The White House is pressing BP to take advantage of the current calm weather in the Gulf and move forward with plans to contain what is the biggest oil spill ever in U.S. waters.

这是美国海域遭遇的最大原油泄露事故。 白宫正在向英国石油施压，要求该公司利用目前的平静天气加紧进行封堵工作。

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Given the current Gulf of Mexico oil-spill disaster it's easy to become cynical and imagine the fragile terrestrial worlds of the solar systems being ravaged for greed and profit.

鉴于最近的墨西哥湾的燃油泄漏灾害，已经被冷嘲热讽了，想象一下脆弱的太阳系陆地世界被贪婪和利润蹂躏。

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The current spill in the Gulf of Mexico could prove even worse.

可能墨西哥湾的漏油事件后果更加严重。

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Controlling the damage from the current spill is partly beyond human control.

ECONOMIST: A slick off America's coast

Bill Nelson of Florida has asked Obama to shelve his proposal, at least until the cause of the current spill is fully investigated.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Thanks to MSRC and other contractors, the impact of the current spill on the Gulf is considerably less than it might otherwise have been.

WSJ: Tony Hayward: What BP Is Doing About the Gulf Gusher