时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:2006年VOA标准英语(一月)


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By Marlene Smith
Vienna
31 January 2006
 

OPEC's President Edmund Maduabebe Daukoru from Nigeria arrives for final press conference after a meeting of ministers of OPEC, in Vienna, 31 January 2006  
  
The Organization of the Petroleum 1 Exporting Countries (OPEC) has decided 2 to leave production quotas 4 unchanged and wait until March to reassess the market. Analysts 6 are concerned with a possible Iranian cutoff in response should there be a decision to send the issue of the Islamic Republic's nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.

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OPEC oil ministers decided Tuesday to keep the official quota 3 of 28 million barrels per day. Oil analyst 5, Ehsan Ul-Haq, of PVM Oil Associates says OPEC will meet again in March to decide what to do if Iran cuts supply in protest against referral of its nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council.

"Iran exports more than 2.5 million barrels of oil per day, especially to Asia and Europe and if Iran either stops exporting its oil or restricts its exports to a few countries, then it will certainly have an impact," said Ul-Haq. "Because of Iran's good relations with China and Russia, it is a possibility that Iran might decide to send its oil only to Asian markets and it could mean lower supplies for Europe as a result and that other countries might have to make up for Iranian losses."

A special executive session of the International Atomic Energy Agency scheduled for Thursday is expected to send the Iranian nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council for possible sanctions.

The United States and other countries suspect Iran is working on a secret weapons program, something strongly denied by Tehran. Iran's oil minister, Kasem Wasiri, told reporters in Vienna his country would not retaliate 7 by stopping exports in the event of Council referral.

Analysts say oil prices are high, at almost $70 per barrel, and any shortfall from Iran could lead to record highs of twice that figure.

Iran is the world's fourth-largest crude exporter and other countries have little spare capacity to make up for any loss. OPEC ministers meet again March 8 in Vienna.



1 petroleum
n.原油,石油
  • 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。
2 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
3 quota
n.(生产、进出口等的)配额,(移民的)限额
  • A restricted import quota was set for meat products.肉类产品设定了进口配额。
  • He overfulfilled his production quota for two months running.他一连两个月超额完成生产指标。
4 quotas
(正式限定的)定量( quota的名词复数 ); 定额; 指标; 摊派
  • In fulfilling the production quotas, John made rings round all his fellow workers. 约翰完成生产定额大大超过他的同事们。
  • Quotas of the means of production are allocated by the higher administrative bodies to the lower ones. 物资指标按隶属关系分配。
5 analyst
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
6 analysts
分析家,化验员( analyst的名词复数 )
  • 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。
7 retaliate
v.报复,反击
  • He sought every opportunity to retaliate against his enemy.他找机会向他的敌人反击。
  • It is strictly forbidden to retaliate against the quality inspectors.严禁对质量检验人员进行打击报复。
学英语单词
a bogan
ac power line
aeroprojector
all types
annual tuberculosis infection rate
bad night
bargaining positions
bidirectional triode thyristor
bigaroon
Billockby
biopsychosocial model
bond-trading activities
bore diameter
burnet saxifrag
chemical esophagitis
Chigualoco
community biocoenose
compound-radius
Corylus heterophylla Fisch.
criminal procedure
curliness
demodicid
dihydrobenzene
distributed emission photodiode
dog's violet
dollar equivalents
dynamic temperature
eared-pheasant
encephalohemia
endproducts
Esperantina
Euphorbia pekinensis Rupr.
expropriable
fungus pit
gastric evacuation
Gorrino
grasshopper
height adjustment
height of overall transfer unit
hemophilia
Hiberno-Saxon
humongoid
indium(iii) acetylacetonate
integral fuel tank
irradiance ratio
klaa
laryngeal perichondritis
laser activity
lens radial distortion
local subchannel blockage
lurexes
macaronian
memory rewind
monopolizes
multi way
Myrmeleon
natural steatite
neuropterid
notority
numerical approximation
nyn
orthophosphates
Pereyaslav-Khmel'nyts'kyy
plant location
pneumarthrogra
prepayment
print fonts
problem spaces
pull off section
purchases ledger
pushkarov
put on the suit
quangocracies
quantum index of imports
radio frequency carrier shift
radiogeodesy
radiolocation
Radstock, C.
running service
self-tightening lever clip
semi-pyritic smelting
semi-regenerated fibre
shock interrogation
sitchensis
soaked and mildewed
Solidago decurrens
Strix nebulosa
summer boarder
syntectonic environment
tangulashanensis
Teresa,Mother
title of nobility
to wear out
tool swivel slide
transducer dynamic draft
under-current release
unenrichableness
universal solvents
us ultrasound
VLTV
wound gall
zenithal orthomorphic projection