F2F Class Notes 18th March (Tony)
Vocabulary
He was afraid that we would be late
from my memory – from what I remember/ I remember
for 6 months (total time)
philosopher – zhexuejia
eg: “Laozi and Confucious (Kongzi)
taoism – daojiao the religion or philosophy that laozi created
eg: “Laozi founded Taoism in China.”
religion – zongjiao, Christian(Jesus), Muslim(Allah), Buddhist(Buddha)
eg: “Religion is a powerful thing for many people.”
cult – a group that believes some crazy things, religious group
eg: “China doesn’t like cults, so they kicked out Fa Lun Gong.”
fluent – liuli, can speak a foreign language perfectly
eg: “Is he fluent in Chinese?” “No, I’m not fluent in French.”
Grammar
Past Participle
How are you? (Right now)
How have you been? (from anytime in the past until now)
I have been living in Shanghai for 10 years.
Present simple
I usually come here on weekdays
I come here on weekdays. (you don’t need to say usually because the grammar already explains it)
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