CRI听力:Experts Suggest Subsidies When Gas Prices Hike

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

2. Wang Zhen, a researcher from China University of Petroleum says oil price hikes will lead to a rising expenditure in energy consumption and also a soaring cost of raw materials in manufacturing industry.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

3. He called for more subsidies from the government.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

4. In the long-term, it is crucial to beef up market reform so that market demand can have the last say in oil price.

beef up加强,增强;改进
例句：Security needs beefing up.
保安措施需要强化。

5. Since then, international oil prices have been skyrocketing due to the volatility in the Middle East.

due to由于，因为
例句：Her absence is due to illness.
她因病缺席。