煤

我往火里再加了些煤。

I put more coal on the fire .

化石燃料（如煤和石油）属于有限资源。

The fossil fuels ( coal and oil ) are finite resources .

用煤作燃料的火力发电站的成本有望降低。

The cost of electricity from coal-fired stations is expected to fall

该法律将鼓励企业转而使用比煤更加清洁的能源。

The law would encourage companies to switch from coal to cleaner fuels

煤的需求下降了，煤价也相应下跌。

Demand for coal is down and so are prices

新英格兰电力公司用煤发电。

The company , New England Electric , burns coal to generate power .

发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。

The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region

人们早已知道煤能够释放一种易燃气体。

The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known .

这些发动机烧煤，并且需要加水以不断产生蒸汽。

The engines were fired with coal and needed water to keep the steam up .

比起以石油、煤和天然气为燃料的发电站来说，它的污染要小。

It is less polluting than power stations fuelled by oil , coal and gas .

我认为不开采我们自己的煤是非常短视的做法。

I think we 're being very short sighted in not exploiting our own coal .

煤实际上比煤气便宜。

Coal is actually cheaper than gas

核能比煤清洁。

Nuclear power is cleaner than coal

煤越产越多，而发电站的煤堆越来越高，这始终是愚蠢的行为。

It remains lunacy to produce yet more coal to add to power stations ' stockpiles .

天然气发电比煤便宜。

Gas-fired electricity is cheaper than coal

这座煤矿即将关闭，因为从经济上考虑，矿井里已经没有足够的煤可供开采。

The pit is being shut down because it no longer has enough coal that can be mined economically .

相比之下，人类活动燃烧煤、石油等所释放的二氧化碳要少一些。

The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison

诸如煤、石油和天然气之类的矿物燃料会在以后很长一段时间里满足我们的需求。

Fossil fuels such as coal , oil and gas will service our needs for some considerable time to come .

卡车把煤从矿场运往各个城市和村镇。

Trucks convey coal from mines to various cities and towns .

他们有足够的煤过冬。

They have enough coal to see the winter out .

天然气逐渐取代煤成为主要能源。

Gradually , natural gas has displaced coal as a major source of energy .

煤可以转化成热。

Coal can be turned into heat .

煤的用途何止那一些。

The uses of coal are by no means limited to those .

尼龙是由空气、煤和水加工制成。

Nylon is made from air , coal and water .

煤油灯闪了闪就灭了。

With a flash , the kerosene lamp went out .

烧煤气比烧煤上算。

It 's more economical to use gas than coal .

煤烧完了，只好烧木头。

We ran out of coal , and had to burn wood .

煤储量很难探明。

It 's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits .

我们轮番给锅炉添煤。

We took turns stoking the furnaces .

炉子该续煤了。

The fire needs more coal .