In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.

在大多数国家，原油成本在汽油价格中所占的比例比上世纪70年代要小。

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In most countries the cost of crude oil now accounts for a smaller share of the price of petrol than it did in the 1970s.

在大多数国家，原油成本在汽油价格中所占的比例比上世纪70年代要小。

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It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the roads are becoming horrible.

指责交通堵塞、汽油价格和现代生活的快节奏无可非议，但交通礼仪正变得越来越糟糕。

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According to official statements the price of flour could be 40 times higher, petrol would cost between four and seven times more, gas five times more, and electricity and water about three times more.

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The AA said drivers were again picking up rising petrol bills, with retailers often reluctant to pass on savings when the cost of petrol is falling.

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The pollution produced by burning petrol in cars imposes a cost on the environment and on human health, yet its price hardly reflects this fact: petrol remains cheaper than water in America.

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