F2F Class Notes September 13th (Ben)
-‘I just finished my last swimming class’
-How do you feel about it?
-How did you feel about it?
-How did you feel about it?
-It’s a pity / a shame (be careful when using ‘It’s a shame’)
The buy the coffee beans and they roast them.
I do something
I have something done
-My hair was long so I had it cut
-My car was broken so I had it fixed
-They buy the coffee beans and they have them roasted in their factory.
I have someone do
-My hair was long so I had my hairdresser cut it.
-My car was broken so I had my mechanic fix it.
-They buy the coffee beans and they have their factory roast them.
(have –> make / get to = no choice)
-The child was naughty so his parents (1) made him stay home/ (2) got him to stay home.
-The waiter spilled water so his boss (1) made him clean it / (2) got him to clean it.
‘get something/someone to do’ I often used with ‘finally’
-I had been waiting for 3 months, but I finally got the boss to listen to me.
-I fixed the TV for 2 hours and I just got it to work.
-I couldn’t make the computer work for 1 hour, but I just got it to turn on.
so far = until now
What do you think about Smart English so far?
It’s = It has been worth it.
It’s far away from the place of the conversation.
to lick someone’s boots (bootlicking)
She is licking his boots a little.
British people like to have coffee and marmalade for breakfast.
like to have = like having
avoid doing
‘there it is’ = ‘okay’, 好了
revenue = income = sales 收入
expenditures = expenses 成本
If sales exceed expenses, the company is making profit. If they are not, it is making a loss.
Revenues exceeded expenditures by $10,000. Much of that was due to holiday sales.
“that” = revenues exceeding expenditures
overall = in general
how do we stand = what is our situation / where are we ?
considerably = very, a lot, really
a gap 间隔
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