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Bush Rejects Call for Price Caps on Energy Prices
Deborah Tate
Los Angeles
30 May 2001 04:01 UTC
 
President Bush has met with California's Governor Gray Davis to discuss the state's electricity shortage and 1)soaring energy costs, but the two men failed to resolve their disagreement over how best to address the 2)crisis. The Republican President and the Democratic Governor have blamed each other for the energy problems in the most populous¹ U.S. state.
White House aides say Mr. Bush and Mr. Davis agreed to disagree on the need for price caps on 3)wholesale electricity prices.
In a speech to the World Affairs Council ahead of the meeting, the President rejected the Governor's request for such price controls, saying they would do nothing to reduce demand or increase supply. "At first blush, for those struggling to pay high energy bills, price caps may sound 4)appealing, but their result will 5)ultimately be more serious shortages and therefore even higher prices," he said.
Administration officials say the best way to address California's electricity shortage is through a comprehensive national energy policy that will provide more competition and build new power plants. Mr. Bush 6)unveiled such a policy earlier this month.
For his part, Mr. Davis said he told Mr. Bush he planned to file a 7)lawsuit against the federal government to force it to impose price controls. He warned that soaring energy prices could plunge² his state into a 8)recession, a situation that he said could impact the rest of the nation.
The Governor has accused the administration of neglecting California, and ignoring price-gouging³ by Texas-based electricity generators⁴, noting that Mr. Bush, a former Texas Governor, has ties to the energy industry.
Mr. Bush denied the charge. "I want to assure Californians that the federal government takes very seriously our responsibility to make sure that companies are not illegally 9)gouging consumers," he said. "I have publicly called on federal agencies to investigate all complaints of illegal gouging, and if those complaints are justified⁵, to take strong and appropriate action."
Officials on both sides say there were areas of agreement between Mr. Bush and Mr. Davis, including on the importance of conservation. They described the 40-minute meeting as 'friendly'.
Earlier, in a speech at Camp Pendleton Marine⁶ Base outside San Diego, Mr. Bush announced $150 million in new federal aid to help low income Californians pay their energy bills.
Mr. Bush and Mr. Davis are 10)keenly aware of the political 11)ramifications of California's energy crisis, which was brought on by a failed 12)deregulation program.
The Governor's poll numbers have 13)plunged since the first of the year because of the energy situation. Mr. Bush, who lost this state to former Vice⁷ President Al Gore⁸ in last November's election, is also 14)lagging in the 15)polls, with nearly two-thirds of Californians saying they believe the administration should be doing far more to help their state.

(1) soaring[`sR:rIn]adj.高飞的, 翱翔的
(2) crisis[5kraIsIs]n.决定性时刻, 危机, 历史上的紧要关头
(3) wholesale[5hEJlseIl]n.批发 adj.批发的, 大规模的
(4) appealing[E5pi:lIN]adj.吸引人的, 恳求似的
(5) ultimately[5QltImEtlI]adv.最后, 根本
(6) unveil[Qn5veIl]vt.使公诸于众, 揭开,除去...的面纱vi.显露
(7) lawsuit[5lC:su:t, 5lC:sju:t]n.诉讼(尤指非刑事案件)
(8) recession[rI5seF(E)n]n.退回,工商业之衰退, 不景气
(9) gouge[^aJdV]n.圆凿, 沟vt.用圆凿子削除, 欺骗
(10) keenly adv.敏锐地
(11) ramification[rAmIfI5keIF(E)n]n.分枝, 分叉
(12) deregulation[ di:9re^jJ`leIFEn ]n.违反规定, 反常
(13) plunge[plQndV]n.跳进, 投入vi.投入 vt.使插入, 使陷入
(14) lag[lA^]n.落后, 囚犯, 迟延adj.最后的vi.缓缓而行, 滞后vt.落后于
(15) poll[ pEJl ]n.选举之投票, 民意测验v.投票, 获得选票

 

1 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

2 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

3 gouging   

n.刨削[槽]v.凿( gouge的现在分词 )；乱要价；（在…中）抠出…；挖出…

参考例句：

• Banks and credit-card companies have been accused of gouging their customers. 银行和信用卡公司被指控欺诈顾客。 来自辞典例句
• If back-gouging is applied, grinding to bright metal is required. 如果采用火焰气刨，则应将其打磨至可见光亮的金属表面。 来自互联网

4 generators   

n.发电机，发生器( generator的名词复数 )；电力公司

参考例句：

• The factory's emergency generators were used during the power cut. 工厂应急发电机在停电期间用上了。
• Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system. 电力可以从风力发电机流入输电网。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 justified   

a.正当的，有理的

参考例句：

• She felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 她认为有充分的理由要求退款。
• The prisoner has certainly justified his claims by his actions. 那个囚犯确实已用自己的行动表明他的要求是正当的。

6 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

8 gore   

n.凝血，血污；v.（动物）用角撞伤，用牙刺破；缝以补裆；顶

参考例句：

• The fox lay dying in a pool of gore.狐狸倒在血泊中奄奄一息。
• Carruthers had been gored by a rhinoceros.卡拉瑟斯被犀牛顶伤了。