In fact, oil independence is a chimera for America and China alike.

事实上不论是美国还是中国想要独享石油都是一个疯狂的想法。

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He has argued that tapping ANWR's oil would help ease California's electricity crisis and provide a major boost to the country's energy independence.

他认为，开采北极国家野生动物保护区的石油将有助于缓解加州的电力危机，并为国家的能源独立提供重大推动力。

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And oil could provide the economic foundation for the Falklanders to declare independence-something Britain surely would not resist.

而且，石油可以为福克兰群岛岛民宣布独立提供经济基础—英国肯定不会反对这些。

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Which would of course cripple the global economy, because as much as we want to win our independence from oil, most of our oil were still coming from the Middle East.

这将导致世界经济瘫痪，虽然我们一直竭力发掘本国石油资源，我们绝大部分的石油,仍然来自中东。

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Mr. LASORDA: Well, ethanol is one, because we see ethanol as an option from oil independence and national security play.

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But now, because of the whittling by Congress, the "energy" bill seems to be more of an "oil independence" bill.

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In fact, oil independence is a chimera for America and China alike.

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