Yes, the explanation for the explosion in food and oil prices - global demand exceeding the growth in global supplies - was apparent in the three or four years that preceded this crisis.

不错，对于食物和石油价格激增的解释——全球需求超过全球供给的增长——在这场危机之前的三四年间已清晰可见。

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Demand for energy, raw materials and transport shrank; prices of products such as steel and electrolytic aluminum fell; the problem of excess production capacity became apparent.

能源、原材料和运输需求缩减，钢材、电解铝等产品市场价格下降，产能过剩问题明显暴露。

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Taylor said the four key issues about oil – declining output, declining discoveries, increasing demand and insufficient projects in the pipeline – have been apparent for many years.

泰勒称石油的四个关键问题——产量下降，发现量下降，需求增加及石油管道工程不足——已出现多年。

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The company's out-front ingenuity offers us a lens through which to measure the attempts of other PC makers and mobile technology companies to offer products to meet the apparent demand that was not likely limited to the holiday season.

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Yet apparent gasoline demand rose by just 3%.

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Apple's iPhone challenge is already becoming apparent globally, where demand for cheap smartphones is huge.

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