F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

a water fountain 饮水器

Most water fountains are made in China.

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/!\ How do you do ? = “Nice to meet you” (when you meet someone for the 1st time)

The answer to “How do you do?” is “How do you do?”

“Groundhog Day”

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a rule 规矩

When driving, you must obey traffic rules.

At SE, one student can only book one class a day; it’s the rules.

When someone asks “What are you up to?”, there is no specific rule on how to answer.

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accompany someone = walk together somewhere

Can you accompany me to the train station?

Grammar

I am used to it = 我习惯了

We are not used to (drinking) hot water

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I used to do = in the past, many times or for a long time

I used to live in Beijing. (= for a long time)

When I was a child, I used to wake up at 6.30. (=every morning for a long time)

When I was a radiologist, I used to work at a hospital.

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I daughter –> My daughter

She have –> She has

When, If, 没有将来时: When I am big, I want to be a truck driver.

If I am sick at 80 years old, I will stay home.

When my daughter grows up, she has to take care of herself

take care of sthg

Could you take care of the problem, please?

I need to take care of my daughter.

It was nice seeing you, take care (of yourself) !

“Take care” = “Take care of yourself !” = “Bye !”

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You can often use the present to replace the future

(Are you eating? = now)

Are you coming back tomorrow? = Will you come back tomorrow?

Do you coming? –> Are you coming?

But you cannot use the present to replace the past

Something needs to be done =/= Something has been done

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in 2 days 后天

Are you coming back in 2 days?

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In the past half-year, I have played snooker with my friends once in a while. (= I have been playing)