True, Apple’s relative success is partly due to a dip in the oil price, which has pummeled Exxon’s shares, and to the volatility that swept through stockmarkets this week.
事实上，苹果公司的相对优势部分是由于原油价格的下跌，这已经重挫了埃克森公司的股价，再有就是本周席卷股票市场的骤然波动。
But the international price of crude has fallen remarkably since August, dampened by the worsening debt crisis in Europe and United States and fears of a double-dip recession of the global economy.
但是，由于欧洲、美国越来越严重的债务危机以及人们对再一次经济衰退的担忧，八月起，国际原油价格大幅降价。
The consequences of a big fall would extend far beyond a dip in the price of Silicon Valley property and sales of luxury cars.
股市大幅下跌的后果远远超出硅谷房地产跌价和豪华轿车销量的下降。
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