F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

the whole night

a bat 蝙蝠 = an animal that sleeps upside down during the day and flies at night

a scenic spot 景点
Cambodia has a lot of scenic spots

a cicada = an insects that lives in trees and makes a very loud noise during summer 知了，蝉

catch / caught / caught
I caught a cold.
The police caught the suspect. / The suspect was caught by the police.

Grammar

You get there for 4 hours –>
It takes 4 hours to get there.

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You don’t live in China…. but I do.
Maybe you don’t need a guide, but she does.
You have never been abroad, but I have.

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When we was young, we often catch cicadas. –>
When we were young, we often caught cicadas.

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Chinese cities people –>
people in Chinese cities

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eat / ate / (have) eaten

I ate / I didn’t eat / Did you eat? = TIME IS CLEAR
this morning, yesterday, last night, 2 hours ago, when I lived in Beijing, before going to work, while watching TV, after I quit my job, during your trip, last May

I have eaten / I haven’t eaten / Have you eaten? = TIME IS UNCLEAR
already, never, ever, before, yet, until now, so far

I have been there last May –>
I went there last May

I ate for 3 hours = 我吃了三个小时的饭 TIME IS CLEAR
I have eaten for 3 hours = 我吃了三个小时的饭了 TIME IS UNCLEAR

I have never met Ben = UNCLEAR, until now
I never met Ben = CLEAR, it’s finished. Ben is gone. Or dead.

Pronunciation

a tree