F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Grammar

How long have you take to have a meal? –> How long did you take to have your meal?

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Countable nouns can’t be used by themselves:

meal –>

• A meal
• THE meal
• YOUR meal
• mealS

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some people is –> some people are

Vocabulary

adapt = accept a new situation, 适应
It is difficult for old people to adapt to society.
My grandmother can’t adapt to phones and computers.
Everything changes. You either adapt or die.
When I arrived to China, it took me 6 months to adapt.
This movie was adapted from a novel.
When you translate English to Chinese, you must adapt to local grammar rules.
When you translate a book into a movie, this is also called “adapting”.
There are several adaptations of the “Journey to the West.” 西游记

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adopt = take something as your own, especially a rule, an idea or a child
I was adopted. I have never known my true parents.
The government has adopted new traffic rules.
My boss finally adopted my viewpoint.
Conservative people hardly adopt new ideas like gay marriage.

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conserve = keep
You should conserve your food in a cold place.
Please conserve your ID with you.
Someone conservative wants to keep old traditions

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Pronunciation

adapt

adopt