F2F Class Notes (Ben) [S] ***

Grammar

I haven’t finished my homework already last time. –>
I haven’t finished my / last time’s homework yet

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finish / finished / finished

I finished / I didn’t finish / Did you finish ? = TIME IS CLEAR
this morning, yesterday, last night, at 4 pm, when I arrived to the office, after speaking to my boss, when I was a child, when I lived in Chongqing, last time

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

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I have already / I haven’t yet

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I haven’t met Ben = TIME IS UNCLEAR = I haven’t met Ben until now, but maybe I will meet him tomorrow.

I didn’t meet Ben = TIME IS CLEAR = It’s over. Ben has left China or has died. I will probably never meet him in the future.

If you want to add “last night”, you should choose “didn’t meet (because time is clear)
I didn’t meet Ben last night.

Vocabulary

geography = the study of the Earth
Recently, I have a strong interest in geography. I study countries, capitals, flags, borders and emblems.

an emblem = 国徽，徽章 the sign that represents a country
The national emblem of China is a red circle with 5 yellow stars and the Tiananmen Gate.

When you arrived a country, you would hope learn many parts of this country. I have been to many countries.

I’d like to share you with my business trip in Germany.
I have many colleagues of America. But when I was Simens’s employees, I have many Germans colleagues. When I went to Alangen, the place where Siemens headquarter located at, I was deeply attracted in every parts of it, not only people’s culture but also nature’s scenery in Bavaria province.

Bavaria province is the most advanced state in Germany. So its environment has been protected very well. That’s the reason why I like its nature scenery. For example, you couldn’t find any trash around its street. On the other hand, speaking of people’s culture, when you meet anyone in the street, although you are not familiar with each other, they also would give you friendly feedback. They will say to you “Do you need any help?”.

There is a very deep example in my mind. I forgot my credit card in its supermarket, but I found it immediately. I went back to the supermarket and told the employees in supermarket. She was more nervous than me. Because she told me she knew the thing and when I left the supermarket, she put my credit card in her drawer.

But she couldn’t take it (the credit card from her drawer) at that time. She told me she know where is my credit card at, but I went back to the supermarket and ask some help for her, she pulled out the drawer and found the credit card disappeared.

So she shared the information in whole supermarket throughout the microphone. Unfortunately, other employees told her she didn’t take my credit card or see it during this period.

At this time, the employee shows more nervous than me. He asked me to wait a moment and she tried her best to try my credit card anywhere. Then I waited for half hour. She told me she found my credit card in the space between the drawer and the floor.

At that time, I felt I’m very lucky, but she apologized for his mistake, even though I don’t think it was her mistake. She went to the store in the supermarket and took many small gifts out to make up for the time that she wasted. It’s her thinking, I think.

Even not only I got my credit card, but also, I got many gifts that their value were above my shopping’s value.

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