英文美文赏析

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英文美文赏析解读石油价格GettingrealaboutgaspricesWoe!Woetothepoliticianwhoisperceivedtobefailingtodosomethingaboutthesoaringpriceofgasoline,whichhasjumpedabout20percentinthepastsixmonths.AAAestimatestheaveragetwo-carhouseholdwillconsumemorethan1,200gallonsofgasolineayear.Thatmeansthe50-cents-a-gallonincreaseoverthepastyearhasfamiliesspendinganextra$600ofafter-taxmoneyeachyear,squeezingmiddle-andlow-incomefamiliesthemost.可悲!在过去的六个月,政客们对石油价格骤升20%束手无策真是可悲。每星期,当司机加油时,总感觉被宰了。AAA估计平均有两部车的家庭一年要消耗1200多加仑汽油,也就是说,每加仑汽油升价50美分就使这个家庭在交税以后,还要多付600美元,这使得中下收入的家庭更加拮据。Chinesedrivers.Thistimenobodyissurethatthespikeinoilpriceswillbeshort-lived.ForAsia.,whocouldhaveimaginedthatIndiaandChinawouldbecomesuchbigconsumers?Chinesedemandgrewby33percentlastyearandbyanadditional20percentthisyear,pushingconsumptiontoover6millionbarrelsaday.Chinaisonthevergeofanexplodingdemandforautomobiles.Gasolineconsumptionwillhaverisenfromabout10percentofChina'soilneeds10yearsagotoanestimated40percentbytheendofthisdecade,whenprivatecarownershipisexpectedtosoartoalmost28million.ThosepeoplewithincomeshighenoughtoaffordautosinIndiaandChinaaregrowingbyabout12percentayear.Nolongerwill80percentoftheworld'senergybeusedbyonly20percentoftheworld'spopulation.在中国,司机都认为这次石油价格骤升不会是短期的。对于亚洲,谁曾想得到印度和中国会成为这么大的消耗国。中国需求去年增长33%,今年还要再增加20%,使得消耗量每天超过600万桶。中国对汽车的需求很快就要激增,当私人汽车增加到2800万时,汽油的消耗也要从十年前的10%增加到这个年代底的估计的40%。在中国和印度能买得起汽车的人以每年12%增加。世界能源的80%不再是只被20%的人口所使用。Andwhataboutsupply?Nooneispayingattentiontotheexperts'warnings,anymorethantheydidnearly50yearsago.Backthen,theUnitedStateswastheworld'sbiggestoilproducer,pumpingmorethanhalfasmuchagainastheSovietUnionandtwiceasmuchasmanyMiddleEasterncountries.ButtheCassandras,asitturnedout,wereright.U.S.productionpeaked,in1970,atabout10millionbarrelsadayandisnowatleast30percentbelowthat.As
fortheOPECcountries,weknowverylittleabouttheirpotentialfornewenergysources.Mostoftheiroilcomesfromahandfulofoldoilfields,concentratedinasmallareacalledthe"goldentriangle."Ithasbeenyearssinceanysignificantnewfieldshavebeenfound.WhetherSaudiArabiacouldstepupproductionfromitscurrentlevel,8millionbarrelsaday,to20millionbarrelsadayby2021isquestionable.Politicalturmoil,meanwhile,besetsproducerslikeVenezuelaandNigeria.那么供应呢?尽管专家在50年前就提出警告,但没人注意.那时,美国是世界最大的石油出产国,出油量比苏联多一半,是一些中东国家有二倍.但事实证明,预言家是正确的.国在1970年顶端时,每天出产大约1000万桶,而现在至少下降了30%.至于OPEC国家,我们对于他的能源潜力知之甚少。他们的大多数石油来自老的油井,集中在“金三角”地带,在新的油田发现之前,这状况还要持续很多年。沙特阿拉伯半岛能否在现在的每天800桶水平上提高到2021年的2000万桶还是个问题。同时,政治上的骚乱困扰像委内瑞拉、尼日利亚这样的生产国。Soacrisislooms.MatthewSimmonsofStrategicEconomicDecisionssaysthatthecrisiswillbeglobalbecausethe$3trillion-a-yearenergyindustryunderpinseveryaspectofsociety所以能源危机正在迫近,经济战略中心的MatthewSimmons说这个危机是全球性的,因为每年3万亿的能源行业支撑着社会的各个方面。Whattodo?Wemustprovideanenvironmentcertaintoattractthehugecapitalinvestmentnecessarytoenhanceandimproveproductionofeveryenergyresource--oil,gas,nuclear,hydro,coal,andrenewables.Theautoindustryhasshownhowitcanimprovefuelefficiency,sowemustworkoutatimelyupdatingofsuchstandardsforcars,lighttrucks,andSUVsNoprogresswillbepossible,however,withoutsacrifice.Wewillpaymoredearly,ifweprocrastinate.Failuretodevelopanenergypolicymeanswecanlookforwardtoalifetimeofenrichingtheobscenesheiks,ofwastingtreasureandbloodtodefendtheMiddleEastwhileimpoverishingordinaryAmericansandhobblingoureconomy.那我们应该怎样做?我们必须营造一个环境,确保吸引大量的资金以提高每一种能源的生产,如石油,天然气,核能,氢,煤和可再生的能源。汽车生产业已经向我们展示了他们如何提高燃料效率,而我们要必须及时地对汽车,轻卡,越野车,制定一个新的这样的标准。任何进步都必须付出代价,如果我们在耽搁的话,就要付出更大的代价。如果能源政策失败就意味着我们一辈子要富足那个猥琐的酋长,一辈子要浪费钱财和鲜血去保卫中东,而同时我们国民贫穷,经济不前。

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