原油期货“暴跌”如何恰当翻译?

　　自从新冠疫情以来，市场疲软，全球经济动荡，更甚者，美国原油期货市场上演了史诗级黑色星期一，在合约交割日到来之前的4月20日，WTI原油期货5月合约价格狂跌306%。眼看着跌破10美元，1美元，直至负值。可曾想到，竟然有一天加油不花钱还拿钱?我相信近两个月以来，石油领域的译者都感受到了疫情的影响，石油领域的翻译需求量大大减少，很多译员饿肚子了，但是我们要对市场有信心，总有一天还是会让大家忙碌起来的。不过这些都是题外话了，言归正传，我们都知道，原油价格下跌用“falling oil prices”或者“prices are finally slipping”表示;那么，原油“暴跌”该怎么翻译合适呢?有的小伙伴表示可以用“Crude oil futures plummet”来表达。我们先来看一篇我之前摘抄的一份关于原油暴跌的CNN新闻：

　　“Prices of crude oil in the U.S. have dropped 26 percent since last month. At first, there were concerns there would be a shortfall in the global supply of crude oil. That caused prices to go up. Now, there are concerns there will be a glut, too much oil available and that sent prices crashing.

　　OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, generally wants higher crude prices. Its members economies are tied into oil sales. Higher prices usually mean more revenue for them.

　　This can also benefit American oil companies who can spend more money and hire more workers when prices are higher. However, crude oil is the biggest factor in the cost of gasoline. Higher gas prices, home heating prices, and a higher cost to travel can leave people with less money to spend on other things. That hurts the U.S. economy. As far as the global economy goes, rising crude prices can mean that demand is increasing, an indication the economy is growing. Falling prices can mean the opposite and many investors don't like to see that. So there are ripple effects to rising or falling oil prices.”

　　我们可以看到，新闻中用“ crashing”充分表达了原油的夸张性的带有冲击性的暴跌。

　　怎么样，你学到了吗?不知道大家还有什么其他的更好的表达呢?