230824 澳洲罢工风波发酵，欧洲天然气价格“受惊”跳涨
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The prospect of a possible strike at a liquefied natural gas plant in Australia has pushed wholesale gas prices up in Europe.
The Offshore Alliance union warned that a strike at the North West Shelf facility could start as early as 2 September if no deal on pay is reached.
Benchmark gas prices for the EU and UK rose around 10% on Monday, according to Bloomberg.
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the prospect of sth. 某事发生的可能性，对某事的预期 · There is no immediate prospect of peace. 短期内没有和平的可能。 · The prospect of becoming a father filled him with alarm. 一想到将为人父，他就满怀忧思。
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strike /straɪk/ n. 罢工
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liquefied natural gas plant 液化天然气工厂 · liquefied natural gas 液化的天然气 · plant /plænt/ n. 工厂 · a nuclear reprocessing plant 核物质再处理厂 · a chemical plant 化工厂
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push the price up 抬高价格
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wholesale gas prices 批发天然气价格 · wholesale /ˈhoʊlseɪl/ adj. 批发的
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the Offshore Alliance union 离岸联盟工会 · Offshore Alliance 离岸联盟(包括澳大利亚工人联盟和澳大利亚海事联盟) · union /ˈjuːnjən/ n. 工会
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facility /fəˈsɪləti/ n. 工厂(plant)
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reach a deal 达成协议(a deal is reached) · deal on pay 关于薪酬的协议
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benchmark gas prices 基准天然气价格