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They use their money reserves to back up consumption.
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Many oil producers built up huge reserve funds when prices were high, so when prices fall they will draw on their reserves to support government spending and subsidies ( ' , 補貼) for their consumers.
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But not all oil producers have big reserves.
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It’s: why are the British so cold? And they’re talking about the British personality—the famous British reserve.
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Surely, the American ideal of second chances should not be reserved only for the rich and powerful.
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Its own oil reserves are quickly running out.
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If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter, in Colombia this gesture is reserved for the description of animals.
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In 2012, the company distributed more than 1,200 MedPacks to Medical Reserve Corps groups in California.
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The treaty banning mining here, shielding 116 coveted ( ' , 令人垂涎的) reserves of iron ore, coal and chromium, comes up for review in 2048.
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Some scientists are examining the potential for harvesting icebergs form Antarctica, which is estimated to have the biggest reserves of fresh water on the planet.
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It is estimated that Antarctica boasts of the richest reserves of fresh water on earth.
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Elsewhere in Antarctica, Russian researchers boast of their recent discovery of a freshwater reserve the size of Lake Ontario after drilling through miles of solid ice.
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According to geologists' estimates, Antarctica has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas.
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When China starts to reduce its current foreign reserves.
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When China talks about switching its dollar reserves to other currencies
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But once these plants use up their stored reserve or tap out the underground supply, they cease growing and start to die.
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One was created in the Ross Sea in 2016, another reserve is being proposed in a vast area of the Weddell Sea, and a third sanctuary is under consideration in the area west of the Antarctic Peninsula—a key krill fishing area.
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The new marine reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will permit no fishing or mining.
2017年12月六級真題（第二套）閱讀 Section A
Noun
1. formality and propriety of manner
2. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
3. an athlete who plays only when another member of the team drops out
4. (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions
5. a district that is reserved for particular purpose
6. armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency
7. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
Verb
1. hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency;
"they held back their applause in anticipation"2. give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause;
"I will earmark this money for your research"3. obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance;
"We managed to reserve a table at Maxim's"4. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance;
"reserve me a seat on a flight""The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family""please hold a table at Maxim's"Adjective
1. not engaged in military action
2. kept in reserve especially for emergency use;
"a reserve supply of food""a spare tire""spare parts"