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由于世界上一些高速增长的石油消费国面临着削减碳排放的压力，主要产油国已经开始为原油收入的长期下降发愁。With some of the world's fastest-growing oil consumers under pressure to cut carbon emissions, big petroleum-producing states are beginning to fret over a long-term drop in crude-oil revenue.多年来，产油国一直担心美国等发达国家通过节能措施降低能源消耗，或使用乙醇和其他生物燃料等非石油替代能源。For years, oil-producing states have worried about rich nations like the U.S. cutting back on energy consumption through conservation or turning to nonoil alternatives such as ethanol and other biofuels.而现在，在数十国家齐聚哥本哈根、努力达成碳减排协议之际，沙特阿拉伯和其他主要波斯湾国家担心，新兴市场国家的原油需求也可能下降，其中包括作为世界石油消费增长最大引擎的中国。But Saudi Arabia and other big Persian Gulf states now fear that emerging markets like China--the biggest driver behind the growth in world oil consumption--may also cut crude demand as dozens of countries converge in Copenhagen to try to hammer out a pact to reduce carbon emissions.
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布莱尔辞职的VOA新闻稿，内容不长，也蛮简单的~Tony Blair chose the town of Sedgefield, the heart of his constituency in northeast England, to make his long-awaited announcement.Tony Blair announces he will step down as prime minister on June 27, 10 May 2007 "Today, I announce my decision to stand down from the leadership of the Labour Party," he said. "The party will now select a new leader. On the 27th of June I will tender my resignation from the office of prime minister to the Queen."With these words, Mr. Blair began the transition of power. The Labour Party is expected to select current treasury chief, chancellor of the exchequer, Gordon Brown, as its new leader, paving the way for him to become prime minister on June 27. Speaking to party members in Sedgefield, Mr. Blair said that after a decade in power it was time to go. "I've been prime minister of this country for just over 10 years," he added. "In this job in the world of today, I think that's long enough for me, but more especially for the country."Mr. Blair recounted some of his government's successes, including Britain's booming economy, improvements in health care, employment and social benefits. He also talked of foreign successes: intervention in the civil conflicts in Kosovo and Sierra Leone. He spoke of Britain's part in the fight against terrorism, in toppling the Taleban in Afghanistan and in ousting Saddam Hussein from Iraq, although acknowledging Britain's involvement in Iraq remains a deeply controversial issue.Mr. Blair admitted not everyone agrees with the decisions he made over the past 10 years."I did what I thought was right," he said. "I may have been wrong; that's your call. But, believe one thing if nothing else, I did what I thought was right for our country."Mr. Blair acknowledged that not all expectations he had come into office with had been fulfilled. He said some people might say the expectations were too high, but he said he would not have wanted it any other way.
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