0
Newguest Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
We come in
Hi
Steven Jay Gould have suggested that under the right circumstances
evolutionary leaps can occur in as little as 1,000 years.3 This is a tick of the clock
in evolutionary terms, but if we apply it to the evolutionary leap that is taking
place now – which has been clearly visible for around 300 years – it still means
that, at the very least, we may have to wait several more centuries for a real
transformation to occur. And when we look ahead at the ground we still have to
cover this kind of timescale seems realistic. It seems sensible to think in terms of
centuries rather than decades.
If this is true, the human race’s future looks very bleak indeed, since it’s
clear that we don’t have anything like that much time to play with. But this is
where we come in. There’s an important difference between human beings and
other forms of life, which means that this evolutionary development could happen
much faster than any previous one.
--- What does "this is where we come in" mean?
Steven Jay Gould have suggested that under the right circumstances
evolutionary leaps can occur in as little as 1,000 years.3 This is a tick of the clock
in evolutionary terms, but if we apply it to the evolutionary leap that is taking
place now – which has been clearly visible for around 300 years – it still means
that, at the very least, we may have to wait several more centuries for a real
transformation to occur. And when we look ahead at the ground we still have to
cover this kind of timescale seems realistic. It seems sensible to think in terms of
centuries rather than decades.
If this is true, the human race’s future looks very bleak indeed, since it’s
clear that we don’t have anything like that much time to play with. But this is
where we come in. There’s an important difference between human beings and
other forms of life, which means that this evolutionary development could happen
much faster than any previous one.
--- What does "this is where we come in" mean?
Top answer
Hi, --- What does "this is where (eg) Tom comes in" mean? It's a fixed expression, meaning 'this is the point where Tom enters the story, this where Tom becomes important, this is where we should give our attention to Tom'. eg Many people thought that the USA would never have a black President.
- Hi, --- What does "this is where (eg) Tom comes in" mean?
- It's a fixed expression, meaning 'this is the point where Tom enters the story, this where Tom becomes important, this is where we should give our attention to Tom'.
- eg Many people thought that the USA would never have a black President.
- 2008 is where Barack Obama came in.
- You can say it of things, too.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
4 Answers
0
Hi,
--- What does "this is where (eg) Tom comes in" mean?
It's a fixed expression, meaning 'this is the point where Tom enters the story, this where Tom becomes important, this is where we should give our attention to Tom'.
eg Many people thought that the USA would never have a black President. 2008 is where Barack Obam
--- What does "this is where (eg) Tom comes in" mean?
It's a fixed expression, meaning 'this is the point where Tom enters the story, this where Tom becomes important, this is where we should give our attention to Tom'.
eg Many people thought that the USA would never have a black President. 2008 is where Barack Obam
00
Hi
So it means something like "this is where human beings appear", but how does it link with the previous sentence, i.e.:
If this is true, the human race’s future looks very bleak indeed, since it’s
clear that we don’t have anything like that much time to play with. But this is where we come in.
Maybe it says: But this is why we have an important ro
So it means something like "this is where human beings appear", but how does it link with the previous sentence, i.e.:
If this is true, the human race’s future looks very bleak indeed, since it’s
clear that we don’t have anything like that much time to play with. But this is where we come in.
Maybe it says: But this is why we have an important ro
00
NewguestIf this is true, the human race’s future looks very bleak indeed, since it’sThis is where X comes in ~ This is the point in the process where X is used, where X is useful. Example:
clear that we don’t have anything like that much time to play with. But this is
where we come in.
There is a bowl on the kitc
00
Related Questions