CCTV9英语新闻：国家发改委要求能源公司确保供暖需求

China’s top planning agency is asking the country’s state-owned energy companies to increase production and import of natural gas to guarantee winter supply of heating.

Economists¹ from PetroChina say it will need more than 70 billion cubic meters of gas this winter, but the company can only meet 80 percent of the demand. As cities across China are required to cut down smog and haze² by shifting from fuel to natural gas, the country faces greater pressure of supplying natural gas this season. The National Development and Reform Commission is asking the energy companies to declare their gas shortages and provide details on how they will meet the shortages.

1 economists   

n.经济学家，经济专家( economist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
• Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 haze   

n.霾，烟雾；懵懂，迷糊；vi.(over)变模糊

参考例句：

• I couldn't see her through the haze of smoke.在烟雾弥漫中，我看不见她。
• He often lives in a haze of whisky.他常常是在威士忌的懵懂醉意中度过的。