VOA慢速英語(yǔ)：原油產(chǎn)量居高不下世界石油價(jià)格跌至2009年來(lái)新低

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[00:00.00]Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009. [00:05.77]Brent crude oil, [00:08.02]one of several kinds of oil on the world market, [00:11.58]dropped below $40 a barrel on Tuesday. However, [00:17.13]the main group of oil producing countries [00:20.48]has been unable to reduce production to limit supply. [00:24.63]The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) [00:30.16]met in Vienna last week. OPEC said members [00:35.16]should be part of climate change-related talks [00:38.43]such as the COP-21 meeting in Paris. [00:42.91]The group also called on members to maintain, in its words, [00:48.53]an "energy dialogue" with countries that produce oil [00:53.14]but are not OPEC members. [00:55.79]About two-thirds of oil production [00:59.41]is carried out by non-OPEC countries. [01:03.20]But, the 13 member countries could not agree on any production cuts. [01:10.16]OPEC oil production continues at record levels. [01:15.61]An OPEC report says the group's oil production [01:20.72]increased to over 31 million barrels of oil per day. [01:25.49]Some experts say OPEC member Saudi Arabia [01:31.10]continues its production levels [01:33.68]to keep competitors from gaining market share. [01:37.52]Some producers in the United States [01:42.00]use techniques like hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, [01:46.62]to increase oil output. However, that method costs more [01:52.65]than the traditional drilling techniques used in many other countries. [01:58.21]These may include the indirect costs of pollution to ground water [02:04.54]or very small earthquakes in some places. [02:08.21]OPEC says it continues its high production levels [02:13.72]because it believes demand will increase in the coming year. [02:18.67]Experts say worldwide demand for crude, or unprocessed oil, [02:25.02]is already about 2 million barrels a day below the current supply. [02:30.61]That has led to some markets to have more oil than needed. [02:35.74]That oversupply may grow [02:39.25]as international sanctions on Iranian exports are lessened. [02:44.27]Iran is an OPEC member. [02:47.27]Indonesia also became a full member of the oil group [02:52.80]at the December meeting. [02:54.49]Demand for oil has been decreasing [02:58.23]as economic activity in many important areas around the world has slowed. [03:04.86]Economic growth slowed in the group of 19 nations [03:09.77]that use the euro as money from July to September. [03:14.25]Growth in the Eurozone was 0.3 percent during that period. [03:20.48]Slowing demand in China has also been blamed for low oil prices. [03:26.81]China is the world's second-largest economy. [03:30.70]Economic growth in China has slowed to a yearly rate of 6.9 percent, [03:37.89]the country's lowest growth since 2009. [03:42.32]I'm Mario Ritter.

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Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009.

石油價(jià)格下跌至2009年來(lái)的新低。

Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 abarrel on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce production to limit supply.

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ibrahim Naimi speaks to journalists at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015. Saudi Arabia is OPEC's biggest oil producer.

周二，布倫特原油，世界石油市場(chǎng)上幾種原油中的一種，其價(jià)格已跌破每桶40美元。然而，主要原油生產(chǎn)國(guó)一直無(wú)法降低生產(chǎn)以限制供應(yīng)。

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met in Vienna last week. OPEC said members should be part of climate change-related talks such as the COP-21 meeting in Paris.

上周，石油輸出國(guó)組織在維也納進(jìn)行會(huì)晤。該組織表示成員國(guó)應(yīng)參與到氣候變化談判中，如在巴黎舉行的聯(lián)合國(guó)氣候大會(huì)。

The group also called on members to maintain, in its words, an "energy dialogue" with countries that produce oil but are not OPEC members. About two-thirds of oil production is carried out by non-OPEC countries.

該組織還呼吁其成員國(guó)“繼續(xù)維持”，用其自己的言論而言，即生產(chǎn)石油國(guó)家之間的一段“能源對(duì)話”，但這些國(guó)家并非石油輸出國(guó)組織成員。大約三分之二的石油產(chǎn)量是由非石油輸出國(guó)組織成員進(jìn)行生產(chǎn)。

But, the 13 member countries could not agree on any production cuts. OPEC oil production continues at record levels. An OPEC report says the group's oil production increased to over 31 million barrels of oil per day. visit the website www.chinavoa.com to get more information!

但該13個(gè)成員國(guó)未能就減產(chǎn)達(dá)成一致。OPEC石油產(chǎn)量持續(xù)處于創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄水平。一項(xiàng)OPEC報(bào)告顯示該組織原油產(chǎn)量增加到每天超3100萬(wàn)桶。

Some experts say OPEC member Saudi Arabia continues its production levels to keep competitors from gaining market share.

一些專家表示，OPEC成員國(guó)沙特阿拉伯繼續(xù)維持其生產(chǎn)水平，以防止競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手贏得市場(chǎng)份額。

Some producers in the United States use techniques likehydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to increase oil output. However, that method costs more than the traditional drilling techniques used in many other countries. These may include the indirect costs of pollution to ground water or very small earthquakes in some places.

在美國(guó)，一些生產(chǎn)商使用像水力壓裂或壓裂技術(shù)以增加原油產(chǎn)量。但這種方法的成本比其他許多國(guó)家所使用的傳統(tǒng)鉆探技術(shù)更高。其中可能包括污染地下水或在一些地區(qū)引起小規(guī)模地震的間接成本。

OPEC says it continues its high production levels because it believes demand will increase in the coming year.

OPEC表示其維持原油產(chǎn)量居高不下，是因?yàn)樗鼒?jiān)信在未來(lái)一年對(duì)石油的需求將會(huì)增加。

Experts say worldwide demand forcrude, or unprocessed oil, is already about 2 million barrels a day below the current supply. That has led to some markets to have more oil than needed.

專家表示全球?qū)υ突蛭醇庸な偷男枨竺刻旒s200萬(wàn)桶，已低于目前供應(yīng)。這導(dǎo)致一些市場(chǎng)有更多超過(guò)所需的石油。

That oversupply may grow as international sanctions on Iranian exports are lessened. Iran is an OPEC member.

隨著對(duì)伊朗進(jìn)行國(guó)際制裁，減少其出口，供應(yīng)過(guò)剩的情況可能會(huì)更加嚴(yán)重。伊朗為OPEC成員國(guó)。

Indonesiaalso became a full member of the oil group at the December meeting.

在12月份的會(huì)議中，印尼也成為該石油組織的正式成員國(guó)。

Demand for oil has been decreasing as economic activity in many important areas around the world has slowed. Economic growth slowed in the group of 19 nations that use the euro as money from July to September. Growth in the Eurozone was 0.3 percent during that period.

隨著世界各地許多重要領(lǐng)域的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)有所放緩，對(duì)石油的需求也已減少。從7月至9月，該組織中使用歐元作為貨幣的19個(gè)國(guó)家，其經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)放緩。在同一時(shí)期，歐元區(qū)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)為0.3%。

Slowing demand in China has also been blamed for low oil prices. China is the world's second-largest economy. Economic growth in China has slowed to a yearly rate of 6.9 percent, the country's lowest growth since 2009.

也有人認(rèn)為中國(guó)需求放緩要?dú)w咎于石油價(jià)格走低。中國(guó)是世界上第二大經(jīng)濟(jì)體。中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng)放緩，年增長(zhǎng)為6.9%，至2009年來(lái)最低水平。

I'm Mario Ritter.

我是馬里奧·里特。

Mario Ritter wrote this report. It includes materials from Jim Randle. Kathleen Struck was the editor.

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Words in This Story

barrel –n. a standard measurement for oil

dialogue–n. a discussion or series of discussions that groups or countries have to lessen differences

hydraulic fracturing–n. a process of drilling for oil in which fluids are pumped into the ground in order to get more oil

crude–adj. unprocessed, raw