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Expression Upgrade #07 - 생각보다 괜찮아. It looks / sounds (a lot) worse than it (actually) is. : 실제보다 더 않좋아보여. --> 실제는 더 괞찮아. = It's not as bad as it looks/sounds. = It's not that bad. 영어의 희한한 표현방식 🤔 "생각보다 괜찮다" → It's looks worse than it is - YouTube
2021-05-22 : 10 sentences 1. Please don't take it the wrong way but.... do you have some problem with your boss? 2. I'll get it off my chest. He always make me angry. Yesterday I argued with him, so seriously. 3. OMG. This morning, I heard that he will give you the ax(e) end of this week. 4. I don't want to get canned. 5. Without this job, I even don't live from hand to mouth. 6. But, please look on the bright side. You ..
Expression Upgrade #06 - out of ~로부터 / ~의 밖으로 1. [근원/출처] out of s/t : s/t 으로부터 기인한 - out of curiosity : 궁금증으로부터 기인한, - out of concern : 걱정으로부터 - out of guilt : 죄책감으로부터 - out of the goodnees of one's heart : 친절한 마음으로부터, 순수한 마음에서 - out of self interest : 자신의 이득으로부터 - out of spite : 악의로부터 - out of pity : 불쌍한 마음으로부터 - out of respect : 존중하는 마음으로부터 2. ~의 밖으로 - It's out of the question : 질문 밖에 있다. --> 질문할 가치도 없다. , impossible. ex) Could you lend m..
2021-05-20 : Writing - 대화문/단문 [A] A : Hey, what's up? B : Same old, same old. um... Can I get it off my chest? A : Hey, what happened? B : Yesterday, my husband twisted my arm to buy a new car. A : But, you bought your car just last year? B : Yeah... Even he didn't drive a hard bargain. I gave up. Today, we will go to dealor shop to make a contract. A : Hold a second. One of my best frineds knock himself out for ABC dealer s..
Expression Upgrade #05 - It's just that I know how to do it. It's just that I'm not really sure if I want to do it. 어떻게 하는지는 알아, 그냥... 내가 정말 그걸 하고 싶은 건지를 몰라서 그래... A : Hey do you hate your sister or something? B : What? What makes you think that? A : Well, it's just that I see you guys argue all the time. 그냥... 보면 항상 다투길래... B : No! I don't hate my sister. We get along fine. It's just that we're both really stubborn. 그냥.. 둘 다 고집이 너무 세..
Expression Upgrade #04 - you know how ~잖아 You know how 상호간에 알고 있는 것에 대한 상기 및 그것에 대하여 내가 할말이 있을 때, A : You know how you often keep your bluetooth off to save (your) battery. B : Yeah A : Well, I heard that makes almost no difference. B : really. A : Yeah, Apparently. A : Hey, you know how we sometimes spend weeks looking for a good deal on a product we're lookingg to buy. B : Yeah. A : Well, they say that when you take into account the f..
Expression Upgrade #03 - for : ~치고는 1. for : ~치고는 - It's pretty big for a 3 month old. : 3개월 된 것 치고는 꽤 크네. - It's really good for a 10 thousand won pizza. : 1만원짜리 피자 치고는 꽤 맛있는데. - For a public bathroom in a park of this size, it's a pretty good bathroom. : 이 정도 크기의 공원 안에 있는 공중화장실 치고는 괜찮은 편이지. - It's pretty good quality for something you bought at a dollar store. : 1달러샵에서 산 것 치고는 품질이 꽤 좋은데. - For someone who has just lost her mothe..
2021-05-19 : 10 sentences 1. Jane was fooling around on the street last night. 2. All of a sudden, She bumped a man. 3. He had a shiny brown hair and white skin. He was easy on the eyes. 4. She loved him at first signt. 5. She was dying to make him her boyfrined. 6. So, she tried to use a pick-up line. 7. But, he didn't answer. Instead, he loooked a woman behind himself. She came her and ranted and raved. 8. At that time..

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