但由于石油价格下跌以及人口暴增（光是在过去的十年就增加了25 % ） ，沙特王国的社会契约 — — 和埃及一样 — — 已经难以为继。
But the kingdom’s social contract, like Egypt’s, has become unsustainable, owing to falling oil prices and a population that has grown by more than 25% in the last decade alone.