几星期以来，总统敦促民主党领导的国会废除新的近海开采的禁令，他说以现在美国的消费水平，这样可以提供长达10年的石油储备。
Despite a dip in global oil prices during the past week, Americans are paying more than twice as much for gasoline as they did just a few years ago. 　 President Bush says the price spike is the result of basic economic forces: global demand for oil that is growing faster than the supply. 　 Spe…
尽管上周国际石油价格急降，但是，与几年前相比，美国人支付的汽油价格还是超出了两倍多。 布什总统说导致汽油价格飙升的原因是基本的供求关系，即：全球石油需求量的增长大于供给。 在白宫玫瑰园，布什总统说有个显而易见的解决方法。“为了减缓价格压力，我们必须增加石油的供给-特别是在国内。” 几星期以来，总…