石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。用英语怎么说？

石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

oil

n. 油，石油，油画，燃油；vt. 给…加油；vi. 化成油；

例句
Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls.
几幅恢宏的油画装点着墙面。

companies

n. 公司( company的名词复数 )，[军事]连，连队，客人；

例句
The workforce have recently been calling for their working hours to be reduced. Many companies have accordingly switched to a five-day week.
工人们最近一直在呼吁缩短工作时间。许多公司于是转成了一周五天工作制。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

accused

n. 被告；v. 指责(accuse的过去式和过去分词)，控告；adj. 被控告的；

例句
Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police...
她的助手被警方指控犯有盗窃和欺诈罪。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

contriving

v. （不顾困难地）促成某事( contrive的现在分词 )，巧妙地策划，精巧地制造（如机器），设法做到；

例句
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

shortage

n. 不足，缺点，缺少，缺少量，不足额；

例句
There is a chronic shortage of patrol cars in this police district.
这个治安辖区严重缺乏巡逻车辆。

gasoline

n. 汽油；

例句
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

justify

vt. 证明…有理，为…辩护，对…作出解释；vi. 整理版面，证明合法；

例句
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言顺地提高油价。

price

n. 价格，价钱，代价，价值，赏金；vt. 标价，定价，问…的价格，给…定价；

例句
There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war.
这场惨烈的价格战貌似终于结束了。

increases

n. 增加量( increase的名词复数 )；v. 增加，增大，增多( increase的第三人称单数 )，增强，增进，[缝纫]放（针），增强；

例句
Vitamin C increases the absorption of iron from food.
维生素C促进食物中铁的吸收。