F2F Class Notes Octber 9th (Ben)

get off work

take account of sthg

Do the targets take account of the vacation?
The targets don’t take account of the vacation. That’s a shame. 真遗憾

regarding = in regards to = about
I’m calling regarding the apartment.
Regarding this problem, we have to find a solution.
In regards to this problem, I think I found a solution.

according to sthg/sb 根据，按照
According to the boss, we are all lazy. (the boss says we are lazy)

We should work according to the rules.
According to Chinese law, gambling is illegal.

When you speak of a document, rule, agreement, etc… you can replace “according to” by as per

As per my resume, I have many years of experience.

We must work as per the good procedures.

100 kph = kilometers per hour

to annualize

–> annualised

China’s economy is growing at an annualised rate of 5%.

-ize/-ise = 化 = make, turn into

apologise = make an apology

categorise = put into categories

colonise = turn into a colony

equalise = make equal

familiarise = make familiar

finalise = to make final, to finish

harmonise = to make harmony

annualize = to make into a year

I am trying to familiarise myself with the history of China and how it colonised Asia. Chinese emperors tried to harmonise different places and different rules and tried to equalise different provinces. They categorised their expenses and annualised them. This helped them finalise a great empire.

I pay for my internet every month, but I would like to annualize that cost. Then it will be annualised.

If you do nothing and watch TV all day, you will turn into / become a couch potato.

When the UK colonised America, America turned into a colony.

a balcony