▍原文 The US has struck a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, Donald Trump said. The US president wrote that the agreement would more than double American oil reserves and "substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans". Trump vowed to tap into Venezuela's reserves, the world's largest, after the US captured its then-President Nicolás Maduro in January, ostensibly to stand trial on drug charges in New York. ▍語言點 1. strike a deal 達成協議，談成交易 ·strike v. 擊打、撞擊 ·strike a deal 比 make a deal 多了一份“一錘定音、最終敲定”的感覺，常用於較為正式的語境。 2. proven reserves 已探明儲量（proved reserves） ·proven 是 prove 的過去分詞，意為“被證實的”；reserves 是“儲量、儲備” ·在石油行業中，儲量（reserves）按確定程度從高到低分為：proven、probable、possible ·委內瑞拉已探明石油儲量約為3000億桶，位居全球第一。 3. double /ˈdʌbl/ v. 使……翻倍 ·more than double 翻一倍還多 4. substantially /səbˈstæn...