中国美国委内瑞拉石油

China and Venezuela signed an agreement for the South American country to provide a million barrels of oil a day to China by the year 2019, with China promising¹ to help Venezuela join the United Nations security council. China's growing economy makes them the second-largest oil consumer in the world, and Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez wants to reduce his country's dependence² on the United States as a customer. The United States is the world's largest oil consumer, and US government officials are not happy with Chávez's left-leaning politics. As part of the agreement, China will build housing for 20,000 homeless people and help Venezuela with their technology infrastructure³.

1 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

2 dependence   

n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属

参考例句：

• Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
• He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。