VOA慢速英语:Chinese Businesses Struggle as Economy Slows

短语讲解：

1. The long trade mall area is home to thousands of storefront businesses.

thousands of 数千的
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components.
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。

2. Many companies consider Yiwu a good place to do business because of the support and freedom the local government gives sellers.

because of 因为，由于
例句：The journey was slow because of continual stops.
由于常常停下来，所以行程很慢。

3. “Some shop owners are losing money, not making any profits and mounting up debt, and because of that, some are only here for a while and then have to shut down their businesses,” Xue said. He hopes to get them online, but not all are willing.

shut down 停工; 完全关闭; 停下
例句：Please shut down the lid of a box.
请关上箱盖。

4. Many of the business owners who said they are coping had a few things in common.

in common 共有
例句：I have no doubt little in common with the world of fashion.
我的确毫无上流社会的气息。

5. We are spending more money on product, quality and cost control as well as new product development,” Shu said.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。