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插图：People around the world are feeling the effects of the rising oil prices. This report examines how the higher cost of transportation is affecting the way we live and work, and our quality of life.As gasoline prices soar, people's life style is changing. In the developed world , that means fewer automobiles and more public transportation. But higher fuel costs are hitting hardest in the developing world, where money is short. Furthermore, the skyrocketing oil prices also exert a profound effect on transportation-related industries, such as airlines and auto-making industry. Even though they begin to be restructured, their future is still uncertain.Fortunately, people start to be aware of the coming of a new round of energy crisis. It has sparked interest in developing alternative fuels, which are clean and recyclable. The importance of fuel efficiency and green technology is emphasized in designing new energy powered machines. Meanwhile, people try to eradicate the practices in daily life that waste energy, such as abandoning motor vehicles for bicycles. In a word, awareness of the problem is the first step. to ward the situation. In the long run, a wide-range of efforts should be made to undo this problem.