沙國和伊朗關係緊張
Oil prices edged up on Tuesday, buoyed by tensions in the Middle East, although increased drilling in the US and a shaky stock market put a lid on further gains.
受到中東局勢緊張支撐，週二油價緩步上漲，雖然美國石油產量增加和股市不穩控制住了漲幅。
edge up緩慢上漲buoy(n.)浮標(v.)使…浮起來;支持=support=bolsterdrill(v.)鑽孔、鑽探(石油)put a lid on~防止…繼續增加;避免…過度上漲=put a cap on~=put a limit on~
US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, to end at $62.31 a barrel from their previous close.
西德州中級原油期貨價格較上個交易日收盤價每桶上漲0.25美元，或0.4％，來到62.31美元。
crude(n.)原油future(n.)期貨rise-rose-risen上升;上漲=go up=increasebarrel(n.)(石油)一桶
Brent futures went up 21 cents, or 0.3 percent, to settle at $66.26 a barrel.
布倫特原油期貨收漲0.21美元，或0.3％，報每桶66.26美元。
Falls on Wall Street helped cap gains, as Facebook shares dragged down the tech sector.
受臉書股價下跌拖垮科技類股影響，華爾街股價下跌，幫助控制油價漲幅。
cap(v.)對(收費或花費)定限額、限制=put a lid on~=put a cap on~drag down拖垮;拉下;使水平下降
Traders pointed to concerns over growing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as the possibility that the United States may re-impose sanctions on Iran.
交易員指出可能是沙烏地阿拉伯和伊朗間關係日益緊張，及美國可能會對伊朗重新實施制裁造成油價上漲。
point to 表明可能是;顯示…可能會發生impose(v.)實施;施加…sanction(n.)制裁
Soaring US output is also looming over oil markets.
美國石油產量激增也令石油市場產生焦慮。
soar(v.)飆升;飆漲=surgeoutput(n.)產量=productionloom(v.)(不希望或不愉快的事情)陰森地逼近
Last week, US drillers added four oil rigs, bringing the total number to 800.
上週，美國鑽油井數量較前一週增加了4座，總數來到800座。
oil rigs鑽油井
US crude oil production has risen by more than 20 percent since mid-2016, to 10.38 million barrels per day, pushing it past top exporter Saudi Arabia.
美國原油生產量自2016年年中已增加超過20％，每天生產1038萬桶，已超越最大生產國沙烏地阿拉伯。
Many analysts expect global oil markets to flip from slight undersupply in 2017 and early this year into oversupply later in 2018.
許多分析師預測，全球石油市場將從2017年和今年年初的些微供應不足，在2018下半年翻轉為供過於求。
flip(v.)翻轉undersupply(n.)供應不足oversupply(n.)供給過多、供過於求