2015年CRI 俄罗斯超越沙特成为中国最大原油供应国

 

It's being reported Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become China's largest supplier of oil.

In May, Russia accounted for around one-third of all of China's oil imports, reaching nearly 4 million tons.

That is a 20-percent rise from the previous month.

Observers are suggesting the rise is being driven by increasing oil deals between the two countries, as well as Russia's acceptance of the Chinese yuan in its oil deals.

At the same time, it's being reported oil supplies from Saudi Arabia have slumped¹ by over 40-percent to some 3 million tons in May.

For more on this, CRI's Paul James earlier spoke² with Professor Liu Baocheng at the University of International Business and Economics based in Beijing.

1 slumped   

大幅度下降，暴跌( slump的过去式和过去分词 )； 沉重或突然地落下[倒下]

参考例句：

• Sales have slumped this year. 今年销售量锐减。
• The driver was slumped exhausted over the wheel. 司机伏在方向盘上，疲惫得睡着了。

2 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。