- they soon carpeted the land,
很快就铺满陆地 - which they ruled undisturbed for the next 40 million years.
在之后的4000万年 不受滋扰地统治着陆地 - But a green revolution was coming...
但是一场绿色革命即将到来 - that would change the landscape forever.
将永远改变陆地的样貌 - Key was the evolution of a new compound,
其关键是一种新化合物的进化 - lignin.
木质素 - Lignin strengthened the plants' cell walls...
木质素加强了植物的细胞壁