F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

come out = for a movie or a product, to arrive on the market
The movie Spiderman 3 came out last Wednesday.

anymore 
I used to speak Japanese, but I can’t speak it anymore. 我不会说了
At first I agreed with you, but after what happened last night, I can’t agree with you anymore. 我不能跟你同意了

more
I couldn’t agree with you more. = I totally agree with you.

a passage = a section, a part of a book or movie
I haven’t seen this movie, I only saw a few passages.

contagious = infectious, that can infect one person from another (good or bad things)
The flu is a contagious disease.
Yawning is contagious. When you see or read about someone yawning, you will naturally yawn too.
Good mood is contagious.

Grammar

zero o’clock –> at midnight
Thursday night at midnight

last morning –> yesterday morning

midnight = 00:00:00
Yesterday morning at midnight. = Between Thursday and Friday (if today is Saturday)
Yesterday night at midnight = Between Friday and Saturday (if today is Saturday)

at midnight = at 11
The movie came out last night at 11.
The movie will come out tonight at 11.

2ND CONDITIONAL : present + will = REAL SITUATIONS
If I take this job, I can make more money.

3RD CONDITIONAL : past + would = UNREAL SITUATIONS, DREAMS, HYPOTHETICAL SITUATIONS

If we are in a health society, friendly personality is contagious. –>
If we were in a healthy society, a friendly personality would be contagious.

I am going to have a meeting with Li Keqiang tomorrow. If I can meet Xi Jinping, I will be happy. REAL

I am going to China for 2 weeks. If I could meet Xi Jinping, I would be happy. UNREAL