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6 World Bank Developed Economies Gain Strength in 2014 世界银行:发达经济体2014年获得发展力量

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仔细听

The World Bank expects economic conditions around the world to improve this year.The developing world has fueled much of the economic growth in recent years.Now,the World Bank says growth in 2014 is likely to result largely because of economic expansion in high-income countries.June Simms has more in this report from Mil Arcega.

世界银行预计,世界各地的经济状况将于今年有所改善。近几年,发展中国家大大推动了世界经济增长。如今,世界银行称,2014年的经济增长可能大部分都将是由高收入国家的经济扩张所贡献的。琼·西姆斯为我们带来更多来自米尔·阿塞加的报道。

听力破解:has一词的首音[h]发生了弱读,其发音接近[æz],但从句法和语义上不能判断此处应为has。

仔细听

The World Bank says the world economy has reached a turning point.After years of slow growth,the bank expects developed economies to show solid improvement in 2014.Andrew Burns is an economist with the development agency.He says wealthy countries,once struggling with debt,are starting to grow.

世界银行表示,世界经济已经到了转折点。经过数年的缓慢增长,该行预计,发达经济体将在2014年得到稳固提升,安德鲁·伯恩斯是经济发展机构的经济学家。他说,曾一度债务缠身的发达国家已经重新开始了经济增长。听力破解本段中developedeconomies发生了连读现象,发音为[di′vələpti′kɔnəmiz]。

词汇宝典:solid一词在这里并不是名词“固体”,而是形容词“确实的,有力的”,这个词还有许多其他搭配,如:solid foundation“基础雄厚”,solid basis of facts“可靠的事实”。

仔细听

“For the first time in five years,high income countries are accelerating.They're going to be contributing to global growth in a way that they haven't for some time.”

The World Bank says the world economy will grow at a rate of 3.2 percent this year,and it should continue rising over each of the next two years.

“高收入国家的经济五年来首次开始增长。时隔多年,它们将再次助力世界经济的增长。”

世界银行称,今年,世界经济将以3.2%的速度增长,并且在未来两年持续增长。

听力破解:请注意本小节第二段中and前后的两处year的语调,前一个是升调,而后一处 two years 是降调,说明播音员在说到and之前时,还没有做出一个完整的意思表达。

仔细听

The World Bank predicts the American economy will grow at a yearly rate of 2.8 percent in 2014.That would be up from 1.8 percent last year.

Kaushik Basu is the Chief Economist of the bank.He believes the European economy will also show improvement this year.It was not until last year that the recession in Eurozone countries ended.

世界银行预计,2014年美国经济将以2.8%的增长率增长。而去年这一数字只有1.8%。

希克·巴苏是世界银行的首席经济学家。他认为,今年,欧洲经济也将得到改善。欧元区国家的经济衰退直到去年才结束。

听力破解:本段的American economy发生了连读现象,读音为[ə′merikəni′kɔnəmi]。

词汇宝典:Chief Economist“首席经济学家”,英语中用chief一词形容“首席”,如:chief executive officer(CEO)“首席执行官”,Chief Finance Officer(CFO)“首席财务官”。

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学着说一说

1.expect to...期待

▶expect意为“期待”,expect to do sth.是“期待做……”的意思,如偶遇友人,你可以说:

I didn't expect to meet you here.没想到在这里遇到你。

▶expect sb.to do sth.则是“期待某人做……”,如:

We expect you to be with us.我们希望你和我们在一起。

2.be l ikely to很有可能

▶be likely to...形容“某事发生的概率很大”,如:

Nancy is likely to be promoted as manager.

南希很有可能被晋升为经理。

If you gallop through your work,you are more likely to make mistakes.如果你匆匆完成你的工作,你就更可能出错了。

▶与之相反的表达是be unlikely to,意思是“认为某事不会发生,但并不确定”,如:

The doctor knew this patient was unlikely to make it.

医生知道这个病人已经不太可能好转了。