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2021-05-18 : Writing Before After Yesterday, I went to shopping mall nearby because I was dying to eat sushi. But, it was not easy to find the store in the huge mall like pulling teeth. I was running around like chicken with its head cut off. I was a nervous wreck, but I have one-track mind for eating sushi. I was nuts about finding the store and I eventually found it and I bought two packs of suchi. But I didn’t wa..
2021-05-17 : 10 sentences 1. If I take a English test tomorrow morning, I will burn the midnigh oil and hit the books. 2. I have something to tell you. Come on. get it off your chest and give me the scoop. 3. Sometimes I am in ranting and raving when someone interrupt me. 4. The judge threw the book at the thief. 5. I have to knock myself out to pass the exam. 6. I heard that his father passed away last night. Oh, my... ..
Expression Upgrade #02 - end up 1. end up : 결국 (어떤 상태/상황에) 이르게 되다. 1) end up like : - I don't want to end up like last time. : 난 지난번처럼 되고 싶진 않아. - Do you want to end up like your brother? - Eventually, I ended up like my mentor. - If I continue to learn something new and burn midnight oil to improve my skill, I will eventually ended up like the people, who work for a short time and make a bundle than people around me. 2) end u..
Expression Upgrade #01 - 놓치고 있는 영어표현 1. That's all there is to it. : (복잡하게 생각할 것이 없다) 그냥 그게 다다 어려운 것이 있다면, 그냥 시간을 들여서 배우면 된다. (복잡하게 생각할 것이 없다) 그냥 그게 다다 If something is difficult, just take time to learn it. That's (really) all there is to it. That's (really) all (that there is) to it. 2. There (really) isn't much to it. : 정말 별거 없어 처음에 배울 때는 확실히 시간이 좀 걸리는데, 기초에 대한 감을 한번 잡고 나면 정말 별것 없어. 어느정도 수준을 지나고 나면 시간 문제야 It takes time to learn i..
English Expression & Idioms W9 - May 17th, 2021 No. Expressions/idioms Explanations 1 Ranting and raving Complaining and arguing (often loudly) . I was in line at Costco for an hour because some lady was ranting and raving because she didn’t want to wear a mask. *Karen : rude, selfish, racism, annoying… 전형적인 미국 여성 이름, 항상 불평/불만하는 사람 - supermarket Karen, space Karen, drive-through Karen, New York Karen, cellphone Karen... - Don’t be a Karen. 2 ..
시급한 교정 #12 - 교통수단 1. take - (교통수단 - 이동) 이용하다. - Will you take a taxi to go to the airport? *drive - I'm going to drive there - I'm going to take my car. 2. get on - 승차하다. - Get on the subway! - Get in my car, I'll take you on my way home. 3. go on - (놀이기구) 타다 - go on a ride (놀이기구를 타다) - Do you go on a roller coaster - I'm going to go ride my bike today along the Han river. 4. walk - 걸어가다. - I'm going to walk. * (..
시급한 교정 #11 - 기대하다 1. 기대하다 1) 좋은 일이 있을거라는 들뜬 마음 - I can't wait. (감탄사에 가까운) . I can't wait to graduate and start making money. . I can't wait to get a job. - I'm really looking forward to the movie. - We are really loking forward to the trip next week. 2) "예상하다"라는 의미에 더 가까운 '기대' - You must not expect your parents to do everything for you. - I was expecting everyone to be(come) on time. - I don't really expect every..
시급한 교정 #10 - 내가 알기로는 / 내가 듣기로는 / 내가 보기에는 1. as far as I know [understand] : 내가 알기로는 = based on what i know = according to what I know = to (the best of) my knowledge - As far as I know, that movie is releasing this week. - As far as I know, it takes more than one week to send a parcel from here to Korea. - As fas as I konw, he has two boys. 2. from what I hear : 내가 듣기로는 / from what I've heard I was told (that)... : 공개된 내용이 아닌 나에게 개인적으로..

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