1, But now it is realzed that supplise of some of them is limited, and it is possible to give a reasonable estimate of "exception of life ",the time it will take to exhaust all known resource and reserve of these materials .
现在人们已经认识到,有些矿物质资源是有限的,并且可还以给出一个合理的评估,他们可以用多少年;也就是说,这些资源和储量,在若干年后,会消耗殆尽。