The oil slick is particularly visible in this image because of the way the sun reflects off the oil and the surrounding water.

在这幅图像中你可以很明显地看到那片浮油，这是因为浮油和周围的海水对于阳光的反射有着很大的不同。

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This image was captured in 2009, before the Gulf oil leak.

这张图像拍摄于2009年，海湾原油泄漏发生前。

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After several cloudy days, the first image showing significant oil on the surface was captured on the afternoon of April 25 by the Aqua satellite.

在经过数日多云天气后，阿卡(Aqua)卫星于4月25日下午拍摄到第一张显示在海洋表面上有大量的油污的图像。

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Apart from the direct expenses in the clean up and compensation for those affected, the biggest costs could be greater federal and regulatory scrutiny at a time when the industry is collectively trying to project the image that oil and gas exploration is environmentally safe.

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In other words, the rise in the price of oil was simply the mirror image of the preceding devaluation of the dollar against gold.

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