All said: "the spring rain your such as oil," spring rain thin thick, make the dry soil to drink enough water, grass can't wait to drill out, green green lets a person find everything new and fresh.

都说：“春雨贵如油”，春雨细细的密密的，让干涸的土壤喝饱了水，一颗颗小草迫不及待的钻了出来，嫩绿嫩绿的让人耳目一新。

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Following the Gulf oil spill last spring, the Obama administration imposed a moratorium on all new offshore drilling permits.

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This year the oil and gasoline markets began their spring surges early.

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Trade expanded in 2011 by 5.0%, a sharp decline from the 2010 rebound of 13.8%, and growth is expected to slow further still to 3.7% in 2012, due to a number of shocks, including the European sovereign debt crisis, oil disruptions, and the Arab spring.

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