A prodigious hunger for resources has long moulded chinese foreign policy .
长期以来，对能源的巨大需求，一直在影响着中国的外交政策。
China 's prodigious investment this year is largely at the government 's behest .
中国今年投资巨大，主要是政府指令的结果。
This has helped to fuel china 's prodigious growth .
这帮助成就了中国巨大的经济增长。
Last spring , harkin introduced a bill that would regulate the snack machines outside cafeterias that are such a prodigious source of calories for kids .
