经济学人下载:降低的油价 症状和疗法

1.international benchmark 国际基准价格

International benchmark U.S. crude traded close to $78 early on Wednesday, but later shot above $80 to its highest levels since October last year.
美国轻质原油CLc1周三早盘时接近78美元,但其后冲破80美元,创去年10月以来最高水平.

A look at Brent Crude, the international benchmark which is much more susceptible to trouble in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region reveals a similar trajectory.
另外一个国际基准brent原油更易受到中东北非地区动荡的影响，而它也呈现出了类似的变化轨迹。

2.global growth 全球经济增长

With global growth rolling over, we think it is only a matter of time before these three are downgraded.
我们认为，在全球增长不稳定的情况下，这三个国家被降级只是一个时间问题。

China and others will devote more of their awesome productive capacity to raising the living standards of their own citizens. If all goes well, global growth will get to a more stable footing.
中国和其他国家将致力于扩大他们的生产能力 提升他们自己国民的生活水平.如果一切进展顺利 全球增长将到达一个更稳定的平台。

3.oil price 油价；原油价格

I cannot fix my oil price.
我不能制定我的石油价格。

I am an oil producer and cannot tell you the oil price.
我是一个石油生产商，但是我不能告诉你石油价格。

4.pick up 捡起；获得；收拾

He picked up his hat and went away.
他拾起帽子，走了。

The frozen water surface will have to be picked up by hand.
封冻水面必须用鹤嘴锄挖掘。