石油是物價(jià)上漲的主要原因。
Oil was the prime cause of the price surge.
這個(gè)地區疾病的主要原因是水不清潔。
A major cause of the disease in this area is unclean water.
日本公司有能力在發(fā)展與生產(chǎn)方面，較美國公司投資為多，是他們在半導體方面占上風(fēng)的一個(gè)主要原因?，F在，英泰爾計劃在經(jīng)濟不景氣時(shí)大量投資以壓倒弱小競爭者。
The ability to outspend American companies on development and production has been a big reason Japanese companies have made gains in the semi-conductor business. Now Intel plans to borrow a page from the Japanese by spending heavily through a recession to gain ground on weaker competitors.
