【今日VOA朗读材料 4/20/2012】

昨天跟读了一次VOA，短短的两小段跟读，和原读在语音语调上学了很多。今后不定期贴出VOA朗读材料，一起学习，互相帮助，共同进步。

下面是原读link及原文，大家可以只读前三小段，短小一些，以便反复练习。

http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/business/world-bank-148188565.html

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report.

Representatives of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have gathered in Washington. World Bank President Robert Zoelick spoke to them on Thursday. This is the last time he attends the spring meetings of the two organizations as World Bank president. Earlier this week, Jim Yong Kim was officially chosen as the bank’s twelfth president.

Mr. Zoellick said developing countries are now engines of growth.

“Developing countries have provided two thirds of global growth over the past five years,” he said. But he added that many developing nations still face big problems. He said all members need to work together better “for their common interest.”