The pandemic was like a gasoline can over the fire.

那场疫情就像火上的汽油罐一样紧急。

The price of oil, the principal cost in gasoline, can still shoot up or tumble depending on events halfway around the world.

石油的价格主要影响汽油的成本，前者价格仍然会因地球另一端发生的事件而暴涨或暴跌。

After all, we don't get nutrients from it, we don't need to look after it, and in a big enough dose, gasoline can make us really sick.

毕竟，我们没有从中获得营养，我们不需要照顾它，如果剂量足够大的话，汽油会让我们生病。

That number on the pump is called an octane rating, and it tells you how much the gasoline can be compressed before it’ll just ignite.

泵上的数字称为辛烷值，它告诉您汽油在点燃之前可以压缩多少。

Gasoline is from oil. The energy in gasoline comes from hydrocarbons. Gasoline provides great power for cars. However, it causes environmental problems, like air pollution and temperature rise. So gasoline can't be the best fuel.

汽油是从石油中提炼出来的。汽油中的能量来自碳氢化合物。汽油为汽车提供强大的动力。然而，它会造成空气污染和气温升高等环境问题。所以汽油不可能是最好的燃料。

When the tanks were at last screwed up, a gasoline can filled with tepid water was handed through one of the cabin windows. No questions were answered, though it did not appear that the men were personally hostile.

当油箱最终被搞砸时，一个装满温水的汽油罐从机舱的一个窗户递过来。没有人回答任何问题，尽管这些人似乎没有个人敌意。