VOA常速英语:World Bank Downgrades Global Growth Forecast

scale back相应缩减；按比例缩减
例句：The outcry that followed persuaded the Swiss bank to scale back its private-equity operations.
在随后到来的公开反对的声浪中，瑞士信贷将手缩回了自己的投资项目上。
as a result of由于…的结果
例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

2. Although the world lending institution says the eurozone crisis appears to be under control, it is warning developing countries to brace for an economic slowdown and the possibility of a deepening economic crisis.

under control被控制住
例句：The police kept the mob under control.
警察将暴徒制服。
brace for防备
例句：The villagers braced themselves for a possible flood.
村民们作了可能发生洪水泛滥的防备。

3. The world's economy is expected to grow more slowly this year.

be expected to预计
例句：Shipment is expected to take 20 days
装船预计需要20天。

4. "The sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone has appeared to be contained, however the risks of global freezing up of capital markets as well as a global crisis, similar to what happened in 2008 are real," said Yifu.

freeze up完全冻住
例句：The stream has frozen up; you can see the fish trapped in the ice.
小溪已经冻结, 你可以看到封冻在冰里的鱼。

5. Although the World Bank says high-income countries are primarily responsible for preventing a larger crisis, it says developing countries also have an obligation.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。

6. "To say it differently, the world is no longer dependent on the U.S. consumer or the European consumer, but it's increasingly dependent on what you could call the Asian investor," he said.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need.
这个城市的供水已不敷需求。
dependent on依靠…，由…决定
例句：The country is dependent on foreign aid.
这个国家靠外援生存。

7. It urged governments in developing countries to support cooperative trade mechanisms and develop contingency plans aimed at softening the impact of a potentially deeper and longer lasting crisis

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。