F2F Class Notes February 10th (Ben)
How to use at, in, on and for.
How to ask road and traffic.
How to introduce myself.
What am I care for when I have a meat with foreigners with Chinese dish.
AT is usually used for small places or punctual moments of time (work, 200RMB, 50km/h, 7pm),
IN is usually used for anything that can surround you, like bigger places or longer periods of time (years, cities, mood, etc)
AT =
small place
at home, at work, at the office, at school, at my company, at the entrance, at the bottom of the building, at the crossroad
time
at 6 o’clock, at 7 pm, at night, at midnight, at noon
direction
He threw the ball at me. He shouted at her.
price, speed
A Ferrari sells at 1,000,000 RMB and can go at 200 km/h. Alibaba is growing at 3% a year.
topic
I am good at maths, but I’m bad at languages.
Example
Let’s meet at the office at 6 pm, we can look at a movie. The tickets sell at 50 RMB only so they go away at a fast speed. I am good at following new movies.
IN
time
I got married in 2009. It was in September in a big park.
big place
I live in Shanghai.
I am at the office in Xuhui.
after 以后/ within 之内 a period of time
I will go back to my hometown in a week.
I can’t finish this work in only three hours.
a way, a form of an exchange
Pay me in cash, please
Hindus believe kindness is rewarded in good luck.
a condition
After the accident, the whole car fell in pieces. The driver walked away in great anger, but his passenger fell in a coma.
Example: In a week, it will be the Chinese New Year, there will be few people in Shanghai. If it’s too cold, I will let my cat come in the living-room. This way my mother won’t be in a bad mood.
in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening
at night
ON
days
on Monday, on September 9th
active
The computer is on. The deal is still on. Let’s carry on (continue)
above, next to
I don’t have any money on me but there is some on the table.
When you walk on Nanjing Road, there are shops on the left and on the right.
about
This is a book on Chinese history
just after
On Jesse’s entry in the room, we will have to say hello. On hearing he was fired, he left the room.
other uses
On the TV, on the internet
depend on, bet on a horse,
Don’t speak to him, he is on drugs and might be dangerous.
busy = He is on vacation, he is on his lunch break
It’s hard to live on 10 dollars a day.
Example: I’m tired. Let’s carry on on Monday, the boss won’t be on vacation on that day. But he might be tired as he is on antidepressants since his wife left him. He believes everything he sees on the news on our country, he lives on a shoestring and depends a lot on us. I’m afraid we won’t be able to launch our new product on the market this month.
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