VOA慢速英语:US Could Become an Energy Exporting Country

短语讲解：

1. Experts say increased production of oil and gas in the United States, along with production cuts by OPEC, could lead to an American energy surplus.

lead to 导致; 把…带到
例句：Economic models often lead to the study of systems of equations.
经济模型经常导致对方程组的研究。

2. Some OPEC members, including Venezuela, and even top producer Saudi Arabia, are facing budget deficits because of the big drop in income from oil.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。