(单词翻译:单击)
Ahead of one of the busiest travel holidays of the year-- Thanksgiving,
在今年最繁忙的旅游假日之一--感恩节到来之前，
U.S president Joe Biden announced the release of 50 million barrels of crude oil from America's emergency stockpile known as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
美国总统乔·拜登宣布从美国紧急储备“战略石油储备”中释放5000万桶石油。
The big part of the... of the reason Americans are facing high gas prices
美国面临高油价的主要原因，
is because oil producing countries and large companies have not ramped up the supply of oil quickly enough to meet the demand.
是石油生产国和大型石油公司没有迅速增加石油供应以满足需求。
The reserve holds a one-month supply at current U.S consumption levels.
按照美国目前的消费水平，石油储备可以维持一个月的供应。
It's intended for dealing with supply disruptions caused by things like natural disasters, not for managing prices.
此举旨在应对自然灾害等造成的供应中断，而不是为了管控价格。
But the White House has been under pressure to tap into reserves as gas prices continue to rise in the U.S leading to falling approval numbers in recent months for the president.
但随着美国油气价格持续上涨，近几个月总统的支持人数有所下降，白宫一直面临动用储备的压力。
The Biden administration also says for the first time it has coordinated similar releases from countries like China, Japan and South Korea.
拜登政府还首次表示，已与中国、日本和韩国等国就类似石油储备释放行动进行协调。
The United Kingdom says it will allow oil companies to voluntarily release their reserves to help supply.
英国政府表示，将允许石油公司自愿释放储备，以帮助石油供应。
