VIP Class Notes (Jesse) [W]

Grammar

in noon – at noon / at midday 

whether = if + or not 

Vocabulary

peak time = busy time for a business
peak hour / rush hour = the busy time of the day for public transport
eg. I don’t like taking the metro / subway / underground during peak hour

foundation / base

speak out – to say sth publicly in support of sth / against sth

speak up – break silence
speak up – speak louder

speak – say sth

according to / based on = to use sth to decide / act / follow
eg. we always act according to the contract

regarding / in terms of / based on = about
eg. regarding our plans tomorrow, let’s get coffee at 10AM

probably / maybe 
probable / possible 
eg. I will probably go to school tomorrow
eg2. It’s probable that I will go to school tomorrow

influence / affect / impact (v)
influence / effect / impact (n)

how much money = the amount of money 
eg. I don’t know how much money you have / I don’t know the amount of money you have
eg2. I don’t know how much time you have = I don’t know how long you have / the amount of time you have

spirits – 40% alcohol

Writing exercise

To be as a risk analyst in the company, the main responsibility of mine is to assess our clients’ quality and then give preliminary decision whether we would assign a certain credit limit or not. Meanwhile, I also assist other departments, such as assets department and sales department, in recovering our funds in terms of our policies.

For most of time in the past, our clients could pay on time. However, due to large scale spread of Coronavirus around the world, some clients’ operation are impacted and they could not obtain enough cash to pay us. We are now checking how much affection they suffered and preparing to draft necessary measures to deal with it. It is properly we will delay the payment term and lowing the interest rate they expect. The reason we make a concession is that we want to keep long-term relationship with them. After all, we are difficult to find more clients with better qualification in current situation. We are public company listed on HK stock market and it is quite important to show fair business performance.

To be as / As a risk analyst in this company / the company (that) I work for, the main responsibility of mine is to assess our clients’ quality and then make a preliminary decision about / on whether we would assign a certain credit limit (or not). Meanwhile, I also assist other departments, such as assets department and sales department, in recovering our funds according to / based on our policies.

Most of the time in the past, our clients could / were able to pay on time. However, due to the large scale spread of Corona-virus around the world, some clients’ operation are / has been impacted and they could not / were not able to obtain enough cash to pay us. We are now measuring the effects on them and preparing to draft necessary measures to deal / cope with it. It is probable that we will delay the payment term and lower / decrease / drop / reduce the interest rate to what they / a level they can accept. The reason we make a concession is that we want to keep long-term relationship with them. After all, it is difficult for us to find more clients with better qualification in current situation. We are a public company listed on HK stock market and it is quite important to show strong / excellent / solid business performance.