2015考研英语阅读欧洲天然气
<p> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="Pipeline">Pipeline</span> <span word="pressures">pressures</span></p><p> 欧洲天然气 管道压力</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span></p><p> 欧洲的天然气价格之战</p><p> <span word="NO">NO</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="utilities">utilities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="upset">upset</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="thesums">thesums</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="producers">producers</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="state">state</span>-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="giant">giant</span>, <span word="Gazprom">Gazprom</span>.</p><p> 没人乐意收到天然气账单，而欧洲最大的天燃气公司对于向天然气供应商支付的账单尤其感到沮丧，特别是俄国政府撑腰的巨头俄罗斯天燃气公司的账单。</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leverage">leverage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="theirchances">theirchances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="slender">slender</span>.</p><p> 有些燃气公司想削减开支，但是几乎没有任何制衡供应商的手段，所以成功的希望渺茫。</p><p> <span word="Gas">Gas</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="continental">continental</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="termcontracts">termcontracts</span>, <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>.</p><p> 欧洲的天然气定价是有几十年历史的长期合同方式，合同价格和石油挂钩。</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="liberalised">liberalised</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="traded">traded</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="supplyand">supplyand</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>.</p><p> 但是在市场相对自由的英国，天然气以供需决定的市场价格进行交易。</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="utilities">utilities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="interconnections">interconnections</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="theBritish">theBritish</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 2008, <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="suddenly">suddenly</span> <span word="fell">fell</span>.</p>
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