Gas does now contribute 35 % to power generation , but rock-bottom prices and a sniffiness about gas as oil 's poor relation mean that exploiting its bounty ( saudi arabia apparently has the world 's fifth-largest gas reserves ) has proven hard .

目前沙特有35%的电力靠天然气来发，但天然气价格极低且其微不足道的“身家”则意味着去开采是很难的（沙特拥有全球第五大天然气储量）。

In a challenge to anglo-saxon sniffiness about tax-shy southerners , the british press even carried news of civic sacrifice from italy , where the chairman of ferrari , a carmaker , said those earning several million euros a year should pay a supertax .

在对不喜欢纳税的南方人进行英国式的鄙视表示质疑时，英国媒体甚至搬来了意大利公民自我牺牲的事例，在那里，汽车制造商法拉利的主席表示，那些年收入几百万欧元的人应缴纳附加税。