一、泛听建议：
1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。
2、继续听，特别注意关键信息。遇到相似的词，写下来。
3、复述新闻。
The International Monetary Fund _1_ its forecast for global economic growth this year and next. NPR's Dave Mattingly reports the US, China and Europe are weighing on the IMF's outlook.
国际货币基金组织下调今明两年的全球经济增长预期。据NPR新闻的戴夫·马丁利报道，美国、中国和欧洲的情况对国际货币基金组织的前景展望起到了重要影响。
The IMF projects the world economy will grow little more than 3% this year and less than 4% next year. Those are _2_ weaker outlook than three month ago. The IMF cites economy slowdowns in China and Brazil and Europe for trap in recession.
国际货币基金组织预测今年全球经济增速略高于3%，明年则少于4%。这份数据较三个月前的预测值略有下降。国际货币基金组织表示，中国、巴西以及欧洲经济增速放缓是因为陷于经济衰退。
"I don't expect Europe to come out of recession any time soon, but I don't expect it to get worse."
“我认为欧洲不会在短时间内走出经济衰退，但是我觉得情况也不会变得更糟。”
That's First Trust's Chief Economist Brian Wesbury. He says the IMF is also _3_ that the Federal Reserve might begin scaling back its bond-buying program, _4_ to spur borrowing and _5_ later this year instead up next. Dave Mattingly, NPR News, Washington.
以上是第一信托公司的首席经济师布莱恩·韦斯伯利所说。他表示，国际货币基金组织同样关注美联储可能开始缩减债券购买计划的决定，该计划旨在刺激购买，将持续到本年度晚些时候，而不是明年。NPR新闻，戴夫·马丁利华盛顿报道。
At last check on Wall Street. Dow was up 38 points at 15,303; NASDAQ gaining 20 at 3,505; S&P500 up slightly at 1,652.
据华尔街最新消息，道琼斯工业平均指数上升38点，报15,303点;纳斯达克综合指数上升20点，报3,505点;标准普尔500指数小幅上升，报1,652点。
This is NPR News.
这里是NPR新闻。
词汇解析：
1、trap
vt. 诱捕;使…受限制;使…陷入困境
n. 陷阱;圈套;[建] 存水弯
vi. 设陷阱
eg:Nathan's dog got caught in a trap.
内森的狗被捕捉器夹住了。
eg:He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap.
他觉察到是警察的圈套后，就未去赴约。
2、scaling
n. 缩放比例;刮治术，[口腔] 刮牙术;鳞片排列
v. 剥落;刮鳞;生水垢(scale的ing形式)
eg:However, he underestimates the scale of the problem.
然而，他却低估了问题的严重性。
eg:The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten.
这位患者按0到10分给这些疗法分级。
eg:The map, on a scale of 1:10,000, shows over 5,000 individual paths.
这张比例尺为1:10000的地图显示了5000条以上的独立小径。
参考答案：
1、is lowing 2、slightly 3、concerned
4、designing 5、standing
