The IMF expects the world economy to grow 3.3% this year， down from 3.6% in 2018. In its previous forecast in January， the IMF had predicted that international growth would reach 3.5% this year.
国际货币基金组织预计全球经济今年增速会在3.3%左右，比2018年的3.6%略微下降一些。在19年1月份的预测中，国际货币基金组织原本预测今年的全球经济增速会在3.5%。
For the United States， IMF economists downgraded their growth forecast for this year to 2.3% from 2.9% in 2018.
国际货币基金组织预测美国2019年的经济增速会从2018年的2.9%降低至2.3%。
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为何IMF对美国、欧洲、日本等发达国家的经济增速前景预期降低？
The euro areaeconomy lost more momentum than expected as consumer and business confidence weakened and car production in Germany was disrupted by the introduction of new emission standards; investment dropped in Italy; and external demand， especially from emerging Asia， softened.
在欧元区，经济衰退的程度比预期得还严重 。在欧元区，消费者和市场信心在降低;随着新的排放政策出台，德国的汽车生产也受到了影响;意大利的投资在减少;外部市场(尤其是亚洲新兴市场)对欧元区的需求也在放缓。
Elsewhere， natural disasters hurt activity in Japan.
自然灾害会影响日本的经济活动。
图 via AP;IMF首席经济学家Gita Gopinath
“This is a delicate moment for the global economy，” Gita Gopinath， the IMF’schief economist ， said at a news conference， while cautioning that the fund does not foreseean international recession .
IMF首席经济学家 Gita Gopinath在新闻发布会上说：“现在是全球经济非常脆弱的时刻。”但她警示IMF目前还没有预测到全球性的经济衰退 。
