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　　One could argue that the process has the potential to be carbon neutral over very long time scales but not in the short term. And that means it’s not a useful strategy when world leaders are working to reduce global carbon emissions immediately.
　　【难点词汇】
　　argue  v. 说理，论证；讨论
　　potential  n. 可能性，潜在性；潜能
　　over long time scales 在较长时间内
　　in the short term 在短期内
　　mean  v. 意思是；意味着
　　strategy  n. 策略；规划
　　carbon emission 碳排放
　　【结构解析】
　　1. One could argue that the process has the potential to be carbon neutral over very long time scales but not in the short term.
　　该句主干为“主谓宾从”结构，即：one /could argue/ that …;
　　that从句主干为“主谓宾”结构，即：the process/ has / the potential …; to be carbon neutral为后置定语修饰the potential; over very long time scales but not in the short term 为时间状语。
　　2. And that means it’s not a useful strategy when world leaders are working to reduce global carbon emissions immediately.
　　该句主干为“主谓宾从”结构，即：that/ means/ (that) ….; 从句主干为“主系表”结构，即：it / is not / a useful strategy;when从句为时间状语从句
　　【参考译文】
　　人们可以认为，在较长的时间跨度内来看，这个过程有可能碳中性的，但短期内它不是。这就意味着，当世界各国领导人想要立即减少全球碳排放量时，这并不是一个有效的策略。