CCTV9英语新闻：国际货币基金组织削减全球经济增长前景
时间：2019-01-05 作者：英语课 分类：CCTV9英语新闻2014年07月
The International Monetary 1 Fund has slightly lowered its 2014 growth forecast in its latest World Economic Outlook. The agency cites stagnation 2 in the world's developed economies and geopolitics as the reason for the downgrade. It’s also calling for more structural 3 reforms across the globe to boost growth.
The IMF is now forecasting that the global economy will expand 3.4 percent this year, 0.3 percent below what it predicted in April. However, the IMF maintained its growth forecast for next year at 4 percent.
The agency warned that only some of the factors leading to its lowered forecast were temporary, and that richer nations in particular face the risk of economic stagnation. Moreover, the IMF says geopolitical risks from upheaval 4 in the Middle East and Ukraine could further dent 5 growth.
Blanchard urged countries to do more to boost growth through structural reforms. The IMF’s chief economist 6 also cited investments in infrastructure 7 as a growth driver, especially in China.
The IMF’s outlook sees bright spots in the global economy including growth pick-ups in Japan, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. But those were overshadowed by weak growth in the United States in the first half of the year and a slowdown in domestic demand in China.
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monetary
adj.货币的，钱的；通货的；金融的；财政的
参考例句：
The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
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stagnation
n. 停滞
参考例句：
Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的，而静止是相对的。
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structural
adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的
参考例句：
The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。
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upheaval
n.胀起，(地壳)的隆起；剧变，动乱
参考例句：
It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
5
dent
n.凹痕，凹坑；初步进展
参考例句：
I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。
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economist
n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人
参考例句：
He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
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infrastructure
n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施
参考例句：
We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline. 糟糕的经济政策道致了长时间的经济萧条和下滑。
- Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative. 运动是绝对的，而静止是相对的。
- The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
- The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。
- It was faced with the greatest social upheaval since World War Ⅱ.它面临第二次世界大战以来最大的社会动乱。
- The country has been thrown into an upheaval.这个国家已经陷入动乱之中。
- I don't know how it came about but I've got a dent in the rear of my car.我不知道是怎么回事，但我的汽车后部有了一个凹痕。
- That dent is not big enough to be worth hammering out.那个凹陷不大，用不着把它锤平。
- He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
- He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。
- We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
- We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。