fossil考研六级 /'fɒsәl/

The fossil record shows that many species have endured for millions of years - so why shouldn't we?

化石记录表明，许多物种已经延续了数百万年——那么我们为什么不能呢？

While fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas – still generate roughly 85 percent of the world’s energy supply, it’s clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.

尽管化石燃料——煤炭、石油、天然气——仍然为全球约85%的能源供应提供动力，但越来越明显的是，未来属于可再生能源，如风能和太阳能。

President Trump has underlined fossil fuels – especially coal – as the path to economic growth.

特朗普总统强调化石燃料——尤其是煤炭——是实现经济增长的途径。

wind energy has replaced fossil fuels

风能已经取代了化石燃料。

The strategy also aims to ensure that carbon in woody material removed from the forests is locked away in the form of solid lumber or burned as biofuel in vehicles that would otherwise run on fossil fuels.

该策略还旨在确保从森林中移除的木质材料中的碳被封存在实体木材中，或用作生物燃料在原本依赖化石燃料的车辆中燃烧。