F2F Class Notes 7th April (Tony)

Vocabulary

Thank God it’s Friday!

as long as we completed a part / we thought of every part’s ending as a milestone

As long as they pay me, I will still work here./ If they pay me I will still work here. (‘As long as’ expresses duration)

As long as I insist on coming to English lessons for a long time, my English skill will be improve significantly.

duration – the total time something lasts

eg: The duration of the film is 220 minutes, it is way too long.

rare – uncommon or hard to find

eg: That’s a rare name.

celestial ADJ.- from heaven or heavenly

eg:  Mars is a celestial body, also called a planet.

intuition – a feeling of something, even if you don’t really know for sure.

eg: Most women usually have better intuition than men.

Pronunciation

intuition – In too Ih-shun

Deconstruction: take apart the sentence for direct translation. To see the Logic.

Wo hen chang shi jian mei lai zhe li

I very long time without come here.  (Incorrect English sentence)

Reconstruction: How to put the sentence back together. Using logic from English.

I have not come here for a very long time.

Wo yi zhi mei lai zhe li hen chang shi jian.   (Incorrect Chinese sentence)

Reconstruct one Chinese ChengYu Phrase into CORRECT English.