust?

听起来它好像非常古老。那么，也许有些书页到了即将碎成粉末的程度？

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More to the point think of your eyebrows designed to keep dust and rain out of your eyes but very useful in sending signals to other people.

想想你的眉毛，更能说明这个问题，它是被设计来防止灰尘和雨水落入你眼睛里的，但在给他人传递信息方面，也很有用。

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"The point is to prevent radioactive dust from entering the lungs and the digestive tract," said Gourmelon.

Gourmelon表示，“重点在于防止放射性粉尘吸入肺部或消化道。”

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