Profile Update Notes (Jesse)

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Next update February 2020

Vocabulary

we don’t have any other opportunity – there’s nothing we can do – 

lay sb out – punch sb to make them fall over
lay sb off – fire them

projections / forecast – future analysis of numbers
eg. the projections for next year are looking good

it’s a fraction of the revenue – a small part
eg. Local business sales is a fraction of the total revenue, the majority comes from global

slow down the increasement  – slow down the increase / growth

vicious cycle – bad things cause bad things which cause bad things…
eg. the economic problems in China are part of a vicious cycle

Grammar

I’m not as good as you

Pronunciation

Vienna – vee YEN na
Vietnam – vee yet NAM