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CAPEX abbr. 资本支出（capital expenditures） value proposition 企业或产品通过独特价值吸引客户的策略性陈述 A strong value proposition clearly communicates how your product solves customers’ pain points better than competitors.（强大的价值主张需清晰传达产品如何优于竞品解决客户痛点。） touch points 强调用户与企业、品牌或产品产生互动的具体节点（如广告、客服、产品界面等） Effective marketing strategies require mapping all customer touch points, from social media ads to post-purchase follow-ups.（有效营销策略需规划所有客户触点，涵盖社交媒体广告至售后跟进。）
steering group 指导小组/steering committee 指导委员会
increase visibility into operational efficiencies and bottlenecks improve customer service and retention
geographic expansion / corporate expansion Geographic expansion increases operational costs but diversifies revenue streams The CEO prioritized corporate expansion through acquisitions immune to industry hype 对行业炒作免疫
seed budget The startup allocated a seed budget to prototype development.（初创公司为原型开发分配了启动预算。） blow budget Unexpected costs blew the budget for the marketing campaign.（意外开销超出了营销活动的预算。）
Staying relevant Staying relevant means finding new ways to offer added value, support the team, and contribute. The world is a competitive jungle and unless you dial in on how you can differentiate your company or skill set, Darwin’s evolutionary theory will have some real personal meaning happy path 保持竞争力意味着不断探索新的方式提供附加价值、支持团队并做出贡献。世界如同一个竞争丛林，若不能明确制定如何使企业或技能脱颖而出，达尔文的进化理论将对个人产生现实意义。顺境之路
buy in 入股参与或理念认同 The venture capital firm aimed to buy in 30% of the company’s shares, but eventually chose to buy out the entire business.（风投公司原计划购入30%股权，但最终决定全资收购。） buy out 全面收购或终止关系 Lack of employee buy-in often leads to failed reforms, whereas a hostile buy-out may trigger legal battles.（员工缺乏认同常导致改革失败，而恶意收购可能引发法律纠纷。） upsell 劝说购买更昂贵或更多商品 The waiter tried to upsell customers by suggesting a larger drink for an extra $2. crosssell 推荐相关或互补商品 E-commerce platforms use AI to cross-sell items based on browsing history.
Thermal coal 热煤 coking coal 焦煤 Market Relevance 市场相关性 指产品或服务与当前市场需求、竞争环境或消费者需求的匹配程度，侧重战略层面的适配性 Strong demand from China and India still makes Indonesian grades more relevant due to their cost efficiencies. 来自中国和印度的强劲需求，仍使印尼（产品）品级因其成本效益更具市场相关性 Indonesia’s renewable energy research makes its coal grades more relevant in Asian markets despite environmental concerns。 （尽管存在环境争议，印尼的可再生能源研究使其煤炭品级在亚洲市场更具相关性。）
Freight vs. Cargo： Freight 强调运输过程及费用，Cargo 侧重货物本身属性； Freight vs. Shipping： Shipping 特指海运，Freight 覆盖多运输模式
subdued demand 需求不旺 “growing steel demand in india and southeast asia offers some support, but may not fully offset potential moderation in China” 可译为： “印度及东南亚地区钢铁需求的持续增长提供了一定支撑，但可能无法完全抵消中国市场需求潜在放缓的影响。”
Hey xxx, free to sync on the haircut logic later? Want to ensure I’m on the right track.
so is the new product already returned from api? Yes, but typically only after the product is officially launched. APIs usually connect to the production database, so only data from launched products is accessible through the API.
All APIs will return complete data when available. For testing, ensure the testing API environment is fully populated with the required data (there seems to be a gap in data handover from Luis to me). For production, data will only be accessible after the official launch.
Hi team, I’ve identified a gap in the data handover from peter to me. To resolve this, could you confirm whether Luis had set up the testing API for you yesterday? This will help me ensure data continuity and proper configuration.
Based on this, it appears testing APIs were never utilized from the outset. Let me also search through document backups to verify if any testing APIs existed previously.
I would like to schedule a brief meeting later today to provide an update on the CAMT053 test. Please let me know what time would be convenient for you.
This is to confirm that the settlement price displayed on a Monday (before 7:00 PM) should be the one from the previous Friday.
The ‘Accounts’ category in the Excel file appears to be empty. What is the best way to verify its accuracy, regardless of whether it contains data or is supposed to be blank?
touch base vs discuss Would it be possible to connect briefly today at your convenience to discuss the clearing repository permissions? do you have a few minutes today to touch base on the clearing repo permissions? Thanks!
Is UAT testing performed in a test environment? If yes, how is the test environment maintained and how does APEX make sure it represents the production environment at the time of testing?
“To my knowledge, there is no test environment. You should probably confirm with the Finance Department or the person who purchased this service. As far as I know, Yonyou provides their service by having users log into their system. All services are offered by Yonyou and are not hosted on our end.”
Are there scheduled jobs / batch jobs set up within the Yonyou application?
If applicable, please provide details of the scheduled jobs in the system showing the job names and frequencies.
“To my knowledge, no scheduled or batch jobs are configured on our end. If you are referring to business-process-related jobs (e.g., financial closing, automated reports), I recommend confirming with the Finance Department, as the IT team only manages user access and does not handle business-domain configurations.
If your question pertains to scheduled jobs on Yonyou’s side (such as system backups or data synchronization), note that these are fully managed by Yonyou. Their internal processes are not visible to us, so we do not have details regarding job names or frequencies.”
Dear [Recipient’s Name],
I hope this email finds you well.
Could you kindly review and approve the 2025 Website Maintenance Contract along with the attached invoice at your earliest convenience? Please let me know if you need any additional details.
Thank you for your time and support.
Hi [Name],
Seeking your approval on the 2025 Website Maintenance Contract and attached invoice. Let me know if you need any changes.
Subject: Re: Authorization Clarification for Annex A Sign-off
Kindly note that Richard is not authorized to act in the capacity of CFO and sign off the Annex A.
Currently the official CFO designation rests with our CEO, Peter.
Regards, Tom
Hi Tom,
Thank you for the clarification. Noted that Peter (CEO) remains the designated approver for Annex A in the absence of an official CFO.
We’ll ensure to route the document to him for signing. Appreciate your guidance!
Hi [Name],
Thank you for the clarification. I was just about to reach out to Nelson, but I’ll hold off and wait for Finance to follow up on the remaining steps.
Appreciate your guidance!
Hi Peter,
Thank you for sharing this—much appreciated!
Hi [Name],
Thanks for sending these documents over. I’ve reviewed the attachment and everything looks in order.
Appreciate your help!
Hi [Name],
The LCD team has reviewed the quotes, invoice, and our existing Master Service Agreement. The vendor has already revised the invoice per peter’s comments.
Could you please sign Annex A at your earliest convenience? Let me know if you need any additional details.
Thanks for your support!
Dear Finance Team,
Please find attached the signed documents for your reference. Kindly proceed with the payment arrangement at your earliest convenience.
Thank you for your assistance.
Hi [Name],
May I postpone the update to tomorrow? I need Infra’s assistance to whitelist my IP for admin page access, but they’re on leave today.
Let me know if this works for you.
Dear [Name],
I’ve completed the update as requested. Please review at your convenience and let me know if any adjustments are needed.
Hi [Manager’s Name],
The attached invoice is due soon, and the vendor has followed up for payment.
Could you please review and approve it at your earliest convenience?
Thank you,
[Your Name]
“has followed up” (现在完成时) 在商务沟通中通常比 “is following up” (现在进行时) 更专业、更常用
视角：强调 动作的完成及其对现在的影响。它表达的意思是“供应商已经跟进过了（这个动作完成了），而我们现在收到了这个信息，需要处理它”。
隐含意义：关注的是“跟进”这个事实本身，以及它给我们带来的结果（即我们需要行动）。它听起来像是一个客观的、已经发生的事件陈述，为我们的请求提供了一个中立的理由。
The vendor is following up. (现在进行时)
视角：描述 当前正在发生的动作。它表达的意思是“供应商此刻正在跟进”。
隐含意义：这会给人一种“供应商正在紧盯着我们”的紧迫感，甚至可能带有一丝被催促的压迫感。在某些情况下，可能会被解读为你在向经理传递压力。
旁白 Voice-over 画中画 Picture-in-Picture (PIP) 独白 Monologue / Interior Monologue 字幕 Subtitle / Caption 情节 Plot 次要情节 Subplot 分屏 Split Screen 切出镜头/插入镜头 cutaway 特写 Close-Up (CU) 中景 Medium Shot (MS) 远景/全景 Long Shot (LS) / Wide Shot (WS) 俯拍镜头 High-Angle Shot 仰拍镜头 Low-Angle Shot 推位摄影/跟踪镜头 Tracking Shot Montage An editing technique that combines a series of short shots to condense space, time, or information. Specific types include Accelerated Montage (to increase tension) and American Montage (often to show the passage of time or a summary of events) .
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encumbered assets 抵押资产 免除信用卡年费 waive credit card annual fee 还信用卡钱 settle/pay credit card bills
交通卡Fare Card for bus and train journeys 月票 Price for all existing monthly concession passes remain unchanged. tap fare card tap in tap out swipe credit card scan fingerprints scan in scan out speculate vs hedge vs invest vs infer The main purpose of speculation, on the other hand, is to profit from betting on the direction in which an asset will be moving. Hedgers reduce their risk by taking an opposite position in the market to what they are trying to hedge. The main difference between speculating and investing is the amount of of risk undertaken in the trade. Typically, high-risk trades that are almost akin to gambling fall under the umbrella of speculation, whereas lower-risk investments based on fundamentals and analysis fall into the category of investing. As verbs the difference between speculate and infer is that speculate is to think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate while infer is to introduce (something) as a reasoned conclusion; to conclude by reasoning or deduction, as from premises or evidence.
A sudden spike in interest in ‘Green’ options has taken us by surprise, how to offer energy efficient models, and still manage our legacy inventory. 市场对“绿色”选项的兴趣激增令我们措手不及，如何在提供高能效产品的同时妥善处理传统库存？legacy inventory 指因技术迭代或政策变化滞销的传统产品（如燃油车、非智能电器）
Don’t lose sight of the business plan you created, among the cross-currents of internal politics and group management. 在内部政治与团队管理的暗流中，切勿忽视你制定的商业计划 cross-currents暗流
The driver is a stronger organization that can deliver ever increasing benefits. 核心驱动力在于构建能持续创造增效的强大组织架构
discount <-> mark-up
A store buys a shirt for $50 from a supplier. They apply a 50% mark-up, meaning they increase the price by 50% of the cost price.
Wholesale warehouse sale retail 尾货 Wei Huo is the normal order of foreign trade surplus goods. merchandise / goods
to tender one’s resignation（提交辞呈）to tender one’s thanks（致以谢意）to tender an apology（致歉）to tender for a contract（为一份合同投标） The company submitted a tender for the construction project.（该公司为那个建设项目提交了一份标书。）
Peter has tendered his resignation. There will be an interview to find his replacement.或 Peter has resigned. They will hold interviews to replace him.
Retrenchment Benefits 辞退费 in your line of work the word “line” refers to a specific field, occupation, or area of expertise. It’s a commonly used expression to talk about someone’s profession or the kind of tasks they regularly perform in their job. Example: “In your line of work, you probably deal with a lot of clients.” This means: In your profession (e.g., sales, law, medicine), you likely interact with many clients.
in the course of your work
compel compulsory retrenchment He said such benefits should apply to all staff, including professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) and management. Currently, retrenchment benefits are determined by agreements between employers and employees. Mr Lim also suggested that the retrenchment benefit law should compel companies to pay a minimum sum of between three and six months of benefits, depending on the employee’s length of service. –http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/make-retrenchment/2667720.html?cx_tag=undefined&cid=tg:recos:undefined:standard#cxrecs_s http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/04/07/did-this-employee-take-work-life-balance-too-far/#14d119415c42 http://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/2016/04/07/did-this-employee-take-work-life-balance-too-far/#14d119415c42 http://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/news/over-6-in-10-local-firms-have-mentally-absent-employees-says-survey working remotely www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-things/10-good-reasons-why-working-remotely-makes-sense/
裁员 chop cut 罢工
transit strike 公交罢工
doctrines 教义 教条 law enforcement appreciation depreciation belittle bifurcate bilateral matter crony 裙带关系 civil decency derail dissenter dismantle deficit domestic
erratic implication injunction indigenous 本土的 legislation judiciary offshored overreach overhear non-parties peasent proverbial provoke resilient resolute relegate reciprocate retaliatory
succumb spook ultimatum uphold vigilant viligantes Zeitgeist
tip of the spear yield back
what’s the US reaction to xxx’s remarks tit to tat quote unquote coopetition 合作竞争 omnichannel 全渠道 convertible debt 可换债务; well oiled (especially of an organization) operating smoothly.”the ruling party’s well-oiled political machine” 2.informal drunk.”I was pretty well oiled that evening”
peninsular play out 商务/政治领域：表示事件逐步展开或谈判进程演变，强调动态性。 牛津词典典型例句：”The trade tensions will play out over the next fiscal quarter.” 实际应用例句（结合搜索结果）：”The U.S.-EU trade talks may play out differently depending on tariff adjustment timelines”
to come 与 “yet” 连用强调未完成的未来事件 The crucial phase of negotiations is yet to come.”（谈判的关键阶段尚未到来） 后置定语成分 修饰名词，强调时间延续性和未来性 Economic policies for years to come must address climate risks.”（未来数年的经济政策需应对气候风险）
optics 舆论形象 公众形象 I think the optics here are terrible and the first shoe to drop is going to be gobsmacking realization on the part of a lot of regular Americans that this university is already stitting on 54 billion dollars “我认为此事的公众观感极差，而首当其冲的冲击将是许多普通美国人震惊地意识到——这所大学已经坐拥540亿美元资金 nationalism
narrative treaty due consultation subject to approval after due consultation with the Member State”官方译文：“经与会员国协商后报批”（联合国文件）
hostile
law enforcement
white supremacy dei diversity/equity/inclusion
zionist
tax exempt status
arsenal 兵工厂 军械库 bunker theater of war 战区 missile massacre reservist 预备役军人英 [rɪˈzəːvɪst] surgical strike 外科手术式打击 wreckage
monopoly on electronic warfare supremacy 对电子战优势的垄断 radar warfare A launch command, vetted by an AI fire control system, initiated the flight of a sleek, ramjet-powered Chinese missile streaking through the upper atmosphere toward a French-built aircraft. This event signified the crumbling of a long-standing assumption: that no non-Western air force could successfully deploy its indigenous weapon systems in real combat to challenge a frontline NATO-standard fighter.
cult priest 神父 catholic 天主教 inshallah 真主保佑
US CHINA discriminate discrimination discrete discretion monopoly Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of individuals based on their membership, or perceived membership, in a certain group, such as race, ethnicity, religion, skin color, etc. It involves the group’s initial reaction or interaction,influencing someone’s behavior toward the group, restricting members of one group from opportunities that are available to another group, leading to the exclusion of the individual or group based on logical or irrational decision making. –«the dragon network» https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=budNEqARJBAC&pg=PT13&lpg=PT13&dq=dragon+network+malaysia++policy&source=bl&ots=rKvDXCLePd&sig=FowsTDzSgumwa8e_2Wtvr56kZ20&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiohdexlPXLAhVIHY4KHe56BdEQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=dragon%20network%20malaysia%20%20policy&f=false North Korea (officially known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or DPRK) has owned the title of “Most Worthless Government on Earth” for decades. It owes that title to many things; one of them is its monopoly on the information to which its citizens have access. (Others include things like imprisoning and executing dissidents.) –https://www.yahoo.com/tech/new-use-for-old-flash-1393496814829622.html http://www.businessinsider.sg/china-lost-500-billion-in-reserves-in-2015-2016-5/?r=US&IR=T#.VzvR3dV96Um
about China Here’s how China managed to lose $500 billion in reserves in one year Read more at http://www.businessinsider.sg/china-lost-500-billion-in-reserves-in-2015-2016-5/#YsTShVu1vIKBlIaj.99 www.businessinsider.sg/china-lost-500-billion-in-reserves-in-2015-2016-5/?r=US&IR=T#.Vy1BfKMRXqC#s70t9uuYAh30CGLr.97 Hundreds of Chinese parents who lost their only child are now demanding compensation www.businessinsider.com/r-hundreds-of-bereaved-chinese-protest-over-one-child-compensation-2016-4?IR=T&r=US&IR=T China’s startup investment fund is bigger than the entire GDP of Denmark www.businessinsider.com/chinas-startup-investment-fund-is-bigger-than-denmarks-gdp-2016-4?IR=T&r=UK&IR=T China plans to tear down walls of gated condos and let public in www.theedgemarkets.com/article/china-plans-tear-down-walls-gated-condos-and-let-public China’s missile gambit https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-missile-gambit/2016/02/21/fc87c29a-d746-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html?utm_term=.b9331253c0d1
territory region protectorate state http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/3572/what-are-province-territory-protectorate-state
sexual harassment human dynamics 社会学研究：分析群体行为（如“human dynamics in crowd behavior analysis”）。 企业管理：优化团队协作（如“manage human dynamics to boost productivity”）。 人工智能：模拟人类交互（如“model human dynamics in virtual environments”）
judge（法官）和 jury（陪审团）
general public common good Policymakers should prioritize the common good over individual interests.（决策者应优先考虑公共利益而非个人利益。） Sacrificing personal gains for the common good is a core value in many cultures.（为共同利益牺牲个人利益是许多文化的核心价值。）
mega trend 大趋势”或“重大趋势” The shift toward multipolar globalization reflects a mega trend of geopolitical realignment.（多极化全球化的转向体现了地缘政治格局重构的重大趋势。）
seaborne 海运