Unless they control their instincts, 2010 will look, in years to come, like a brief calm before the next energy storm.

除非消费者能够克勤克俭，否则再度回首，2010年就像是一场能源暴雨前的宁静。

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Any storm would be a frustrating setback as the British energy giant may be within days of permanently plugging the well, which began leaking after a deadly explosion on April 20.

任何风暴对要在数天内对漏油井永久封盖的英国能源巨头来说都是令人沮丧的挫折，漏油开始于四月20日的致命性的爆炸之后。

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Hurricanes usually derive energy from moist air, and dry air can weaken or even stop a storm.

通常飓风由湿空气的能量所形成，而干空气将削弱风暴甚至使其消亡。

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In the face of entrepreneurial innovation and energy, any such perfect storm would quickly disperse.

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"This is like the perfect storm of the energy situation, " said Davis spokesman Steve Maviglio.

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Hurricane Sandy is two weeks past, but the havoc the storm wreaked on energy markets along the East Coast is far from over.

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