说到最近石油价格的问题,很多人非常不高兴。Speaking of the recent issue of oil prices, many people are very unhappy.
为什么很多人不高兴呢?Why are many people unhappy?
因为买东西要花很多钱。Because buying things costs a lot of money.
特别是开汽车需要用的油。Especially the oil needed to drive cars.
现在的油真的太贵了。Oil nowadays is really too expensive.
我们每天的生活都需要油。Our daily lives need oil.
汽车没有油就跑不了。Cars cannot run without oil.
每天早上你要开车去上班。Every morning you have to drive to work.
如果车里没有油,你怎么办?If there is no oil in the car, what do you do?
你只能去加油站买油。You can only go to the gas station to buy oil.
可是你到了加油站一看。But once you arrive at the gas station and take a look.
油的价格比昨天又高了。The price of oil is higher than yesterday again.
你觉得很不开心。You feel very unhappy.
但是你还是得花钱买。But you still have to spend money to buy it.
因为你要去公司工作。Because you have to go to the company to work.
除了汽车,飞机也需要油。Besides cars, airplanes also need oil.
没有油,飞机就不能在天上飞。Without oil, airplanes cannot fly in the sky.
很多大工厂也需要油。Many large factories also need oil.
工厂要用油来做东西。Factories need to use oil to make things.
所以说,我们的生活不能没有油。Therefore, our lives cannot be without oil.
那么,这些油是从哪里来的呢?So, where does this oil come from?
很多国家自己有油。Many countries have their own oil.
但是他们国家的油太少了。But the oil in their countries is too little.
大家用的油太多了。People use too much oil.
自己国家的油不够用。Their own country's oil is not enough to use.
不够用的时候怎么办?What to do when it's not enough?
他们只能去别的国家买。They can only go to other countries to buy it.
买油是一件很重要的事情。Buying oil is a very important matter.
买了很多油,怎么拿回来呢?After buying a lot of oil, how to bring it back?
我们需要用非常大的船。We need to use very large ships.
大船在海上开得不快。Large ships do not travel fast on the sea.
但是大船可以装非常多的油。But large ships can hold a lot of oil.
所以大家都在用大船运油。So everyone is using large ships to transport oil.
在海上,大船也是要走海路的。On the sea, large ships also have to take sea routes.
有一条海上的路非常重要。There is a sea route that is very important.
这条路就像大海的一个大门。This route is like a large gate of the sea.
很多的大船都要经过这里。Many large ships have to pass through here.
这里每天都有很多船来来去去。There are many ships coming and going here every day.
这些大船里面装的都是什么?What are all these large ships loaded with?
船里装的全都是黑色的油。The ships are fully loaded with black oil.
大家都很需要这些油。Everyone really needs this oil.
大家都在家里等这些油。Everyone is waiting for this oil at home.
所以这个海上的大门非常忙。So this sea gate is very busy.
每天都有大船开进去。Every day large ships sail in.
每天也有大船开出来。Every day large ships also sail out.
如果这个大门没有问题。If there are no problems with this gate.
大家都可以慢慢买到油。Everyone can slowly buy oil.
油的价格就不会变得太贵。The price of oil will not become too expensive.
但是,现在出现了一个大问题。But, a big problem has appeared now.
在这个大门旁边,有一个国家。Next to this gate, there is a country.
这个国家现在非常不高兴。This country is very unhappy right now.
他们和别的国家有矛盾。They have conflicts with other countries.
他们说,我们要把大门关上。They say, we are going to close the gate.
他们不让装油的大船走这条路。They won't let the large oil-carrying ships take this route.
如果大门真的关上了,怎么办?If the gate really closes, what to do?
大船就过不去了。The large ships won't be able to pass.
船过不去,油也就过不来了。If the ships can't pass, the oil won't be able to come either.
很多国家的人都在等油。People in many countries are waiting for oil.
可是等了很久,油还是没有来。But after waiting for a long time, the oil still hasn't come.
大家心里都非常着急。Everyone is very anxious in their hearts.
因为油没有来,油就变少了。Because the oil hasn't come, the oil has become less.
可是需要油的人还是非常多。But the people who need oil are still very many.
大家都想快点买到油。Everyone wants to buy oil quickly.
你想要买,我也想要买。You want to buy, and I also want to buy.
这个时候会发生什么事呢?What will happen at this time?
卖油的人就会觉得很高兴。The people selling oil will feel very happy.
卖油的人说,我要多收钱。The people selling oil say, I want to charge more money.
因为现在我的油很少。Because I have very little oil now.
你想买我的油,就要多给钱。If you want to buy my oil, you have to pay more money.
所以,油的价格就变高了。So, the price of oil has become higher.
以前买油可能没有那么贵。Buying oil before might not have been that expensive.
现在一天比一天贵得多。Now it is much more expensive day by day.
现在买一桶油,需要很多钱。Now buying a barrel of oil requires a lot of money.
听说已经要一百多块钱了。I heard it already costs over a hundred dollars.
一百多块钱买一桶油。Over a hundred dollars to buy a barrel of oil.
这真的非常非常贵。This is really very, very expensive.
很多人觉得自己的钱不够用了。Many people feel their money is not enough to use.
虽然油很贵,大家还是得买。Even though oil is very expensive, everyone still has to buy it.
这就让人觉得很累。This makes people feel very tired.
因为油贵了,别的东西也贵了。Because oil is expensive, other things are also expensive.
为什么别的东西也会变贵呢?Why would other things also become expensive?
因为商店里卖的苹果和衣服。Because the apples and clothes sold in stores.
这些都是大卡车送来的。These are all delivered by large trucks.
大卡车送东西也需要用油。Large trucks also need to use oil to deliver things.
送东西的人花了很多钱买油。The people delivering things spent a lot of money buying oil.
所以他们送的东西也要多收钱。So they also have to charge more for the things they deliver.
比如你去超市买一个苹果。For example, you go to the supermarket to buy an apple.
苹果比以前贵了一块钱。The apple is one dollar more expensive than before.
你去商店买一件新衣服。You go to the store to buy a new piece of clothing.
衣服也比以前贵了十块钱。The clothing is also ten dollars more expensive than before.
大家都觉得生活变难了。Everyone feels that life has become harder.
我们再想想那个海上的大门。Let's think about that sea gate again.
那个大门现在关上了吗?Is that gate closed now?
其实大门还没有完全关上。Actually, the gate is not fully closed yet.
虽然没有全关,但是大家很怕。Even though it's not fully closed, everyone is very afraid.
大家怕明天大门就突然关了。Everyone is afraid that the gate will suddenly close tomorrow.
因为心里害怕。Because of fear in their hearts.
大家今天就去买油。Everyone goes to buy oil today.
大家都今天去买,油就更少了。If everyone goes to buy today, the oil becomes even less.
这是一个很大的麻烦。This is a very big trouble.
这个问题不是一天两天能解决的。This problem cannot be solved in a day or two.
那个大门旁边的国家想做什么?What does that country next to the gate want to do?
他们想让别的国家听他们的话。They want to make other countries listen to them.
所以他们站在大门那里。So they stand there at the gate.
这个方法让大家都很紧张。This method makes everyone very nervous.
买油的国家很紧张。The countries buying oil are very nervous.
卖油的国家也很紧张。The countries selling oil are also very nervous.
开大船的人觉得更害怕。The people sailing the large ships feel even more afraid.
他们怕在海上遇到大危险。They are afraid of encountering great danger on the sea.
所以开大船的人也要多收钱。So the people sailing the large ships also have to charge more money.
这也是油价变高的一个原因。This is also a reason why the oil price has become higher.
所有的事情都在让价格往上走。All these things are making the price go up.
接下来,我们说说真正的事情。Next, let's talk about the real situation.
我们刚才说的这个海上的大门。This sea gate we just talked about.
其实就是霍尔木兹海峡。Is actually the Strait of Hormuz.
那个在旁边很不高兴的国家。That very unhappy country next to it.
我们在说的是现在的国际新闻。We are talking about current international news.
伊朗控制着这个非常重要的海峡。Iran controls this very important strait.
他们不让石油的船随便开过去。They do not let oil ships simply sail past.
因为石油出不来,所以价格很高。Because the oil cannot come out, the price is very high.
现在一桶石油的价格很高。Right now the price of a barrel of oil is very high.
已经到了一百美元以上。It has already reached over one hundred US dollars.
这就是全世界都很担心的原因。This is the reason why the whole world is very worried.