Same goes for fresh asphalt, which reflects about 4% of the visible light hits it.

同理，刚铺好的沥青大约可以反射百分之四的可见光。

And I am a dinosaur marching into the tar pit.

那我就是一只正在走进沥青坑的大恐龙咯。

Real roads are paved with materials such as asphalt.

真正的道路是用沥青之类的材料铺成的。

Or you could pave with cement-based concrete, which is stiffer than asphalt.

或者用比沥青硬的水泥基混凝土铺路。

The Greek historian told of its use in the form of pitch for building and road making.

希腊历史学家表示它的用途是用作修建房屋和道路的沥青。

Here is the Standard of Ur where mosaic inlaid in bitumen showed the scenes that mattered most.

这是乌尔军旗沥青上镶嵌的马赛克图案展现了当重要的场。

But using such plastic as a replacement for bitumen is cost-effective, claims Mr McCartney.

是使用这种塑料作沥青的替代品是很合算的，麦卡特尼说。

Back then the snake was taken to be the new Interstate highway, surfaced with black tar.

当，这条蛇被公认铺着黑沥青的新州际公路。

Its surface is actually pretty dark, with about the same reflectivity as a chalkboard or asphalt.

它的表面其实非常暗淡，只有大约相当于黑板或者沥青的反射率。

The process of heating and separating bitumen from the sand requires millions of cubic meters of water.

加热沙子和从中分离沥青的过程需要数百万立方米的水。

Daniel killed it by feeding it cakes of boiled pitch, fat and hair, which made it explode.

丹尼尔给它喂食煮熟的沥青、脂肪和头发的蛋糕，让它爆炸从而杀死了它。

The rubberised bitumen itself is flexible and slightly springy, which enables it to absorb more unwanted sonic energy.

而参入了橡胶的沥青本身也具有柔韧性和轻微的弹性，这可以使它吸收更多讨厌的音波能量。

Wow, you're right. The pitch black I see here is much more dazzling than the one at home.

没错，这里的黑色沥青可比家里的耀眼多了。

It took about five seconds for someone to realize the Cheese was missing from its spot on the blacktop.

过了五秒钟，才有人反应过来：沥青地上的“千年奶酪”不翼而飞。

My head cracked against the icy blacktop, and I felt something solid and cold pinning me to the ground.

我的头砰的一声磕在了冰冷的沥青路面上，感觉有某样硬而冷的东西把我压在了地上。

The Keystone XL pipeline is a bid in part to bring oil from Canada's tar sands

美国的输油管道项目计划将加拿大的沥青砂加工成石油，然后输入到墨西哥湾岸区的一些炼油厂进行加工。

At present 5-10% of the bitumen is replaced by the additives, but this could be increased to 25%.

目前，5-10%的沥青被添加剂替代，这个比例可增加至25%。

There is a connection. Just as plastic is derived from petrochemicals, bitumen is produced as a by-product of refining oil.

其中有一个联系。塑料源自石油化工产品，而生产出的沥青是精炼油脂的副产品。

It also comes in pumpkin flavored, if you'd prefer that to the wet-cigar, boiled-asphalt flavor that occurs naturally. I do!

这还有南瓜口味喔，如果比起像湿雪茄和煮沸沥青的原味，你更喜欢南瓜口味的话。我喜欢!

As an example, he says that a tonne of bitumen might cost around 400 pounds ($521) in Britain.

例如，他说一公吨沥青在英国的成本约400英镑（521美元）。