波斯湾仍然是全球加油站，在这里爆发的战争会在一段时间内影响石油出口，导致能源价格飙升，对徘徊在衰退边缘的全球经济造成严重的打击。
A war in the Persian Gulf – still the world’s gas station – would affect oil exports for some time, and energy prices would skyrocket, dealing a severe blow to a global economy that is teetering on the brink of recession.