role reversal 角色逆轉

housing slump 房市重挫

credit crunch 信貸緊縮

derivatives 衍生性金融商品

oil-fat 因石油致富

red-hot emerging market紅火的新興市場

insulated 築起防火牆

overloaded with money 頭寸浮濫

unscathed 毫髮未損、全身而退

property price fluctuations

房地產價格變動

financials 金融面

outsourcing委外代工

back-office operations 後勤作業

call centers 客服中心

soft landing 軟著陸