| 1. | Profits are whittled down by the ever - rising cost of energy
能源成本的不断上升使利润下降。 |
| 2. | Profits are whittled down by the ever - rising cost of energy
不断增长的能源成本使利润下降。 |
| 3. | In texas , dow chemical shut down two plants and is now investing in countries with lower energy costs , such as kuwait and argentina
德州陶氏化学公司也关闭了两间工厂，转往科威特和阿根廷等能源成本较低的国家投资。 |
| 4. | The combination of a weakening labour market , slipping house prices , tighter credit and higher fuel costs will weigh on domestic spending
劳动力市场疲软，房价下跌，信贷收缩，能源成本更高，这一切都会制约国内消费水平。 |
| 5. | “ worryingly , inflation could well move even higher in coming months as the recent heatwave pushes up food prices and domestic energy costs rise yet again
令人担忧的是，由于最近热浪袭来，食物价格和国内能源成本都有所回升。 |
| 6. | Smelting aluminium is very energy - intensive and higher energy costs have been one the main factors driving aluminium prices up over the last few years
炼铝是一个能源密集型产业，而能源成本高涨是近年推动铝价上涨的主要因素之一。 |
| 7. | The fed ' s main concern has been the possible inflationary impact of higher energy costs should businesses start passing on higher costs to consumers
美联储主要担忧的是，假如企业开始将上升的成本转嫁给消费者，则能源成本上升可能对通货膨胀造成影响。 |
| 8. | Many buildings were designed with the intention of minimizing construction costs rather than life - cycle cost , including energy use , or simply in ignorance of energy - saving considerations
很多建筑物的设计，仍是以节省建筑成本为考量，对于使用期间会耗费的能源成本，则置之不理。 |
| 9. | Rising energy costs have resulted in more efficient use of electricity , but especially in the developing world , economic growth has still generally lagged growth in electricity
尽管能源成本的上涨已经使得用电效率提高，但是经济增长率通常仍低于电力消耗的增长，发展中国家尤其如此。 |
| 10. | Rising energy costs have resulted in more efficient use of electricity , but especially in the developing world , economic growth has still generally lagged growth in electricity
虽然能源成本上涨已经使得电力的利用率提高，但是经济增长率通常还是落后于电力消耗量的增长率，发展中国家尤其如此。 |
