1·Dearer oil is pushing the dollar down, they claim, because oil exporters import more from Europe than America and hold less of their oil revenues in dollars.
他们认为珍贵的石油正在使美元贬值,因为石油出口国从欧洲进口商品的数量要多于美国,从而获得的美元石油收入较少。
2·To a father growing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter.
对一个日渐苍老的父亲来说,没有什么比女儿更珍贵的了。