OECD: Most Global Economies Could Slow Further

 　　A new report says that most of the world's major economies are likely to slow further, but that U.S., Japanese and Russian economic fortunes are showing signs of improving.

　　The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday that the leading economic indicators¹ for China show that the world's second largest economy have dropped in the last month and point to a slowdown.  OECD also said it recorded a decline in India, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea.

　　The 34-nation group, representing some of the world's largest economies, found falling economic fortunes in the 17-nation European bloc² that uses the common euro currency, including in Germany, with Europe's most robust³ economy. Europe has been struggling to cope with a two-year governmental debt crisis.

　　But OECD said the economies in the U.S., the world's largest, Japan and Russia are "showing stronger signs of a positive change in momentum⁴."

1 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

2 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。

3 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

4 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。