Open F2F Class Notes 14th August (Ben)

I am doing 现在式

I am treating  我在对待

can / could, will / would, shall / should, must –> DO 不定式

I must do, I should do, You must talk, You should be happy

是 BE

We are treating animals better

We treat –> We should treat

We are treating –> We should be treating

We should be treating them a bit better.

I run very fast. = 主语 – 动词 – 副词 – 副词

He is smart. (形容词)

smart = pretty smart = darn smart (副词- 形容词)

pretty darn smart – 副词- 副词- 形容词

He works quickly. = 主语 – 动词- 副词

He works really quickly = 主语 – 动词- 副词- 副词

He is quiet.

He is unbelievably mysteriously quiet. = 副词-副词-形容词

pretty darn smart = very smart

You work pretty darn hard. I’m pretty darn old = I’m pretty damn old.

a month away =

  1. in one month (from the moment you say it)
  2. one month later (from any other moment)

Today is August 14th. My birthday is in one month.

My sister’s birthday is in April. My birthday comes one month later.

Taobao is great. You can buy stuff and receive it less than one day later.


Original text

People always regret what they have done. People always say I should be studying hard at school . I could be performing better in that interview . I shouldn’t be treating my parents like that.It’s not just what we are actually doing matters,the profile as a whole responsible for reasonable planning is extremely important.

We should draw up a program exactly which makes the goal of getting to the advanced level achievable.As for me,I must work pretty darn hard so that I can pass the exam in one month.


Modified text

People always regret what they have done. People always said that I should be studying hard at school, that I could have performed better in this or that interview or that I shouldn’t be treating my parents like that.

It’s not just what we are actually doing that matters, but planning things as a whole and setting reasonable planning are extremely important.

We should draw up a program which exact goal is to reach the most advanced level achievable. As for me, I must work pretty darn hard so that I can pass the exam in month.

When expressing regrets, you often use ‘I could have done / I should have done’

this or that =