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时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：初级商务英语听力2006
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After almost reaching $80 a barrel in July, oil prices have dipped below $64, and the Organization of the Petroleum 1 Exporting Countries (OPEC) is worried about further price drops. At a meeting in Vienna, the cartel of mostly mideastern oil-producing countries decided 2 to reduce their output to keep demand up while leaving production limits at current levels. According to a Morgan Stanley research note, "Although risks remain, we now think that the $80 peak we had called is indeed the peak and that the ebb 3 of crude oil and refined products prices has started." Risks include a possible cutoff of Iranian oil exports if political tensions with the country get worse. The lack of United Nations sanctions against Iran, along with the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and a light hurricane season in the United States, contributed to the price drop. The International Monetary 4 Fund's chief economist 5 announced that oil prices would continue to be volatile 6.
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。
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。
vi.衰退，减退；n.处于低潮，处于衰退状态
- The flood and ebb tides alternates with each other.涨潮和落潮交替更迭。
- They swam till the tide began to ebb.他们一直游到开始退潮。
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。