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U.S. oil futures rose on Wednesday for the first time in eight days, pulling further back from the widely watched $30-per-barrel level breached the previous session, after industry data showed crude stocks unexpectedly fell last week.

上周原油库存大减，美原油上一交易日跌破30美元大关，周三，美原油期货8天首反弹，每桶重回30美元c34VSMqg*|,6_I#5XYez。

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was up 30 cents at $30.74 a barrel.

西德州中质原油报收于每桶30.74美元，涨幅30美分_.A*PtNWkG(n。

On Tuesday, it fell 97 cents to close at $30.44 a barrel, after touching a low of $29.93, which was last seen in December 2003.

周二，下跌97美分，报收于每桶30.44美元，盘中一度触及每桶29.93美分，创下自2003年12月以来最低收盘价K|c[d.&c6YU)#xN;。

The $30 mark is both a psychological and financial threshold and, in recent days, traders have poured money into $30 put options for expiration in February and March.

30美元大关既是心理界限，也是金融关口，近日，因2,3月份原油期货合约到期，投资者纷纷抛售)[&qYBTre-*4ixNfJEs。

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词语解释

1.pour into 大量涌来

例句：The Government continues to pour billions of pounds into its massive road-building programme.

政府继续向庞大的筑路项目中投入数十亿英镑,@+_Q|b5KqN5Tcve!B。

2.previous session 前一交易日

例句：In over the counter trading the dollar ended at 6.8485 yuan, up from 6.8170 yuan the previous session.

询价交易市场,美元报收于人民币6.8485元, 高于前一交易日的人民币6.8170元.

3.oil futures 原油期货

例句：Oil futures dropped sharply to below $78 a barrel, while copper shed 2%.

原油期货每桶暴跌于78美元以下，而铜期货下跌2%mq;ucxr[UPrzNa。

4.crude stock 原油库存

例句：US crude stocks fell 3. 2m barrels last week, confounding market expectations for a rise of 2. 2m barrels.

美国上周的原油库存降低了320万桶，而先前市场预期为增加220万桶G!pS^[.y=SLq*。