广播电视英语短句 第 55 课：石油生产国-3

Americans are driving smaller, more fuel efficient cars. And they are driving less. 美国人驾驶小型，更加省油的车，而且他们开车也（比以前）少了。

Last week, the Energy Information Administration released a report on oil use in the United States. 上周，（美国）能源信息管理部门就美国石油量使用发表文章。

The Annual Energy Outlook for Two Thousand Nine predicts that American oil use will remain mostly unchanged through the year twenty thirty. 《2009年能源年度展望》预测，2030年始末，美国石油使用量大部分将维持不变。

The report says new fuel efficiency rules for vehicles, requirements for increased use of renewable fuels and increased fuel prices will limit demand. 报告还说，交通工具新的燃油效率规则，对增加使用可再生燃料的需求和上涨的油价都会限制石油需求的。

The United States is the world's largest user of oil. 美国是世界最大的石油使用国。