商业托福|英国《FinancialTimes》财经词语4

英国石油：全球油价将保持高位

Browne tips oil price to stay up

英国石油 首席实行官布朗勋爵昨日表示，短期内油价可能仍将保持高位，由于政治方面的不确定原因，盖过了石油并不短缺这一事实。

Lord Browne, chief executive of BP, yesterday said oil prices were likely to stay high in the short term as political uncertainty^{1 outweighs2 the fact that there is no shortage of oil.}

在英国石油发布首季营业额之际，布朗勋爵表示，这类不确定原因可能非常快致使英国汽油价格突破每升1英镑。近期，英国无铅汽油平均价格涨至每升95.5便士。

Speaking as the oil major unveiled first quarter results, Lord Browne said the uncertainty could soon cause UK petrol prices to exceed 1 a litre. The average cosplayt of a litre of unleaded petrol in the UK rose recently to 95p.

近期几周油价大幅攀升，昨日买卖价格为每桶略高于72USD。布朗勋爵表示，油价冲高并不是因为提供不足，由于石油库存量事实上在上升。

The oil price has risen sharply in recent weeks and was yesterday trading at just above $72 a barrel. Lord Browne said the price spike^{3 was not caused by a lack of supply, as inventories4 of oil were actually rising.}