Third, the soaring price of oil has made the Kremlin’s inhabitants believe that they are all-powerful. Today’s Russia, which thinks of itself as a “great energy state,” laughs at its previous meager desire to catch up with little Portugal in terms of living standards.
第三，飙升的油价已经让克里姆林宫的居住者认为他们无所不能。现在的俄罗斯，认为它自己是一个“能源大国”，并为其以前可怜的在生活水平上赶上葡萄牙的愿望而感到可笑。