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Nepal’s fuel prices surge, making it the most expensive place in South Asia to fill a tank
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ní pō ěr尼泊尔zuì jìn最近yóu jià油价yì zhí一直shàng zhǎng上涨chénglenán yà南亚qì yóu汽油zuìguìdeguó jiā国家zhī yī之一

Fuel prices in Nepal have been rising recently, making it one of the countries with the highest gasoline prices in South Asia.

jiā dé mǎn dōu加德满都deqì yóu汽油měi shēng每升yǐ jīng已经zhǎngdào219ní pō ěr尼泊尔lú bǐ卢比chái yóu柴油hěnguì

In Kathmandu, gasoline has already risen to 219 Nepalese rupees per liter, and diesel is also very expensive.

yīn wèi因为měi guó美国yǐ sè liè以色列yī lǎng伊朗yǒu guān有关dechōng tū冲突yǐng xiǎng影响leguó jì国际shí yóu石油yùn shū运输shì jiè世界yóu jià油价shàng shēng上升ní pō ěr尼泊尔yòuhěnyī lài依赖jìn kǒu进口shí yóu石油suǒ yǐ所以shòu dào受到hěnyǐng xiǎng影响

Because conflicts involving the United States, Israel, and Iran have affected international oil transport, global oil prices have gone up. Nepal depends heavily on imported oil, so it has been hit hard.

yóu jià油价yī zhǎng一涨hěnduōdōng xī东西gēn zhe跟着zhǎng jià涨价

When fuel prices rise, many other things also become more expensive.

càizuò fàn做饭yòngdeméi qì煤气zuò chē坐车deqiándōubiànguìlehěn duō很多pǔ tōng普通jiā tíng家庭jué de觉得shēng huó生活gèngnán

Rice, vegetables, cooking gas, and transportation costs have all gone up, and many ordinary families feel that life has become harder.

zhèng fǔ政府yǐ jīng已经jiǎn shǎo减少yī xiē一些rán yóu shuì燃油税xiǎng bàn fǎ想办法shěng yóu省油bǐ rú比如ràngyī xiē一些dān wèi单位zhōu mò周末xiū xī休息liǎng tiān两天háijiǎn shǎo减少guān yuán官员yòng yóu用油

The government has already cut some fuel taxes and is also trying to save fuel, for example by giving some offices two days off on weekends and reducing fuel use by officials.

dànzhè xiē这些bàn fǎ办法xiàn zài现在xiào guǒ效果

But these measures are not very effective at the moment.

hěnduōxué shēng学生mín zhòng民众shàng jiē上街kàng yì抗议xī wàng希望zhèng fǔ政府kuài diǎn快点jiàng jià降价bāng zhù帮助dà jiā大家

Many students and members of the public have gone out to protest, hoping the government will lower prices quickly and help everyone.

yǒu rén有人dān xīn担心rú guǒ如果yóu jià油价jì xù继续zhǎngyùn shū运输gōng zuò工作dōuhuìshòuyǐng xiǎng影响

Some people worry that if fuel prices keep rising, transportation and work will both be affected.

suī rán虽然ní pō ěr尼泊尔deshuǐ diàn水电hěnduōdiàn dòng chē电动车yuè lái yuè越来越duōdànxiàn zài现在dà bù fèn大部分huò chē货车cháng tú chē长途车hái shì还是yàoyòngchái yóu柴油suǒ yǐ所以zhèyóu jià油价wèn tí问题ràngdà jiā大家gèngqīng chǔ清楚kàn dào看到guó jiā国家yǐ hòu以后xū yào需要gèngkuàifā zhǎn发展qīng jié清洁néng yuán能源

Although Nepal has abundant hydropower and more and more electric vehicles, most trucks and long-distance buses still need diesel. So this fuel-price problem has made everyone see more clearly that the country needs to develop clean energy faster in the future.

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