Business English (Listening): "Risk Assessment" B1

Vocabulary

A. BUSINESS VENTURE
Example: They started a new business venture in the tech industry.

• French: entreprise (Ils ont lancé une nouvelle entreprise dans le secteur technologique.)
• Korean: 사업 (그들은 기술 산업에서 새로운 사업을 시작했다.)
• Japanese: 事業 (彼らはテクノロジー業界で新しい事業を始めました。)
• Chinese: 创业项目 (他们在科技行业开始了一个新的创业项目。)

B. INVOLVES (verb)
Example: Her job involves talking to international clients.

• French: impliquer (Son travail implique de parler à des clients internationaux.)
• Korean: 포함하다 (그녀의 일에는 해외 고객과 대화하는 일이 포함된다.)
• Japanese: 含む (彼女の仕事には海外の顧客と話すことが含まれています。)
• Chinese: 涉及 (她的工作涉及与国际客户交谈。)

C. DELAYED (adj)
Example: The train was delayed because of the heavy rain.

• French: retardé (Le train a été retardé à cause de la forte pluie.)
• Korean: 지연된 (기차는 폭우 때문에 지연되었다.)
• Japanese: 遅れた (電車は大雨のせいで遅れました。)
• Chinese: 被延误的 (火车因为大雨被延误了。)

D. GETTING PAID
Example: She enjoys getting paid for doing creative work.

• French: être rémunérée (Elle aime être rémunérée pour son travail créatif.)
• Korean: 돈을 받는 것 (그녀는 창의적인 일을 하고 돈을 받는 것을 좋아한다.)
• Japanese: お金をもらうこと (彼女は創造的な仕事をしてお金をもらうのが好きです。)
• Chinese: 收到报酬 (她喜欢因为做有创意的工作而收到报酬。)

E. DEPOSIT (noun)
Example: I gave a deposit to reserve the apartment.

• French: acompte (J’ai versé un acompte pour réserver l’appartement.)
• Korean: 보증금 (나는 아파트를 예약하려고 보증금을 냈다.)
• Japanese: 頭金 (アパートを予約するために頭金を支払いました。)
• Chinese: 押金 (我为了预订公寓支付了押金。)

Guide Questions
1. What does the speaker say about new projects?
2. What does risk assessment involve? Talk about the speaker’s example.
3. What is another common risk?
4. What does the speaker say about materials?
5. What does the speaker say in the end?

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