Making the switch to corn ethanol will help the American economy because it will make the United States less dependent on foreign oil.

转向玉米乙醇将有助于美国经济，因为它将使美国减少对外国石油的依赖。

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The earliest car engines ran on fuel made from corn and peanut oil, didn't they?

最早的汽车发动机使用的是由玉米和花生油制成的燃料，不是吗？

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The manufacturers used the corn and peanut oil and turned them into a kind of very pure alcohol.

制造商们用玉米和花生油，把它们变成一种非常纯的酒精。

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What was better was the fat found in cheaper vegetable oils such as soy oil and corn oil.

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The bearded academic noted that prices for oil, corn, and industrial metals such s aluminum and copper saw substantial gains in recent years.

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Since late 2008, the prices (in dollars) of commodities like gold, oil, corn and wheat have skyrocketed, while the market values of things like houses, cars, and labor (wages) have experienced relentless downward pressure (especially in real terms).

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