CNN原文：

Europe has more natural gas than it knows what to do with. So much, in fact, that spot prices briefly went negative earlier this week. For months, officials have warned of an energy crisis this winter as Russia — once the region's biggest supplier of natural gas — slashed supplies in retaliation for sanctions Europe imposed on Russia. Now, EU gas storage facilities are close to full, tankers carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are lining up at ports, unable to unload their cargoes, and prices are tumbling.

欧洲拥有的天然气多得不知道该怎么处理。事实上，天然气的现货价格在本周早些时候一度下跌。最近几个月以来，欧洲官员一直在警告，今年冬天欧洲可能会出现能源危机，因为俄罗斯——该地区曾经最大的天然气供应国——削减了天然气的供应，以报复欧洲对俄罗斯实施的制裁。现在，欧盟天然气储存设施已接近饱和，装载液化天然气的油轮在港口排起了长队，无法卸货，与此同时，天然气价格正在暴跌。

1.natural gas 天然气

2.spot price 现货价格

3.energy crisis 能源危机

4.impose sanctions on 对...施加制裁

5.gas storage facility 天然气储存设施

The price of benchmark European natural gas futures has dropped 20% since last Thursday, and by more than 70% since hitting a record high in late August. On Monday, Dutch gas spot prices for delivery within an hour — which reflect real time European market conditions — dipped below ?0, according to data from the Intercontinental Exchange.

自上周四以来，欧洲基准天然气期货价格已下跌20%，较8月底创下的历史高点下跌逾70%。洲际交易所的数据显示，周一，荷兰一小时内交货的天然气现货价格(该价格能反映欧洲市场的实时情况)跌至0欧元以下。

6.futures price 期货价格 （future n. 期货）

7.Intercontinental Exchange 欧洲洲际交易所（Intercontinental Exchange Futures Europe）