NPR邊聽邊練319：明年美經(jīng)濟將快速擴張

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一、泛聽建議：

1、完整聽一遍，掌握大意。

2、繼續(xù)聽，特別注意關鍵信息。遇到相似的詞，寫下來。

The International Monetary Fund _1_ the US economy will expand at a fast pace in next year. IMF managing director Christine Lagarde told the NBC Meet the Press today that positive economic data and some signs of compromising Congress are the driving factors.

國際貨幣基金組織預測明年美國經(jīng)濟將快速擴張。今天，國際貨幣基金組織總裁克里斯蒂娜·拉加德接受NBC電視臺的《Meet the Press》采訪時表示，預測的依據(jù)是積極的經(jīng)濟數(shù)據(jù)和國會釋放出的妥協(xié)信號。

“Seeing a budget deal, _2_ tapering by the Fed, which is a sign of confidence in the real economy, should lead them to invest, to hire and _3_ more confident."

“我們看到預算協(xié)議通過，美聯(lián)儲縮減了債券計劃，這是對實體經(jīng)濟有信心的信號，這會促進投資、雇傭，并帶來更多的自信心。”

Lagarde also _4_ the US Federal Reserve's communication about its decision last week to start scale back its massive monetary stimulus.

同時，拉加德稱贊了美國聯(lián)邦儲備局上周宣布將開始進行縮減大規(guī)模貨幣刺激計劃。

The average US price of gasoline _5_ 2 cents a gallon in the past 2 weeks after a monthly increase, the latest Lambert Survey says the average price for a gallon at regular is now $3.26.

過去兩周，美國汽油平均價格每加侖下降兩美分，此前價格曾連續(xù)一個月持續(xù)上漲，最新公布的調(diào)查顯示，目前每加侖汽油的平均價格為3.26美元。

詞匯解析;

1、taper

vi. 逐漸減少;逐漸變?nèi)?/p>

eg:Unlike other trees, it doesn't taper very much. It stays fat all the way up.

不像其他樹，它不是越往上越細，而是自下往上一樣粗。

2、scale back

按比例縮減，相應縮減;

eg. Despite current price advantage, UK manufacturers are still having to scale back production.

盡管目前在價格上占據(jù)優(yōu)勢，英國生產(chǎn)商還是不得不減少產(chǎn)量。

eg. Regulators are clamping down on these institutions, forcing them to raise capital and scale back lending.

監(jiān)管部門也在向這些機構(gòu)施壓，要求他們籌資并削減貸款。

參考答案：

1、is predicting 2、seeing 3、to be

4、praised 5、has dipped