A 2008 spike in oil prices changed that, prompting a shift towards smaller cars, yet still an electric "revolution" on the roads remains a distant prospect.

2008年的油价飙升改变了那一状况，促使人们转向小型汽车，但道路上的电动“革命”仍是一个遥远的前景。

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It was caused by well partly by an oil price spike caused by the Saddam the war against Saddam Hussein.

造成油价上涨的部分原因是反萨达姆·侯赛因的战争。

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The prices of raw materials, including glutinous rice, sugar, and edible oil, have risen 25% this year, causing a spike in rice dumpling price.

今年以来，糯米、糖、食用油等原材料的价格持续上涨了25%左右，导致粽子的价格水涨船高。

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It was caused by well partly by an oil price spike caused by the Saddam the war against Saddam Hussein.

它是由于，或者说部分由于,萨达姆导致的石油价格冲击引发的,那场对萨达姆。侯赛因的战争。

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Both that plan and one from the House are expected to include language to curb excessive oil-market speculation, which many lawmakers believe has artificially caused a spike in oil prices.

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Federal regulators on Thursday rescinded drilling permits issued a day earlier to companies for new oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting market confusion and a spike in oil prices.

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Optimists see a brief conflict with only a temporary spike in oil prices.

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