The surge inspot prices has spurred several Banks to forecast that benchmark - annually negotiated - prices will rise next year, reversing their previous expectations of a fall in prices.
现货价格飙升，已促使数家银行一改之前看跌的预期，预测明年的基准价格(每年谈判一次)将上涨。
2
His wanderlust would not allow him to stay long in one spot.
他酷爱旅游，无法在一个地方久留。
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3
The cat dozed in its favourite spot on the hearth.