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Could the bad old days of economic decline be about to return? ; decline [d??kla?n] n. 下降; 衰退; 下倾; 衰退期; vt. 辞谢，谢绝; vi. 落下; 降低; 衰落，谢绝;; be about to v.即将; 就要; 将要，正打算; 临到;;Since OPEC agreed to supply-cuts in March, the price of crude oil has jumped to almost $26 a barrel, up from less than $10 last December. ;OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries petroleumn.石油;;crude oil n.原油; crude adj. 简陋的; 粗糙的，粗杂的; 粗鲁的; 天然的，未加工的; n. 原油; 原材料，天然物质;;jump to 猛增到 jump by 猛增了 jump to conclusions 草率下结论; jump to do sth 急忙去做某事; barrel n. 桶; 一桶之量; 圆筒，活塞筒，滚筒; 圆筒; adj. 桶状的; vt. 装进桶里，放进桶里;;This near-tripling of oil prices calls up scary memories of the 1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979-80, when they also almost tripled.;tripling n.三重; v.增至三倍( triple的现在分词 ); quadruple adj. 四倍的; 由四部份组成的; n. 四倍; vt. 使乘四或被四乘; ;Both previous shocks resulted in double-digit inflation and global economic decline. ;previous adj.以前的; 先前的; 过早的; （时间上） 稍前的; adv.在先，在…以前; double-digit adj. 两位数的;;digit n.数字，数位，数码; 手指，足趾; 一指宽; digital adj.数字的; 数据的; 手指的; 指状的; n. 数字; 手指; 琴键; digital camera 数码相机;1973 oil shock, when prices quadrupled, and 1979-80（oil shock）, when they also almost tripled.;So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?;headline n.头条新闻; 大字标题; 新闻提要; vt.给…加标题; 担任主角; gloom n. 忧郁; 昏暗，阴暗; vi.变黑，变暗; 忧郁，沮丧; vt.使变黑，变暗; 使忧伤，沮丧; ;doom n.厄运; 命运; 死亡; 判决，宣判; vt.注定; 判定; 使…的失败; 宣判;;第一段的内容： 1.提出经济衰退的担忧 2.说明现象及成因：石油价格上涨近3倍，因为石油供应削减 3.提出对这一现象担忧及的原因：以前石油涨价，对经济造成恶劣影响 4.提出设问：现在有没有出现经济危机的兆头。;The oil price was given another push up this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. ;push up推上去，增高，提高; 顶; Iraq n.伊拉克共和国; suspend v.暂停; 悬; 挂; 延缓; ;this week when Iraq suspended oil exports. ;Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.;grip n. 握力; 紧握，抓牢; 掌握，理解; 能力，胜任; vt. 握紧，抓牢; 吸引住：吸引…的兴趣或注意力; 引起; vi. 抓牢，紧握：保持紧握;;hemisphere n.半球; 地球的半球; 大脑半球;;第二段作用： 通过两件事：伊拉克暂停石油出口，北半球进入冬季 来说明未来油价的发展趋势——看涨;Yet there