英国退欧影响英欧经济前景

 　　BRUSSELS, July 19 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) downgraded its economic outlook for the United Kingdom and the rest of the bloc¹ on Tuesday, saying the Brexit vote ushered² in uncertainty³ and would weigh on growth.

　　The gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the 19-country eurozone is expected to slow to between 1.3 and 1.5 percent in 2016 from the previously⁴ estimated 1.7 percent in May. The same growth figures are expected for next year.

　　This implies a loss of GDP of 0.25 to 0.5 percent by 2017, which is less than in the UK (1.0 to 2.75 percent), said a report published by the European Commission, the bloc's executive arm. "The UK's 'leave' vote is expected to slow private consumption and investment and impact on foreign trade," it noted⁵.

　　EU says Brexit vote to worsen UK, EU economic outlook

　　The report warned that the UK's referendum had created an "extraordinarily⁶ uncertain situation," which is likely to prevail for some time, and would affect not only the UK but also the rest of the EU economy through several transmission channels, mainly uncertainty, investment, trade, and migration⁷.

　　The increased uncertainty in the UK and other member states was expected to hamper⁸ investment decisions either by delaying them or by taking them off the table, at least until the uncertainty diminishes.

　　While the bloc is struggling to fight the almost double-digit unemployment rate, unfortunately, the Brexit vote is predicted to slow the ongoing⁹ labor¹⁰ market recovery as increased risk aversion and subdued¹¹ domestic demand would have a negative impact on firms' hiring decisions.

　　Inflation is another major concern for the bloc, which is keen to hit a target of around 2.0 percent. The conclusion of the report is welcoming though as it suggested that the Brexit vote's impact on inflation in the single currency zone would be "only marginal."

　　Moreover, the vote has increased or even created political risks which, if they were to materialize, could massively alter the forecast. However, such risks are extremely difficult to quantify, the report said.

　　Overall, the UK's "leave" vote has increased risks to the outlook with downside risks strongly dominating, it added.

1 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。

2 ushered   

v.引，领，陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The secretary ushered me into his office. 秘书把我领进他的办公室。
• A round of parties ushered in the New Year. 一系列的晚会迎来了新年。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

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 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

6 extraordinarily   

adv.格外地；极端地

参考例句：

• She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl.她是个美丽非凡的姑娘。
• The sea was extraordinarily calm that morning.那天清晨，大海出奇地宁静。

7 migration   

n.迁移，移居，（鸟类等的）迁徙

参考例句：

• Swallows begin their migration south in autumn.燕子在秋季开始向南方迁移。
• He described the vernal migration of birds in detail.他详细地描述了鸟的春季移居。

8 hamper   

vt.妨碍，束缚，限制；n.(有盖的)大篮子

参考例句：

• There are some apples in a picnic hamper.在野餐用的大篮子里有许多苹果。
• The emergence of such problems seriously hamper the development of enterprises.这些问题的出现严重阻碍了企业的发展。

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

10 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

11 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。