Business English Breakdown: China Business News

Business English Breakdown - China Business News

In our Business English Breakdown weekly series, we look at business news from China, and either Brazil, the European Union, or Japan, on a rotating basis.

I hand select a news article and examine the news article for three (3) key phrases to pre-teach vocabulary that you may not know. So, when you read the article, you will better understand it!

China Business News Story

Headline:   China Is About to Take America's Online-Shopping Crown

Vocabulary Excerpts:

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 ...America's online-shopping crown - that is to say, America's leadership in online shopping


Bain pegs the digital penetration of China’s economy... - In this case, "peg" means to put or to fix. 

Singles Day has become an epic e-commerce event... - Anything that is "epic" is monumental, of huge importance. 

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Business English Class Notes:

Now you should be able to read the article and understand it better. 

I encourage you to read busines news written for native English speakers every day to boost your vocabulary. 

Join me every Saturday for a different business headline, either from Brazil, the EU, or Japan. Therefore, it is a rotating headline. The China Business article stays on Thursdays.

Thank you and Happy Business English Learning!

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