VOA慢速英语:India is Hoping Its Economy Will Improve

短语讲解：

1. The Indian currency - the rupee lost more than 20 percent of its value compared to the dollar last year, that should help India's exports which are increasing.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：So how does this compare to other music solutions?
这个跟其他音乐下载服务比起来如何呢？

2. While growth is widely expected to increase, economists say it is unlikely to reach levels seen in 2011 for example, when growth was nine percent.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

3. Private investment has slowed because investors are concerned by the lack of reform in government barriers to business.

lack of 缺乏
例句：Another problem was the lack of competition.
另一个问题是缺乏竞争。