1. The glamorous Colombian singer and the quiet British leader are working together to persuade developed countries to help finance an effort to provide a basic education for every child in the world.
迷人的哥伦比亚歌手和从容的英国领导人一起联手来说服发达国家来为世界每个孩子提供基础教育的努力融资。
glamorous adj.（形容词）
Full of or characterized by glamour.
充满魅力的
2. From 1999, there were 96 million children around the world who were not enrolled in any kind of education, and the number has decreased to 72 million, so, yeah, it is working, but we still have to do so much more."
1999年，全世界有9600万孩子没有接收到任何形式的教育，这个数字降到了7200万，很有效果，但是我们仍然要做更多。
enroll
To enter or register in a roll, list, or record:
注册，登记：在花名册、名单或记录上登记注册或记录：
* enrolled the child in kindergarten; enroll the minutes of the meeting.
注册孩子们入幼儿园；作会议记录
3. Britain's commitment in this area dwarfs that of the United States, whose funding for global education aid is $465 million a year.
英国在此领域的承诺矮化了美国的努力，美国每年为世界教育提供的资金为4亿6500万美元。
dwarf
make (sb/sth) seem small by contrast or distance 使（某人[某物]）相比之下显得小:
* Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht. 我们的小船跟大游艇一比显得很小.
4. Another event sponsored by the Global Campaign for Education this week will have an estimated five million students from more than 100 countries take part Wednesday in an effort to break the world record for the largest simultaneous lesson.
本周由“全球教育运动"资助的另一事务是周三大约有500万来自超过100个国家的学生参与的最大的同时进行的课题，该课程试图打破世界纪录。
simultaneous
adj ~ (with sth) happening or done at the same time (as sth) 同时的; 同时发生的; 同时做出的:
* simultaneous demonstrations in London and New York 在伦敦与纽约同时举行的示威游行
5. He notes that the world is consuming more fossil fuel each day, led by large, rapidly developing countries like China and India, at a time when global oil production is stagnant.
他称由于像中国和印度快速发展中国家的大量需求，世界现在每天消费更多的化石燃料，而在这时候世界原油产量停滞不前。
stagnant
(a) (of water) not flowing and therefore dirty and smelling unpleasant; still and stale （指水）因不流动而污浊、腐臭的, 静止而不新鲜的:
* water lying stagnant in ponds and ditches 池塘和沟中的死水.
(b) (fig 比喻) showing no activity (and therefore not developing or progressing); sluggish 停滞的; 不景气的:
* Business was stagnant last month. 上个月生意萧条
6. But OPEC officials are offering no apologies, and scoff at the theory that inadequate supply to meet rising demand lies at the heart of today's elevated oil prices.
然而欧佩克官员没有任何的道歉，并对于今日原油价格的上涨是由于供给不足的理论嗤之以鼻。
scoff
contemptuously (about or to sb/sth); jeer or mock 嘲弄; 嘲笑:
* Don't scoff, he's quite right. 别讥笑, 他没错.
* scoff at other people's beliefs 嘲笑别人的信仰.
7. They both are, according to Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University and a senior fellow at the Washington-based Cato Institute.
在这场辩论中谁是正确的，是能源贸易商还是欧佩克。在JH大学应用经济学教授同时还是总部设在华盛顿Cato学院的资深委员SH说两者都正确。
economics
The social science that deals with the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services and with the theory and management of economies or economic systems.
经济学：以商品、服务的生产、分配和消费以及经济或经济系统的理论和管理为研究对象的社会科学
8. This trend, combined with investor assumptions that oil prices will remain high, have helped boost prices further, which has in turn fed more investor speculation in the market.
伴随着投资者认为油价将会持续飙高，这一趋势又进一步使价格上涨，这又再一次让更多的投资者在市场上投机。
assumption
[C] thing accepted as true or as sure to happen, but not proved 假定; 假设; 设想:
* We are working on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year. 我们在假定明年通货膨胀率不增加的情况下工作.
9. Hanke says oil prices would moderate if supply were increased and world demand leveled off or subsided.
Ｈ称如果供给增加，世界原油需求稳定或减退，那么原油的价格会趋于稳定。
level off
To move toward stability or consistency:
达到平衡或稳定：
* Prices leveled off.
价格趋于稳定
subside
sink to a lower or to the normal level 下降至较低或正常水平:
* The boiling soup subsided when the pot was taken off the heat. 把锅从炉子上端开时, 汤就不再沸腾了.
10.He says prices would also be lower if oil-producing nations reversed the trend towards state monopoly control of their petroleum sectors, if the U.S. government stopped stockpiling emergency oil for its Strategic Petroleum Reserve program, or if the U.S. dollar were to strengthen.
他称如果原油生产国家扭转国家垄断原油生产的局面，如果美国政府停止为期战略原油储备计划贮藏石油，又或者美元可以升值，那么价格也会降低。
monopoly
Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service.
垄断：通过生产或销售一种商品或服务等手段使独占
stockpile
To accumulate and maintain a supply of for future use.
积攒或保存…以供日后所需