855.经济学人-Power struggle-2

In Europe what was long imagined as a nightmare of freezing midwinter nights has instead erupted as a midsummer fever dream.

A heatwave forced Spanish gas demand to near-record highs, even as, on June 14th, Russia began to lower the flow of gas along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline to western Europe, sending prices soaring by 50% and raising fears that rationing may be introduced later this year.

Elsewhere, Americans are paying $5 for a gallon of petrol (€1.25 a litre), fuelling the inflation that opinion polls say is their biggest worry and President Joe Biden’s worst headache.

Australia’s power market has failed. Everywhere you look there are shortages and fragility.

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这是《经济学人》2022年6月刊的一篇文章'Power struggle'第2段，共4句。

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erupted：（火山、岩浆）喷发，突然发生

在欧洲，长期被人们视为噩梦的寒冷仲冬之夜已经突然变成了仲夏热梦。

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热浪迫使西班牙天然气需求接近历史最高纪录，恰巧在6月14日，俄罗斯开始降低从北溪一号管道向西欧输送天然气的流量，导致价格暴增50%，同时增加了人们对今年晚些配给的担心。

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在其他的地方，美国正在为每加仑汽油支付5美元（1.25欧元每升）的费用，这进一步加剧了通货膨胀， 民意调查表明，这是他们最大的担忧，也是拜登总统最头疼的事情。

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fragility：脆弱

澳大利亚能源市场已经崩溃。到处都是短缺和脆弱。

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-词汇部分-

erupted：（火山、岩浆）喷发，突然发生

fragility：脆弱