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영어공부 68탄 1) (Please) make yourself at home. 내집, 사무실에 온 상대에세 편하게 지내셔요 미국인들도 외래어를 자주 쓰는데요. 스페인어로는 Mi casa es su casa= My house is your home. Please grab a seat, Make yourself at home, yeah 2) Help yourself 음심이 나왔을때, 많이 먹으셔요 영영사전: to take some of what you want, without asking permission-used especially when offering food. (please) help yourself to + 대상 : (여유럽게 있으니)~많이 드세요. Please help yourself to cookies in.. 더보기
영어공부 67탄 (hope . vs wish) 형태에 따라 의미가 다른 wish 1) wish 주어 + 동사 : 주로 ~ 할텐데, ! 하면 좋을텐데, ~ 했을텐데 로 해석 조건) 1. 우리가 원하는 상황 이지만 현재 상황과 반대 되는 상황일때 " opposite of the current reality" 2. 아쉬움을 표현할때 I wish today were Friday. = I wish it were Friday. A: Could you help me ( out) with something? B: I wish I could, but I can't. *help 사람 (out) with 대상? ~에 있어 도움을 주다 Could you help me out with the presentation? Could you help me out with my r.. 더보기
영어공부 66탄( minute/homework/juggle) 1) minute: 잠깐, 순간 Do you have a minute? Can I see you for a minute? Can I talk to you for a minute? 우리 애기좀 해 + 잠시만 (for a minute/ for a second) Just a second 줄여서 Just a sec Can you hold on a second? I'll be right with you. the minute 주어 + 동사 : the second 주어+ 동사 :~ 하자마자 I'll call you the minute I'm done. *강조: I'll call you the second I'm done. ANd we can adopt that the second we walk out of the r.. 더보기
영어공부 65탄 ( satisfactory) satisfactory: 만족스러운, 충분한 사전: fulfilling expectations or needs, acceptable, though not outstanding or perfect ( 뛰어나거나 완벽하진 않지만, 기대치나 필수 요건을 충족 시킬때) Is everything satisfactory woth your stay? I hope you're finding everything satisfactory. 강조하는 표현 + satisfactory very, more than, most 가 앞에 주로 와요. 신기하게도 satisfied 는 긍정적인 뉘앙스입니다. very satisfactory indeed. This is more than satisfactory. This is good. *.. 더보기
영어공부 64탄(shame) 아쉽고 딱한 일이 있을땐 It's shame. It's a shame that for so many people, learning stops when we finish high school or when we finsih college. Shame은 일상회화에선'수치스러움/창피함' 이란 의미 보다' 딱한/아쉬움' 이란 의미로 더 자주 쓰여요. 1) 우리에게 익숙한 '수치스러움'의 shame *shame on you 부끄러운줄 알아/그럼 안돼 used to say that someone should feel guilty or embarrassed becasue of something they have done *말투에 따라 상대를 진지하게 혼낼때 또는 가볍게 지적할때 쓰여요. 혼낼때: what;s wron.. 더보기
영어공부 63탄 (idioms) 1. roll up your sleeves : (소매를 걷어 붇이며) 적극적으로 임하다 Collins 영영사전: to get ready to work hard, often as part of a group of people ex) Applicants must be over 65 years od age, have organizational skills, and a roll-up-your-sleeves. *roll-up-your-sleeves attitude : 적극적인 태도 We need to roll up our sleeves. Let's roll up our sleeves, work together, and try to get ome stuff done. 2. crystal clear : clear 의.. 더보기
영어공부 62탄 ( I can't thank you enough.) can - can 를 작게, 뒤에 동사를 크게 can't- can't 를 크게 뒤에 동사를 조금 작게 읽기 ex) We can't thank you enough for being here and for the work that you do. It means a lot. We appreciate you, and we cann't thank you enough. I can't thank you enough. I can;t apologize enough. We apologize for the inconvenience. Aplogy accepted. I can't______ this enough. ( 이 점을 아무리 강조해도 부족합니다.) I can't emphasize this enough. I cannot .. 더보기
영어공부 61탄 ( over the phone/on the phone) over- ~하는 동안, ~하면서 Let's talk about this over lunch. Let's discuss this over lunch. ex)That's a good question. Let's talk more over lunch. I hope you got something out of it. Thank you very much. 점심을 먹으면서 특정 행동이 일어나는 것 - Let's talk about this over lunch. 부드럼게 제안할때- Why don't you we talk about this over lunch? * Why don't we talk about this over_______? ex) Why don't we discuss dinosaurs over din.. 더보기