F2F Class Notes 24 June (Peter)

Corrections

I work in garments – I work in a clothing exports company

I’ve been in this company just for three month – I’ve only been in this company for three months

After graduated – After I graduated/after graduation

Have a try – try it out*

            *Note: the suggested phrase sounds more natural (试一下).

How the outside world is like – what the outside world is like

I thought Shanghai was clean enough – I used to think Shanghai was clean enough

The building in Shanghai – the buildings in Shanghai

I didn’t hear it before – I haven’t heard it before

Vocabulary

Palestine – a country near Egypt, Israel, and Jordan (巴勒斯坦).

United Arab Emirates – A country located on the Persian Gulf, 阿联酋

Grammar

The difference between I thought and I used to think is that the former is a single moment in time, and the latter is for a long period of time.

Phrases

The phrase taken back means “shocked.”

Ex. I was taken back that he could be so rude.

Ex. I was taken back when I heard Mandarin in Korea.

To blend in means to look like your surroundings.

Pronunciation

Garment (GAR-mint, two syllables)

Government (GUV-err-mint, three syllables)

Palestine (PAL-us-tine)