VOA慢速英语:American Intelligence Report Predicts China will be World’s Leading Economic Power by 2030

短语讲解：

1. The report says that by the year 2030, the United States will no longer be the superpower it is today.

no longer 不再
例句：She is no longer a child.
她不再是小孩子了。

2. It says that no nation will have that kind of influence, with power instead redirected to coalitions between countries.

kind of 有点儿
例句：" I like him, kind of."
我有点儿喜欢他。

3. In particular, water, in northern China, there is a growing scarcity of water, and that along with other resource constraints might limit China’s prospects of going forward.”

along with 随着
例句：You sing along with the elevator music.
你会随着电梯的音乐唱歌。

4. He says there are concerns China will grow old before it is wealthy enough to support its growing population.

enough to 足够
例句：He is rich enough to buy a villa.
他富得足以买一幢别墅。

5. What the world is looking for from the United States - and it’s not the world - individual states look for protection, they look - in some cases - for the ability to organize.

look for 寻找
例句：You look for this girl?
你在找这个女孩儿？

6. I mean if you take the Syria issue which is before us right now, what people are waiting for is for the United States to step up and start pulling everyone together.

step up （使）加快速度；走上前去
例句：We must step up technical innovations and raise productivity.
我们必须加紧进行技术革新，提高生产效率。