VOA慢速英语:Chinese Businesses Struggle as Economy Slows

weather the storm – idiom to get through a difficult situation

porcelain – n. a material made of baked clay that can be fragile

booming – adj. doing very well

keep afloat – v. to get through a difficult time, to avoid sinking

mall – n. a large building or group of building that hold many stores

wholesale – adj. relating to businesses that sell to other business in large amounts of products

innovate – v. to do something in a new way, to have new ideas about the way something should be done

avenues – n. ways or methods to do something

perspective – n. a way of thinking about and understanding something

feeling the pinch – idiom to be noticeably affected by some hardship or problem

cope – v. to deal with problems or difficult situations and to try to create solutions