穆迪:全球经济复苏失去动力

 　　LONDON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Global economic recovery has lost momentum¹ over the past three months, with several economies still facing significant challenges and are unlikely to resume "normal" growth rates soon, the investors² service of international credit rating agency Moody's said on Wednesday.

　　In a report titled "Update to Global Macro Outlook 2013-14: Loss of Momentum," Moody's expected the euro area economy to experience a deeper and lengthier³ recession than previously⁴ thought, while the U.S. sequestration cuts would weigh on the recovery momentum visible in the private sector⁵.

　　According to flash estimates released by Eurostat, the 27-member EU will see its GDP fell by 0.1 percent in the EU27 in the first quarter of 2013. The euro area economy, meanwhile, will also shrink by 0.2 percent.

　　Moody's said some major emerging market economies also faced challenges in spurring investment growth to drive sustainable increases in national income.

　　Overall, the rating agency expected the real GDP growth of developed economies in the G20 countries to stand at around 1.2 percent in 2013 followed by 1.9 percent in 2014.

　　The G20's emerging economies, however, could stand at around 5.5 percent in both 2013 and in 2014, which is somewhat weaker than Moody's February forecast.

1 momentum   

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：

• We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
• The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。

2 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

3 lengthier   

adj.长的，漫长的，啰嗦的( lengthy的比较级 )

参考例句：

4 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

5 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。