Like the U. s., however, China sits on vast reserves of shale gas, more than 1,000 trillion cubic feet, according to Chinese energy officials.

但和美国一样，中国拥有庞大的页岩气储量，据中国能源官员说，中国的页岩气储量超过1,000万亿立方英尺。

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Households using an average of 18 cubic meters of gas per month will see their monthly bills rise by 2.7 yuan (0.34 U. S. dollar).

居民每个月大概使用18立方米的天然气，现在他们每个月的费用将提高2.7元。

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The natural gas output in the U.S. rose to 66 billion cubic feet a day in 2011, up from 56 billion cubic feet a day in 2001, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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Beijing has about 100 cubic meters of water available per person, well below the U.N. standard of 1, 000 cubic meters per person, a threshold used to measure chronic water shortage.

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The U.S. burns 22 trillion cubic feet a year.

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