Then again, we live in a world of climate change, poverty, the pandemic flu, peak oil, collapsing ocean eco-systems, Glenn Beck, and an impending sequel to Twilight.

话说回来，我们当今的世界充满气候变化、贫穷、大流感、石油峰值、海洋生态系统崩溃、格伦·贝克（注：美国电视节目主持人），《暮光之城》中可怕世界的来临也许已是箭在弦上。

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The high priest of "peak oil" thinks world oil output can now only decline.

“峰油论”派首领认为世界石油产量必将下降。

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The world is facing not peak oil, but a pinnacle of nationalism.

世界所面临的不是“峰值石油”，而是民族主义的顶峰。

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Numbers like these have prompted fears that the world's oil production will soon peak, before succumbing to an inevitable decline.

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My guess is perhaps about 0.1% of the people in the world understand what tends to happen in post-peak oil exporting countries.

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As I read his speech, which was passed to me by a friend whom I might describe as a Peak Oil fanatic, I noted other changes in the world since that time.

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