This capillary motion is in full effect in xylem filaments thinner than human hair.

在质纤维中毛细作用无处不在，这些质纤维比人的头发还细。

She says the needles are 85 percent lignocellulose - a tough woody material.

她表示，针叶85%的成分质纤维素，这一种坚硬的质材料。

Paper, for instance, becomes wood fibres, but glass is just crushed into tiny pieces.

比如纸会变成质纤维，而玻璃只能被压成碎片。

There's the lignin and cellulose of plants, calcium-rich shells of mollusks and coral reefs, and mineral bones like ours.

的质素和纤维素，软体动和珊瑚礁富含钙的贝壳，以及像我们这样的矿骨骼。

Lignin is more susceptible to oxidation as compared to cellulose.

质素比纤维素更容易发生氧化。

With each massive wave, the mangled mast is dragged back and forth like a hacksaw, its sharp metal teeth splintering the wood and fiberglass deck.

每逢巨浪袭来， 扭曲的桅杆便如锯子般来回拖动，其锋利的金属边缘将质和玻璃纤维甲板劈裂。

They break down the lignin and the cellulose, which is the most resistant form of carbon, and they break it down, produce mushrooms.

它们分解质素和纤维素， 这最耐腐蚀的碳形式，然后将其分解， 产生蘑菇。

OK, he says that the fungi break down the lignin and the cellulose. They break down the tree.

好吧，他真菌会分解质素和纤维素。他们砍倒了树。