영어공부 57탄

1) 꺼내기 힘든 말을  조심스레 꺼낼때 actually 를 자주 써요.

have plans  지인과의 약속이 있다.

I already have plans.

Acually, I already have plans. or Can I take a raincheck?

Actually, I have plans tomorrow.

Actually, I can't really go today.

* Well, Actually- 곤란한 말을 꺼낼때 자주 써요.

 

2) 친한 친구를 소개 할땐 good friend or best friend

This is my good friend, Sarah. 

얼마나 친한지 상관없는 친구 소개는 This is my friend.

사실 친한 친구를 best friend 라고 부르기 좀 창피 할때, good friend 로 쓰기도 해요.

 

3) I am old  대신  I am getting old.

변화 하는 과정을 강조하는 get

* When I was young, vs When I was little 차이

When I was young,

1) 내가 나이가 많아서 더 이상 young 하지 않거나,

2) 상대가 나보다 나이가 어리거나 비슷할땐

ex) I should've been more like you when I was young.

내가 젊었을때 말이지, 나때는 말이지 = When I was young

ex) When I was young, toys were bulit to last.

ex) I find it interesting because when I was young, there was no bulit-in employment for smart kids.

 

When I was little, / When I was a little boy/girl

1) 상대가 나보다 나이가 많거나, 정말 어릴때를 강조할때

When I was a little girl, I used to dream about my wedding.

Mother, can you take about when I was little?

When I was in high school, 

When I was in college,

* Ever since I was little, 어릴때 부터 쭉, 줄곧

ex) This was my dream ever  since I was a little kid.

ex) I wanted to go to Brown ever since I was a little girl.

 

4) You're rude. vs You're being rude.  차이

평소에도 무례한 사람은  You're rude. 그러나 평소에는 나이스 한테, 이번만 무례할때  You're being rude.

You're acting like a little boy.

You're being rude.

You're being mean.

ex) Why are you doing that?

You're being mean to him.

You're being weird.

You're acting weird.

평소에 못돼게 행동하는 사람이 나이스 할때, 

Why are you being nice to me?