2016.6.1
news from BBC
OECD warns of Brexit 'negative shock'
OECD支持脱欧，给出了一系列数据。
1. The UK's economy would suffer "a large negative shock" if it left the EU, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said.
organisation 组织，机构
2. By 2020, GDP in the UK could be more than 3% below the level it might otherwise have been if it had remained in the EU, the think tank said.
below 【bɪˈləʊ】 在...下面
Under指方位上的下面 Below指统计数据，水平在某某之下，如温度在零度以下等等
otherwise 否则，相反地，其它方面
You use otherwise before stating the general condition or quality of something, when you are also mentioning an exception to this general condition or quality.
3. John Longworth, chair of the Vote Leave Business Council, said the report was flawed.
council 【ˈkaʊnsl】 委员会
flaw 【flɔ:】 缺陷，瑕疵
4. "The weaker UK economy, as well as possible new restrictions after exit from the European Union, would lower net migration inflows, adding to the supply-side challenges by reducing the size of the labour force," it said in its latest economic outlook.
net 净得的，网
migration 【maɪˈgreɪʃn】 迁移，移居 immagrant 移民，侨民
inflow 【ˈɪnfləʊ】 流入物 flow 流
5. "Some of these effects could be offset by reductions in domestic regulatory burdens, but the overall net effect on living standards would be strongly negative. By 2030, UK GDP could be over 5% lower than otherwise if exit had not occurred."
offset 抵消，补偿
regulatory 【ˈregjələtəri】 调整的，监管的 regulate 监管，调节，校准，管理 regulation 规则，管理
burden 【bɜ:dn】 负担，包袱
overall 全部的，全体的，全面的
6. The OECD said that the impact of a Leave vote would not be merely confined to the EU, which warned of "substantial negative consequences for the United Kingdom, the European Union and the rest of the world".
confine 【kənˈfaɪn】 限制，局限于
consequence 结果
7. The OECD identifies three countries that are especially exposed to the UK economy - Ireland（爱尔兰）, the Netherlands（荷兰） and Luxembourg（卢森堡）. It also points to two European, but non-EU nations which have strong links - Norway（挪威） and Switzerland（瑞士）.
expose 【ɪk'spəʊz】 揭露，揭发，使暴露
be exposed to 面临着，接受
8. Chancellor George Osborne welcomed the report, saying: "While the Leave campaign indulges in the fantasy politics of uncosted and unworkable proposals, in the real world we have had today another wake-up call of the grim economic consequences of leaving the EU and the single market.
chancellor 【'tʃɑ:nsələ】 大臣，校长
indulge 【ɪnˈdʌldʒ】 纵容，迁就，使（自己）沉溺于
proposal 【prəˈpəʊzl】 建议，提议 propose
grim 【grɪm】 冷酷的，残忍的
9. "But this is a flawed report that makes assumptions which have been roundly dismissed by senior economists," he added.
roundly 严厉地，粗暴地，大概地
dismiss 解雇，驳回，拒绝
senior 年长的，资深的