F2F Class Notes October 8th (Ben)

addicted 上瘾

I order hot water and I wait for it to cool down.
I wait until it cools down.

warm up =/= cool down

1. hot
2. warm
3. cold, cool

In the West, we don’t work at weekends, no matter what.

It doesn’t show all orders are in the system. (I’m not sure)
It shows not all orders are in the system. (I’m sure)

I request = I ask you to do

I ask you to come tomorrow = I request you to come tomorrow.

/!\ I ask you what time it is (ok)
I request you what time it is (wrong)

through someone
If I’m not there, I will send you the keys through the secretary.
The keys were sent through the secretary by me.

The top-down numbers are below.
top-down = from the biggest to the smallest

Bonjour
Merci
Merry Christmas, Merry = happy

He has no mercy = He is very mean, he has no pity for other people.

Au revoir 再见
Salut

to salute someone = to give salutations, to say hello
Many people don’t salute strangers.

Some people can be sensitive to exchanging salutations.

go straight to the point 开门见山