四级They value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroad.
他们重视保护的环境质量,而不是从国外进口的石油。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级By 1973, domestic US sources of oil were peaking, and the nation was importing more of its oil, depending on a constant flow from abroad to keep cars on the road and machines running.
到1973年,美国国内的石油来源达到顶峰,美国进口了更多的石油,这取决于来自国外的源源不断的石油流,以保持汽车在公路上行驶和机器运转。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级wine, bread, olive oil, and nuts are other staples of the region, and the Mediterranean Sea has historically yielded abundant quantities of fish.
葡萄酒、面包、橄榄油和坚果是该地区的其他主食,历史上地中海出产了大量鱼类。
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
六级According to geologists' estimates, Antarctica has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.
根据地质学家的估计,南极洲拥有巨大的石油和天然气储量。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级One reason is that more countries are big oil producers now, so the nations suffering from the price drop account for a larger share of the global economy.
一个原因是,现在有更多的国家是石油生产大国,因此遭受油价下跌影响的国家在全球经济中所占份额更大。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级Oil importers account for a larger portion of the global economy.
石油进口国在全球经济中占有较大的份额。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级Renewables account for only a small share of global primary energy consumption, which is still dominated by fossil fuels—30% each for coal and oil, 25% for natural gas.
可再生能源只占全球一次能源消费的一小部分,而化石燃料仍占主导地位——煤炭和石油各占30%,天然气占25%。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级Sara Johnson acknowledges that the global economic benefit from a fall in oil prices today is likely lower than it was in the past.
莎拉·约翰逊(Sara Johnson)承认,今天油价下跌给全球经济带来的好处可能低于过去。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand ( ' , especially from emerging markets), the long-term drop in petroleum consumption in the United States, and some displacement of oil by substitutes.
此外,其他因素也在给油价带来下行压力:石油输出国组织(OPEC)战略行为的变化、伊朗出口的预计增长、全球需求(尤其是新兴市场需求)的缩减、美国石油消费的长期下降、,以及一些替代品的驱油。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级In addition, other factors are putting downward pressure on oil prices: change in the strategic behavior of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, the projected increase in Iranian exports, the scaling-down of global demand especially from eme
此外,其他因素也在给油价带来下行压力:石油输出国组织(OPEC)战略行为的变化、伊朗出口的预计增长、全球需求(尤其是eme)的缩减
2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
六级These included developing additional domestic sources (such as those on Alaska's North Slope), resuming extraction at sites that had been shut down because of cost inefficiency, capping the price that domestic producers could charge for oil, and beginning to import oil from a greater diversity of nations.
这些措施包括开发更多的国内资源(如阿拉斯加北坡的资源),恢复因成本低效率而关闭的开采场地,限制国内生产商可以收取的石油价格,以及开始从更多不同的国家进口石油。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级The advent of new technologies has added about 4.2 million barrels per day to the crude oil market, contributing to a global over-supply.
新技术的出现使原油市场每天增加约420万桶,导致全球供应过剩。
2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
六级And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word environment has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impossible.
反省一下,这并不奇怪;单词环境有如此多的维度,还有如此多的其他因素影响着财富,比如石油储量,因此挑出一个简单的经济-环境关系几乎是不可能的。
2016年6月阅读原文
六级The "energy crisis" of 1973-1974 in the United States demonstrated how the price of oil can affect US government policies and the energy-using .
1973-1974年美国的“能源危机”表明了石油价格如何影响美国政府的政策和能源使用。
2013年6月阅读原文
四级People the world over are afraid of a further plunge in oil prices.
全世界的人们都害怕油价进一步暴跌。
2016年12月阅读原文
高考Now similar concerns ares being raised by the giants that deal in data, the oil of the digital age.
如今,数字时代的石油数据巨头也提出了类似的担忧。
2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
高考A century ago, the resource in question was oil.
一个世纪前,所讨论的资源是石油。
2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
六级We can pollute the air with acids, the rivers with sewage(污水), the seas with oil
我们可以用酸污染空气,用污水污染河流(污水), 海洋充满了石油
2013年12月听力原文
考研Enhanced security measures since then, combined with a rise in airline travel due to the improving economy and low oil prices, have resulted in long waits at major airports such as Chicago's O'Hare International.
此后加强的安全措施,加上经济好转和低油价导致航空旅行增加,导致芝加哥奥黑尔国际机场等主要机场等待时间过长。
2017年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
四级But not all oil producers have big reserves.
但并非所有产油国都拥有巨额储备。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级Coal and natural gas are mainly used for electricity generation, whereas oil is used mostly to power transportation, yet the prices of all these energy sources are linked.
煤炭和天然气主要用于发电,而石油主要用于运输,但所有这些能源的价格都是相关联的。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级That’s energy in all forms--oil, gas, coal, nuclear, solar and even wind power.
这是所有形式的能源——石油、天然气、煤炭、核能、太阳能,甚至风能。
2015年12月听力原文
六级And on reflection, this is not surprising; the single word" environment" has so many dimensions, and there are so many other factors affecting wealth—such as the oil deposits—that teasing out a simple economy-environment relationship would be almost impos
反省一下,这并不奇怪;“环境”一词有如此多的维度,还有如此多的其他因素影响着财富,比如石油储量,因此挑出一个简单的经济-环境关系几乎是不可能的
2016年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B
四级And although you don't read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countries.
虽然你不怎么了解,但美国也是一个石油产品出口大国,每天向大约90个国家出售约200万桶石油产品。
2014年6月阅读原文
四级Lower oil prices have always given a big boost to the global economy.
较低的油价一直对全球经济起着巨大的推动作用。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级Unfortunately, the current low prices for oil, gas, and coal may provide little incentive for research to find even cheaper substitutes for those fuels.
不幸的是,目前石油、天然气和煤炭的低价格可能无法激励研究寻找更便宜的替代燃料。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal cost—are depleted.
这一说法背后的理由是,低油价阻碍了对新产能的投资,最终使石油供应曲线向后移动,并随着可以以相对较低的边际成本开采的现有油田枯竭而使价格回升。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.
在拉各斯,外国石油工人每年可以支付高达65000美元的租金,在镇上安全的地方租一套普通公寓。
2017年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
四级Vast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protection.
以环境保护的名义,美国大片地区禁止石油勘探和生产。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级The dynamic adjustment to low oil prices may, however, be different this time around.
然而,这次对低油价的动态调整可能会有所不同。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级In the past, falling oil prices have given a boost to the world economy, but recent forecasts for global growth have been toned down, even as oil prices sink lower and lower.
过去,油价下跌提振了世界经济,但最近对全球增长的预测有所下调,即使油价越来越低。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级And while assessments vary widely, geologists estimate that Antarctica holds at least 36 billion barrels of oil and natural gas.
尽管评估结果差异很大,但地质学家估计南极洲至少拥有360亿桶石油和天然气。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级They develop green energy to avoid dependence on oil import
他们开发绿色能源以避免依赖石油进口
2012年6月阅读原文
六级The reasoning behind this saying is that low oil prices discourage investment in new production capacity, eventually shifting the oil supply curve backward and bringing prices back up as existing oil fields—which can be tapped at relatively low marginal c
这句话背后的理由是,低油价阻碍了对新产能的投资,最终将石油供应曲线向后移动,并使价格回升,成为可以以相对较低的边际成本开采的现有油田
2017年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B
六级2 million barrels per day to the crude oil market, contributing to a global over-supply.
每天向原油市场供应200万桶,导致全球供应过剩。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级Every year, people in America use energy equal to over 30million barrels of oil each day.
每年,美国人每天消耗的能源相当于3000多万桶石油。
2015年12月听力原文
六级Stored underground in large salt caves in Louisiana, this stockpile is called the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and currently contains over 600 million barrels of oil, roughly equivalent to one month's supply.
储存在路易斯安那州地下的大型盐穴中,这一储备被称为战略石油储备,目前拥有6亿多桶石油,大致相当于一个月的供应量。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级A commonly held view in the oil industry is that the best cure for low oil prices is low oil prices.
石油行业普遍持有的观点是,低油价是解决低油价的最好办法。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas extraction, but only recently in California has it become profitable to pump water from this depth.
钻探深度超过1000英尺以开采石油和天然气是有利可图的,但直到最近在加利福尼亚州,从这个深度抽水才变得有利可图。
2018年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
高考One day, Glenn Furst's mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.
一天,格伦·弗斯特的母亲在巡查员进入他们家之前把油涂在厨房地板上。
2015年高考英语湖南卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
四级The reasons behind the plunge of oil prices.
油价暴跌背后的原因。
2016年12月阅读原文
高考The effect is so powerful that scientists speak of songbirds and seabirds being"captured"by searchlights on land or by the light from gas flares on marine oil platforms.
这种效应如此强大,以至于科学家们说鸣禽和海鸟被陆地上的探照灯或海洋石油平台上的天然气照明“捕获”。
2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
六级It also highlights incidents of fishing boats being involved in groundings, oil spills and accidents, which posed a serious threat to the Antarctic ecosystem.
报告还强调了渔船搁浅、漏油和事故等事件,这些事件对南极生态系统构成了严重威胁。
2019年12月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C
四级Economist Carl Weinberg believes the negative effects of plunging oil prices are overwhelming the positive effects of cheaper oil.
经济学家卡尔·温伯格(Carl Weinberg)认为,油价暴跌的负面影响压倒了油价下跌的积极影响。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级Does that mean the link between lower oil prices and growth has weakened?Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.
这是否意味着油价下跌与经济增长之间的联系已经减弱?一些专家说,仍然有充分的理由相信廉价石油应该会使世界经济升温。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级Some experts say there are still good reasons to believe cheap oil should heat up the world economy.
一些专家说,仍然有充分的理由相信廉价石油应该会使世界经济升温。
2016年12月四级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C
六级Besides the sharp increase in oil prices, OPEC's 1973 oil embargo caused panic in the West.
除了油价暴涨之外,欧佩克1973年的石油禁运也在西方引起了恐慌。
2013年6月阅读原文
四级The biggest gains go to countries that import most of their oil like China, Japan, and India.
最大的收益来自于进口大部分石油的国家,如中国、日本和印度。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级And a number of oil-producing countries are trimming their gasoline subsidies and raising taxes, so the net savings for global consumers is not as big as the oil price plunge might suggest.
而一些产油国正在削减汽油补贴并提高税收,因此全球消费者的净储蓄并没有油价暴跌所显示的那么大。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级Whether it is a transition from imported to domestic oil or from coal-powered electricity production to natural-gas power plants, politicians love to talk big.
无论是从进口石油向国内石油的过渡,还是从燃煤发电向天然气发电厂的过渡,政客们都喜欢夸夸其谈。
2015年12月阅读原文
四级They reduce production drastically to boost oil prices.
他们大幅减产以提振油价。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies ( ' , 补贴) for their consumers.
许多石油生产商在价格高企时建立了巨额储备基金,因此当价格下跌时,他们将动用储备来支持政府支出和补贴(“,补贴) 为了他们的消费者。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级Brittleness remains a problem when building steel structures in cold conditions, such as oil rigs in the Arctic.
在寒冷条件下建造钢结构时,脆性仍然是一个问题,例如北极的石油钻塔。
2019年6月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A
四级Oil prices may rise or fall but economic laws are not subject to change.
石油价格可能上涨或下跌,但经济法不会改变。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级A number of factors are driving down the global oil prices not just for now but in the foreseeable future.
许多因素正在推动全球油价下跌,不仅是目前,而且是在可预见的未来。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级Oil prices have dropped by over 60% since June 2014.
自2014年6月以来,油价下跌了60%以上。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级In fact, in line with past experience, capital expenditure in the oil sector has dropped sharply in many producing countries, including the United States.
事实上,根据过去的经验,包括美国在内的许多石油生产国的石油部门资本支出大幅下降。
2017年6月阅读原文
六级As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground
作为应对未来石油短缺的措施,美国政府决定在地下洞穴中建立石油储备
2013年6月阅读原文
四级The impact of cheap oil on global economic growth.
廉价石油对全球经济增长的影响。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级Consumers will spend their savings from cheap oil on other commodities.
消费者将把从廉价石油中节省下来的钱花在其他商品上。
2016年12月阅读原文
四级There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal and other natural resources.
还有一些公共土地含有石油、煤炭和其他自然资源。
2016年12月四级真题(第二套)听力 Section C
四级This is similar to what's happening in the coal and oil industries, a situation that fuels much of the current political discontent in this county.
这类似于煤炭和石油行业正在发生的情况,这种情况助长了该县当前的政治不满情绪。
2018年12月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section C
六级Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(盐的) formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world
一些人建议将二氧化碳储存在煤矿或海洋中,壳牌公司则倾向于将二氧化碳储存在深层地质结构中,如盐碱地(盐的) 世界各地存在的地层和废弃油气田
2012年6月阅读原文
考研While fossil fuels – coal, oil, gas – still generate roughly 85 percent of the world's energy supply, it's clearer than ever that the future belongs to renewable sources such as wind and solar.
尽管化石燃料——煤炭、石油、天然气——仍占世界能源供应的85%左右,但比以往任何时候都更清楚的是,未来属于风能和太阳能等可再生能源。
2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
四级In Venezuela, collapsing oil prices have sent its economy into free-fall.
在委内瑞拉,油价暴跌导致其经济自由落体。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级The rising tide of trade is also good news for people who work in trade-sensitive businesses, especially those that produce commodities for which global demand sets the price – agricultural goods, mining, metals, oil.
贸易潮的上升对那些从事贸易敏感行业的人来说也是个好消息,尤其是那些生产全球需求决定价格的商品的行业农产品、采矿、金属和石油。
2011年12月阅读原文
六级Because so many of our modern technologies and services depend on oil, nations, corporations, and institutions that control the trade in oil exercise extraordinary power.
因为我们的许多现代技术和服务依赖于石油,控制石油贸易的国家、公司和机构行使着非凡的权力。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground.
作为应对未来石油短缺的措施,美国政府决定在地下洞穴中建立石油储备。
2013年6月阅读原文
四级It wants to expand its storage of crude oil.
它想扩大原油储存。
2014年6月阅读原文
四级Second, Americans have basically decided that they don't really want to produce all their own oil.
其次,美国人基本上已经决定,他们并不真的想自己生产所有的石油。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级Some propose storing the CO2 in coal mines or liquid storage in the ocean, Shell favors storing CO2 in deep geological structures such as saline(盐的) formations and exhausted oil and gas fields that exist throughout the world.
一些人建议将二氧化碳储存在煤矿或海洋中,壳牌公司则倾向于将二氧化碳储存在深层地质结构中,如盐碱地(盐的) 存在于世界各地的地层和废弃油气田。
2012年6月阅读原文
高考In America the demand for oil has grown by 22 percent since 1990.
自1990年以来,美国对石油的需求增长了22%。
2018年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
四级Its own oil production falls short of demand.
它自己的石油产量达不到需求。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级Because so many of our modern technologies and services depend on oil, nations, corporations, and institutions that control the trade in oil exercise extraordinary power
因为我们的许多现代技术和服务依赖于石油,控制石油贸易的国家、公司和机构行使着非凡的权力
2013年6月阅读原文
六级Over the years before the OPEC's embargo America had depended heavily on foreign oil/importing oil.
在欧佩克禁运之前的几年里,美国严重依赖外国石油/进口石油。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级In response to the embargo, the US government enforced a series of policies designed to reduce reliance on foreign oil
为了应对禁运,美国政府实施了一系列旨在减少对外国石油依赖的政策
2013年6月阅读原文
四级If you think so, you're not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been partly responsible for kicking off the great recession.
如果你这么想,你并不孤单,因为能源独立是美国总统几十年来的梦想,而且从未像过去几年那样成为美国总统的梦想,因为最近的油价冲击是引发大衰退的部分原因。
2014年6月阅读原文
四级The effect of falling oil prices on consumer spending.
油价下跌对消费者支出的影响。
2016年12月阅读原文
六级In response to the embargo, the US government enforced a series of policies designed to reduce reliance on foreign oil.
为了应对禁运,美国政府实施了一系列旨在减少对外国石油依赖的政策。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级The government also established a stockpile (贮存) of oil as a short-term buffer (缓冲) against future shortages.
政府还建立了一个储存库(贮存) 石油的短期缓冲作用(缓冲) 针对未来的短缺。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级We learn from the passage that in today's world, whoever monopolizes the oil market will be able to exercise extraordinary power.
我们从文章中了解到,在当今世界,谁垄断了石油市场,谁就能够行使非凡的权力。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级Oil prices may exert influence not only on American government policies but on how energy is used in the nation.
石油价格可能不仅影响美国政府的政策,而且影响美国能源的使用方式。
2013年6月阅读原文
六级Oil prices are expected to remain lower for longer.
预计油价将在更长时间内保持较低水平。
2017年6月阅读原文
四级To explain the increase of international oil trade.
解释国际石油贸易的增长。
2014年6月阅读原文
六级We learn from the passage that in today's world, whoever monopolizes the oil market will be able to exercise extraordinary power
我们从文章中了解到,在当今世界,谁垄断了石油市场,谁就能够行使非凡的权力
2013年6月阅读原文
六级Mediterranean cooking uses smaller amounts of saturated fat and higher amounts of unsaturated fat, mostly in the form of olive oil.
地中海烹饪使用少量的饱和脂肪和大量的不饱和脂肪,主要以橄榄油的形式存在。
2017年12月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C
六级Oil production will begin to decline worldwide by 20
Why the Mona Lisa Stands Out
Have you ever fallen for a novel and been amazed not find it on lists of great books?
到20年,全球石油产量将开始下降
2015年6月大学英语六级考试真题(一)
六级“You can see that we’re here to stay,” said Vladimir Cheberdak, 57, chief of the Bellingshausen Station, as he sipped tea under a portrait of Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, a high-ranking officer in the Imperial Russian Navy who explored the Antarctic coast in 18
Antarctica’s mineral, oil and gas wealth are a longer-term prize.
57岁的别林斯豪森站站长弗拉基米尔·切伯达克在俄罗斯帝国海军高级军官法比安·戈特利布·冯·贝林斯豪森的肖像下喝茶时说:“你可以看到,我们会留在这里。”
2016年12月六级(第二套)真题
六级The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon
Fossil fuel prices are likely to stay "low for long. "
石油价格和碳价格
2017年6月六级真题(卷一)
六级Oil prices have dropped by over 60%since June 20A commonly held view in the oil industry is that "the best cure for low oil prices is low oil prices. "
自6月20日以来,油价已经下跌了60%以上。石油行业普遍认为,“解决低油价的最佳方法是低油价。”
2017年6月六级真题(卷一)
六级The Price of Oil and the Price of Carbon
A group of corn farmers stands huddled around an agronomist (农学家)and his computer on the side of an irrigation machine in central South Africa.
石油价格和碳价格
2020年12月六级真题(第1套)
六级If they are right we will have removed two of the main causes of war-our dependence on oil and religious prejudice.
如果他们是对的,我们将消除战争的两个主要原因——对石油的依赖和宗教偏见。
2008年6月英语六级真题
六级A quarter of the world’s energy — including two thirds of the annual production of oil — is used for transportation.
世界四分之一的能源——包括三分之二的石油年产量——用于运输。
2007年12月英语六级真题
四级I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries.
我喜欢讨论我最喜欢的话题,喜欢在阅读别人的观察和发现时挑灯夜战。
1992年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级When Iragi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster.
当伊拉克军队在海湾战争结束时炸毁了数百口科威特油井时,科学家们担心会发生环境灾难。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级Now that the fires are out scientists are turning their attention to yet another threat:the oil that didn't catch fire.
现在大火已经熄灭,科学家们正将注意力转向另一个威胁:没有着火的石油。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources.
唯一的好消息是,油湖并没有影响地下水资源。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.
到目前为止,由于地表下有坚硬的沙子,石油还没有被吸收。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating.
然而,没有什么能阻止油的蒸发。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
四级One possibility is to burn the oil.
一种可能性是烧油。
2000年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题
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