2008年的油价飙升改变了那一状况，促使人们转向小型汽车，但道路上的电动“革命”仍是一个遥远的前景。
A 2008 spike in oil prices changed that, prompting a shift towards smaller cars, yet still an electric "revolution" on the roads remains a distant prospect.
如果欧佩克的闲置产能低于我们的预期，那么任何时候任何一个产油国出现变故，油价飙升的可能性将更大。
If OPEC's spare production cushion is thinner than we think, prices are going to be much more apt to surge any time we see a flare-up in an oil-producing country.
由于成本较低，且具有较高的潜在回报，这些期权曾被称作“彩票”，但在油价飙升后，此举带来了回报。
The options were referred to as "lottery tickets" at the time because of their low cost and high potential reward, but the move paid off when oil surged.
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