America's gluttonous demand for energy shows no signs of abating anytime soon. We burn through 20 million barrels of oil per day and are projected to use 28.3 million barrels per day by 2025. In order to meet that demand, Department of Energy analysts estimate that we'll need to double the amount of oil we import. And that is just the appetizer. Spencer Abraham, who served as Secretary of Energy during President George W. Bush's first term, has blithely predicted that America's growing electric power needs can be met only if we build between 1,300 and 1,900 new power plants by 2025.
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机译：美国对能源的贪婪需求没有任何迹象表明很快会减弱。我们每天消耗2000万桶石油，预计到2025年每天将消耗2830万桶。为了满足这一需求，美国能源部分析师估计，我们需要将进口的石油量增加一倍。那只是开胃菜。乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）总统任期中担任能源部长的斯宾塞·亚伯拉罕（Spencer Abraham）乐观地预测，只有到2025年我们建造1300至1900个新电厂，美国的电力需求才能满足。
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