Many had expected an increase in quotas as members with spare production capacity, led by Saudi Arabia, pushed to avoid a price spike that may dampen long-term demand.

许多人原本期望配额会增加，因为以沙特为首的有闲置产能的成员国努力在避免可能会抑制长期需求的价格飙升。

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The spike in demand for diesel has drained supplies and resulted in long queues at filling stations.

柴油的需求居高不下，供应量随之枯竭；结果，人们就只有在加油站里排长队加油。

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Indeed, not long ago I had another conversation with a fashion world mother who lives in London, about the problem of her spike-heeled Giuseppe Zanotti boots.

事实上，不久之前，我与另一位在时尚界工作、住在伦敦的母亲交谈，话题是她那双后跟又尖又高的Giuseppe Zanotti长靴。

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But after a season-long spike in goal-scoring, teams figured out that if they dropped their skaters back on defense quickly, making the middle of the ice as crowded as a Times Square subway platform, they could keep opposing players on the perimeter of the rink.

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The hornbill cackles, and white Xs on the faces of oryx, with their three-foot long straight spike horns, can be glimpsed through the acacia branches.

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He said the initial reaction by the bond market is a 25- to 50-basis-point spike in long-dated Treasury yields, like 10-year notes and 30-year bonds.

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