1. Ample oil reserves are still being discovered the world over, but they happen to be concentrated increasingly in the Middle East. 世界各地仍在不断发现丰富的石油储量，但石油储量碰巧是越来越集中在中东地区。
2. The contamination of soil by crude oil is a growing problem as China accelerates its exploitation of oil reserves to meet rising energy demands. 随著中国加速开采其石油储备从而满足日益增加的能源需求，原油污染土壤越来越成为一个问题。
3. China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Thailand could agree to pool some of their reserves in a certain ratio into a basket of currencies to issue a bond. 中国、日本、韩国、新加坡和泰国可以同意按一定比例将其部分储备汇集在一起，配置于一篮子货币中，用于发行债券。
英英解释
n.
1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
