现在，2001年9月的恐怖袭击发生已经4年多了，布什似乎终于从美国（对外国石油）日益增强的依赖的现实中醒悟过来；油价暴涨使他不得不注意到后果的严重。
Now, more than four years after the terrorist attacks of September 2001, Bush appears to have finally woken up to the reality of America’s increasing dependence; with soaring oil prices, it was hard for him not to note the consequences.