Just imagine building a house without cement or nails to hold together.

想象一下不用水泥或钉子建一所房子。

youdao

It used 60% less cement (水泥) than a man-made house.

它比人造的房子少用了60%的水泥。

youdao

The House also targeted the EPA's regulations on cement plants, approving in a 250-177 vote an amendment prohibiting the agency from using funds to implement or enforce the rule.

众议院还针对环境保护局对水泥工厂的规定，以250对177票通过了一项修正案，禁止环保局使用经费来执行或者实施其规定。

youdao

The clubhouse was built in 1854 and is thought to be the first cement house constructed in America's Deep South.

BBC: US Masters: Did you know?

As it turns out, a house is nothing more than a heap of rotting wood, crumbling cement and deteriorating mechanical parts.

FORBES: Snow Problem: Why I Bought a House in My Early 20s

The debate over air pollution and, more specifically, the regulation of air pollution, raged on this week as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) watered down its cross-state pollution rule and House Republicans moved to delay new rules on toxic air pollution from cement plants, solid waste incinerators, and industrial boilers.

FORBES: Two New Reasons to Worry about Air Pollution: Obesity and Diabetes