在英国石油公司利用“杀手锏”对付原油泄漏的同时，路易斯安那州的海岸线正遭受持续泄漏的原油的荼毒。
As BP tries to stop the oil leak with a 'top kill' method, the Louisiana coastline is suffering from the effects of the continued gusher.
大多数人猜测，基于这一想法，英国石油公司将须在一年内，主要清洁海岸线和海洋，这得加上了50亿到100亿美元的花费，对该公司来说又是一副枷锁。
Most guesses, based on the idea that BP will have coastline and sea largely clean within a year, put the company on the hook for a further $5 billion-10 billion.
4月20日深夜，距路易斯安那州海岸线50英里的名为深水地平线的海洋石油钻探设备发生爆炸起火（这套设备是由美国跨洋公司租赁给英国石油公司的），当时有126名工人和技术人员还在船上。
Late on the night of April 20th, 50 miles from the shore of Louisiana, a fire broke out aboard the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil rig under lease by BP, with 126 individuals on board.
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