Open F2F Class Notes February 28th (Ben)

Vocabulary

neo = new

neo-Nazis

neolithic 新石器

run as fast as one can 马不停蹄

现在时: If you want to win the race, you must run as fast as you can.

过去式：When I got your message, I ran as fast as I could to the hospital.

That’s life. It’s life = sometimes bad things happen, you must accept them

听天由命

Let nature take its course 顺其自然

“I know you like me and I like you, but maybe we should go slower and let nature take its course.”

Grammar

A few verbs accept another verb behind them: let, can, must, should, may, might, will, would

Pronunciation

a ceiling

I’m gonna paint the ceiling and go home.

Original

Animals are human beings friends. However, this is maintain the appropriate a reasonable distance between animals and humans. If one part breaks the balance, the pattern of harmony will be collapsed. For example,  sharks as the top of the food chain. Now a  large number of sharks are killed by humans that lead to ecological imbalance. Finally, humans have to pay for the result of their mistakes.

Edited version

Animals are human beings’ friends. However, this is we should maintain an appropriate and reasonable distance between animals and humans.

If one side breaks the balance, the pattern of harmony will collapse. For example,  (a large number of sharks) at the top of the food chain are killed by humans, which leads to ecological imbalance.

Finally, humans have to pay for (the result of) their mistakes.

Grammar

‘ = an apostrophe （= my friend’s mother)

, = a comma

I like soccer, that is interesting. (soccer is interesting) = I always watch soccer because all games are good.

I like soccer that is interesting. = I only like watching the good games