But BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cast another dark shadow over the region.

但是BP公司在墨西哥湾灾难性的漏油事件给该地区带来了另外的麻烦。

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Such a breakthrough, combined with enough cast-aside plant matter to sustain it, and possibly some of the plant's oil, would provide for a plastic completely free of fossil fuels.

如果真地实现了这一突破，再加上许多可以用来支持其存在的装置，也许还有一些燃料油，那么也许我们就能完全脱离化石燃料而制取塑料制品了。

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A cast iron sizzle plate none-too-subtlely shaped like a cow has a heavy slug of oil applied to it before being placed on a ferocious gas flame.

人们在一个外形像牛一样的铁板上涂上食用油，然后用煤气把它烧得嘶嘶作响。

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Companies that potentially face civil or criminal liability for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill have hired a large cast of outside legal help, including former high-level government attorneys and a top product-liability lawyer.

WSJ: Gulf Oil Spill Update: Companies Building Up Legal Teams

But BP's disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has cast another dark shadow over the region.

ECONOMIST: New Orleans five years after Katrina

Unlike these rival claimants to the South China Sea, Taiwan has not cast under the ocean floor for an estimated 213 billion barrels of oil and 20 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.

FORBES: Taiwan Expects Rare Break In Dry Search For Natural Gas