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中國是世界第二大石油消耗國，僅次于美國，同時也是世界最大的能源消耗國。中國的天然氣使用量在近幾年髙速增加，中國正在尋求增加管道天然氣和液化天然氣(liquefied natural gas)的進(jìn)口量。最近一項(xiàng)調(diào)查表明，中國的大部分建筑所消耗的電、熱和水等資源比發(fā)達(dá)國家的同類建筑要多。例如，在相似的氣候條件下，北京居民家庭平均消耗的能源是德國北部家庭的三倍。

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China is the world's second largest oil consumer, only after the United States;and is the world's largest energy consumer. Natural gas usage in China has increased rapidly in recent years, and China is looking to increase the import of pipeline natural gas and liquefied natural gas. A recent survey indicates that most of buildings in China consume more electricity, heat and water resources compared to those of developed countries. For instance, energy consumption for Beijing residents is three times as much as that of the families in north Germany under the similar weather conditions.

1.中國是世界第二大石油消耗國，僅次于美國：China is the world's second largest oil consumer, only after the United States.“僅次于”翻譯為only after... 還可翻譯為second only to…。

2.中國的大部分建筑所消耗的電、熱和水等資源比發(fā)達(dá)國家的同類建筑要多:“比發(fā)達(dá)國家的同類建筑”中的“建筑”跟前文重復(fù),在譯為英文時應(yīng)使用代詞，譯為compared to those of developed countries，而無需說 compared to the same kind of buildings of developed countries.

3.北京居民家庭平均消耗的能源是德國北部家庭的三倍：翻譯為energy consumption for Beijing residents is three times as much as that of the families in north Germany.