广播电视英语短句 第 54 课：十大新闻报道-3

Now, oil is trading for less than forty dollars a barrel. 而现在石油价格每桶不超过40美元。

At the root of the sharp price decrease is reduced demand because of the economic downturn. 石油价格大幅下降的根源则是因经济低迷导致的石油需求量减小。

The war in Iraq was fourth on the list. The American troop surge helped reduce violence in Iraq. 伊拉克战争位列第四。虽然美国增兵伊拉克，有助于减少伊拉克的暴力。

But bombings and kidnappings continued. 然而炸弹事件和绑架事件依然接连不断。

A recent security agreement between Iraq and the United States sets a plan for American troop withdrawal by two thousand twelve. 最近伊拉克和美国达成一项安全协议，拟定美军2012年前撤军。