Gas prices climb to new record high
汽油价格达新高

☆ Gas 在此指汽油

Lundberg: Drivers paying 31.5 cents more than in December
Lundberg: 司机比12月份平均每加仑多花了31.5美分。

Sunday, April 11, 2004 Posted: 2342 GMT (0742 HKT)

(CNN) -- Gas prices rose on average 2.5 cents a gallon in the past two weeks, with no near-term sign of relief, the publisher of a national survey on gas prices said Sunday.
政府关于油价调查的调查者于周日宣称：在过去两周，油价每加仑平均上涨了2.5美分，并且近期没有回落的征照。

☆ near-term 近期

The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline sold at self-service pumps was $1.79, according to the Lundberg Survey of more than 7,000 U.S. filling stations taken on April 9.
在4月9日，Lundberg Survey对7,000多家加油站所作调查显示，自助加油泵所售普通无铅汽油的全国平均价格为每加仑1.79美元。

☆ regular unleaded gasoline 普通无铅汽油

Trilby Lundberg, publisher of the Lundberg Survey, said the new record high comes from an upward trend fueled by higher crude oil prices globally, increased demand for gas caused by economic growth in the United States and increased refinery costs resulting from seasonal changes in refinery processes mandated by environmental rules.
Lundberg Survey分析师Trilby Lundberg称：汽油价格升高主要原因为全球原油价格升高导致燃料价格上扬；美国经济增长对汽油需求增加；环境因素引起精炼工艺季节性变化所导致的提炼成本上升。

☆ crude oil 原油

U.S. motorists are paying an average 31.5 cents per gallon more since December, Lundberg said.
Lundberg说：美国驾车者自去年12月以来，平均每加仑汽油多支出31.5美分。

Barring an unexpected drop in crude oil prices, more increases are possible as the high-demand summer driving season approaches, Lundberg said.

As in the last survey, taken March 26, San Diego, California, remained the most expensive place to fill up a tank, with a gallon of self-serve regular now $2.22 -- 10 cents higher than two weeks earlier.

Tulsa, Oklahoma, remained the cheapest city for gas, at $1.59 cents a gallon -- a penny less than two weeks before.