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First Frenchman:I once heard someone shout,"Look out." I put my head out of a window and a bucketful of water fsll on me.It seems that "look out" may mean "don't look out."
Second F:I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout,"All hands on deck." I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them..
Third F:I once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said,"He's not up yet.Come back in half an hour." When I went again for him,she said,"He's not down yet." I said ,"If he's not up and he's not down,where is he?" She said,"He's still in bed.When I say 'He's not up' I mean he has not yet got np,so he has not yet come downstairs."
What do these phrases mean in their respective contexts?
First Frenchman:I once heard someone shout,"Look out." I put my head out of a window and a bucketful of water fsll on me.It seems that "look out" may mean "don't look out."
Second F:I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout,"All hands on deck." I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them..
Third F:I once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said,"He's not up yet.Come back in half an hour." When I went again for him,she said,"He's not down yet." I said ,"If he's not up and he's not down,where is he?" She said,"He's still in bed.When I say 'He's not up' I mean he has not yet got np,so he has not yet come downstairs."
What do these phrases mean in their respective contexts?
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