VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Prices Rebound After OPEC Announces Product
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：VOA标准英语2008年（九月）
Oil prices began bouncing back Wednesday after members of the Organization of the Petroleum 1 Exporting Countries agreed to a modest production cut of 500,000 barrels a day, during a meeting in Vienna. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from Paris.
OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria (file photo)
In a marathon meeting lasting 2 until early Wednesday, ministers from OPEC's 13 member states agreed to produce a limit of 28.8 million barrels a day. At a news conference, OPEC President Chakib Khelil translated that limit into real terms.
"I think, if you do your own calculation, probably it will be a lowering of production by about 520,000 barrels," he said."
Khelil says the decision takes effect immediately, with a 40-day time frame for it to be implemented 3. To a certain extent, it comes as a surprise. Earlier indications suggested members might hold production steady, despite plummeting 4 oil prices in recent months, partly because of a restrengthening dollar and tough economic times. They fell below $100 a barrel, Tuesday, for the first time since April.
Khelil suggests that trend might continue, despite OPEC's production cut.
"My hunch 5 is probably the price will still be going down, despite the decisions that we're making," Khelil said. "So, I don't think this will affect the consumers in any way because, first of all, there is an over supply, everybody agrees with that
Analysts 6 are divided over whether prices will continue to fall. Some suggest that more storms such as those that have battered 7 the Caribbean and the United States could cause prices to rise.
- The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
- The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
- The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
- We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
- This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句
- Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
- The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句
- I have a hunch that he didn't really want to go.我有这么一种感觉，他并不真正想去。
- I had a hunch that Susan and I would work well together.我有预感和苏珊共事会很融洽。
- City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
- I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。