除了拒绝承认全球变暖的严重性，拒绝鼓励节能或划拨更多科研基金，布什那堂而皇之的，降低对中东石油依赖的承诺的实际意义也比表面上看更小。
Aside from refusing to recognize the importance of global warming, encourage conservation, or devote enough funds to research to make a real difference, Bush’s grandiose promise of a reduction of dependence on Middle East oil means less than it appears.