VIP Class Notes (Raph)[W]

Vocabulary

Pursuit (n): 1- the act of trying to achieve a plan, activity, or situation, usually over a long period of time.the act of following someone or something to try to catch him, her, or it.
E.g.: The pursuit of happiness.
E.g.: The company is ruthless in its pursuit of profit.
E.g.: The union is on strike in pursuit of (= trying to achieve) a ten percent pay increase.
E.g.: Three people have been killed in high-speed pursuits by the police recently.
E.g.: The robbers fled the scene of the crime, with the police in pursuit.

Pursue (v): 1- to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it. 2- to try very hard to persuade someone to accept a job. 3- to try to discover information about a subject. 4- to try very hard to persuade someone to have a relationship with you. 5- If you pursue a plan, activity, or situation, you try to do it or achieve it, usually over a long period of time:
E.g.: The car was pursued by helicopters.
E.g.: The company has been pursuing him for some time, but so far he has rejected all their offers.
E.g.: We will not be pursuing this matter any further.
E.g.: He’s been pursuing her for months and yet she’s so clearly not interested.
E.g.: He decided to pursue a career in television.

Juvenile (n): 1-  silly and typical of a child (disapproving). 2- relating to a young person who is not yet old enough to be considered an adult.
E.g.: His behavior was very juvenile during the meeting, and his boss did not like that at all.
E.g.: Juvenile crime is on the rise, so the government is trying to come up with a plan to prevent it.

Reiterate (v): 1- to say something again, once or several times, in order to confirm it or make sure people understand.
E.g.: The government has reiterated its refusal to compromise with terrorists.
E.g.: She reiterated that she had never seen him before.

Sanction (n): 1-  an official order, such as the stopping of trade, that is taken against a country in order to make it obey international law.
E.g.: Many nations have imposed sanctions on the country because of its attacks on its own people.
E.g.: Trade/economic sanctions will only be lifted (= stopped) when the aggressor nation withdraws its troops.

Original:

Dear Angel,

We received the mass printing color boxes today. The quality of these boxes are good but the overall color is a little bit darker than the print proof.

Please kindly refer to attached photos for your reference.

We have asked the supplier about the possibility of remaking these boxes, however, all the boxes have already been delivered to their factory and they are afraid that they cannot catch the ship date since the CNY is just around the corner. Hopefully, these boxes can be accepted as is for these two shipments and they have promised to improve the color for future orders. If remaking these boxes is a must, the earliest available ship date will be after CNY around 3/20.

Please kindly help on this and apologize for the inconvenience.

Thank you.

Edited:

Dear Angel,

We have received the mass printing color boxes today. The quality of these boxes is good but the overall color is a little bit darker than what was on the print proof. I have attached some photos for your reference.

We have asked the supplier about the possibility of reprinting these boxes, but as they have all been delivered to the factory already, they are afraid that they won’t be able to make the shipping date, since the CNY is just around the corner. Hopefully, these boxes are acceptable as is for these two shipments. They have promised to improve the color for future orders. If reprinting these boxes is a must, the earliest available shipping date will be after CNY, around March 20th..

I apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you can help me with this.

Thank you.

Pronunciation

Pursue: /pɚˈsuː/

Pursuit: /pɚˈsuːt/

Juvenile: /ˈdʒuː.və.nəl/

Navigate: /ˈnæv.ə.ɡeɪt/ 

Reiterate: /riˈɪt̬.ɚ.eɪt/

Familiarity: /fəˌmɪl.iˈer.ə.t̬i/

Hierarchical: /ˌhɑɪ·əˌrɑr·kɪ·kəl/