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영어공부 100탄( You don't wanna ~) * 상대를 타이를 때, 가볍게 경고/조언할때 You don't wanna+ 동사 원형 뭔가를 하지 말라고 할때 Don't do that! 보다 부드러운 You don't wanna do that. 사전: used for advising or warning someone that they should not do something 1. You don't wanna do that. 2. you don't wanna go there. (예민한 주제를 건들때) 그 애기 꺼내지 않는게 좋겠다 I'm not really comfortable with this conversation. Come on, you don't wanna go there. Don't even go there. (예민한 주제를 건들때) 그 애기.. 더보기
영어공부 99탄( I'm telling you/ I doubt it/ religiously/ I'm positive) 1) 덧붙이며 쓰는 I'm telling you. 진짜라니까. 정말이야 And I'm telling you, you're making the wrong call. 사전: used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, and should be lelieved ( 내가 하는 말을 믿으라며 강조할때 씀) I'm telling you, It's non-negotiable. I'm telling you, she does have a point. Mom, I'm telling you, this girls amazing. 보통 문장 앞에 쓰이지만, 이렇.. 더보기
영어공부 98탄 (jump into/go over/I saw this coming/give me a time frame/You've got a lot on your plate/put me in contact/touch with/count on 사람) 1. jump into 뛰어들다, (서둘러) 본격적으로 시작하다. 사전 : to become involved in a situation very quickly. * Before we jump into anything, I just want to thank everyone for being here today. *Before I jump into this, I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself. * Before we jump into all of that, I have a few questions for you. * Before we jump into that, there is one important thing I wanna address. * We don'.. 더보기
영어공부 97탄 ( forte/strong suit) forte: 강점, 특히 잘하는 것 strong suit: 강점/ 특기 사전: Strong suit: something in chich one excels - forte = It's not my forte./ strong suit. Science is not my strong suit. 강조: Science was never my strong suit. * Numbers were never my strong suit. * Calm isn't really my forte. 상대가 누군가 뭔가를 잘못 한다고 할때도 It's not her fote. It's not his strong suit. * open communication was never our family's fote. * Subtlety isn.. 더보기
영어공부 96탄 (hang up/squeeze 사람 in/ I'm still on the fence.) 1. 전화를 끊을때 : hang up? 사전: If you hang up, you end a phone call. If you hang up on someone you are speaking to on the phone, you end phone call suddenly and unexpectedly. - Charlotte, I'm hanging up. Don't you dare hang up and... 전화를 끊는 걸 직설적으로 표현 하는 hang up 은 말투에 따라 무례하게 들릴수 있어요. 더 이상 통화하고 싶지 않음: I'm hanging up. 대화 중 뚝 끊었을때: Did you just hang up on Bloomberg? - hang up 보다 오해릐 소지가 적은 go Well, I g.. 더보기
영어공부 95탄 (reach vs. reach out) reach vs. reach out 의 뉘앙스 차이와 알싱 활용법 * reach out= to try to/ make an effort to communiate 연락이 닿으려 노력하고 시도한 것에 포커스 : to try to communicate with a person or a group of people, usually in order to help or involve them. ( 도움 요청 및 팜여를 독려하기 위해 연락이 닿으려 노력하다) - I reached out to 6 more, and none of them would take my call. - Why don' you reach out to him?( 단순히 연락해 보라고 제안) 그에게 연락해 보는게 어때? - Were you able .. 더보기
영어공부 94탄 ( mean) * mean : ~을 뜻하다/의미하다 사전: to have in the mind as a purpose- intend 1) I mean it. 진심이다. - This means a lot to me. 직역: 그건 제게 의미가 아주 커요. 의역: 큰 힘이 되네요. 그렇게 봐 주시니/ 해주시니 감사한걸요. - Susan, you have really done your research. - Thank you, That means a lot of me. - Don't say it if you don't mean it. 진심이 아니라면 그헐게 말하지 마요. - I do mean it. - DId you mean that? 그거 진심으로 한 말아야? - We should have lunch sometime. 언제 .. 더보기
영어공부 93탄 ( first thing in the morning/ first things first/ first come, first serve) 1. 출근 하자마자 first thing in the morning 사전: as soon as you get up in the moring or as soon as you start work - I drink water first in the moring. -Drink it first in the morning on an empty stomach. -Don't worry. I'll have it on your desk first thing in the morning. -I'll call you first thing tomorrow morning. -We will present this to corporate first thing tomorrow morning. - I'll call you first th.. 더보기