Subtitle – Buy Now Pay Later
2024-2-2
Speaking Lesson with Ringle Tutor
Rephrasing
①I think the article comments that Apple provided the new payment service with the title Apple Buy Now Pay Later.
→ This articles describes a new payment service by Apple called 「Buy Now Pay Later」.
②The payment had some merit for customers to use it . They can borrow the loan without any fee, especially no-strings-attached.
→ This novel service has a number of merits to it, namely that the loans are no-strings-attached.
③
→ I am a clumsy person and I lose things though it doesn’t happen often . My biggest concern is regarding losing my smartphone so I can’t use smartphone payments. But Apple only allows the payments by authentication with biometrics.
→ I hate to admit it, but I’m a very clumsy person. Although it doesn’t happen all the time, I tend to lose things. If I were to lose my smartphone, I would be unable to use smartphone payment methods. Thankfully, Apple ensures that biometric authentication is required for payment.
Vocabulary
1. novel
new and original / not like anything seen before
2. namely
used when you want to give more detail or be more exact about something you have just said
ex) They brought lunch, namely sandwiches and soda.
ex) She made a suggestion, namely that the student not be admitted.
<Grammar> subjuctive mood; “the student not be admitted”
I demand that everyone have an opportunity to speak.
Sharon insisted that she be notified of any problems.
3. no-strings-attached
the act of doing something without asking for anything in return
ex) Danny said he’d do your chores today, no strings attached!
