#Hi家教新聞報報
US oil prices turn negative as demand dries up.
The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history because the coronavirus pandemic decimates the world economy. The price of a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the benchmark for US oil, fell as low as minus $37.63.a barrel.
美國原油價格因需求減少降至負值。
由於冠狀病毒大流行使世界經濟遭受重創,美國油價在歷史上首次轉為負值。美國原油價格標準的西德州原油(WTI),每桶油價最低跌至37.63美元。
單字/片語教學
negative (Adj.) 負的
dry up中斷
decimate (V.) 毀滅、削減
barrel (N.) 桶
benchmark (N.) 基準、標準
minus (Adj.) 負的(數字)
新聞來源︰BBC新聞改寫
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