F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Grammar

I am late for 5 minutes –>
I am 5 minutes late.

They only care the final result about image –>
They only care about the final result.

She only makes help for Judy –>
She only helps Judy.

Nanjing Road is a street _____ you can find many shops.
1. where
2. on which
= Nanjing Road is a street that you can find many shops on

This is the bed ________ my cats sleep.
1. on which
2. where
= This is the bed that my cats sleep on

This is the tree _________ I often sleep.
1. against which
2. under which
= This is the tree that I often sleep under –> no ‘it’ !

Japan is the country _________ North Korea sent a missile.
1. above which
2. over which
= Japan is the country that NK sent a missile over

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Noun-adjectives are singular 单数

A five-year old child is five years old.
A 2-week course is 2 weeks long.
A 2,000 dollar watch

I’m not sure whether we have 40-minute class or 1-hours class –>
I’m not sure whether we have a 40-minute class or a 1-hour class

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the office company –> the office of the company
many years experience –> many years of experience

What parts do you like from Chinese?
What personality trait of the Chinese do you like?

Vocabulary

approachable = easy to approach, easy to make friends with
Chinese people are pretty approachable. You can speak to them and they will answer.

成语 = a Chengyu, a 4-character idiom

a few idioms:
It’s raining cats and dogs.
I put my foot in my mouth. (I said something I shouldn’t have)
She is the apple of my eye. (She is very important to me)

a few sayings:
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.
Money can’t buy happiness.