VOA慢速英语:China’s Planned 'Silk Road' Reaches London

route – n. a way that someone or something regularly travels along

cheap – adj. not costing a lot of money; less expensive; less costly

stagnate – v. to stop developing, progressing, moving, etc.; to be or become stagnant

absorb – v. to take in and make (something) part of a larger group, country, etc.

capacity – n. the ability to hold or contain people or things (usually singular)

globalize – v. to make (something) cover, involve or affect the entire world; to begin to operate throughout the world