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오늘의 표현 1. seem + to have (p.p) : (p.p)한 것 같다 - You seem to have lost a lot of weight. - She seems to have lost interest in you. - They seem to have given up you. 2. come out + of (명사) + (명사)에서 나오다 - The magician came out of the box. - Nothing came out of my mouth. * ↔ come into of 3. all over (명사) + (명사) 여기저기에, 여기저기를 - He travelled all over the country. - My dog peed all over the carpet. 4. hold..

오늘의 표현 1. get out + of (명사) : (명사)에서 나가다 - Get out of my room! - The minute of he got out of the car, it exploded. - How are we supposed to get out of this situation? * get in + of (명사) : (명사)에 들어가다 2. say one's goodbyes : 작별 인사를 하다 - Say yout goodbyes to your memories. - She said her goodbyes and left. * say gootdbye도 가능 3. the past (기간) : 지난 (기간) - The past 6 months with you all were the happi..

오늘의 표현 1. Where exactly (질문)? : 정확히 어디에/ 어디에서/ 어디로 (질문) 인가요? - Where exactly do you work? - Where exactly is your office moving? - Where exactly did the accident happen? 🔖 장소나 위치에 대한 정확하고 자세한 내용을 물을 때 🔖 How exactly did you find him? 다른 의문사로도 응용 가능 2. It turns out + that (평서문) : 알고보니 (평서문)이다. - It turns out that she is not a native English speaker. - It turns out that he has always loved her. 🔖 시..

오늘의 표현 1. collide + with (명사) : (명사)와 충돌하다 - A train collided with a bus. - The scientist warned that the meteorite might collde with Earth. - The car exploded colliding with the truck. * 의미 상 crash into, smash into와 비슷하지만 일방적으로 부딪히는 것보다 함께 충돌한다는, 동등한 느낌이 더 강함. 2. despite (명사) : (명사)에도 불구하고 - Despite his fame and success, he is still humble. - Despite the storm, the pilot attempted an emergency ..

오늘의 표현 1. persuade (목적어) + to (동사원형) : (목적어)를 (동사원형)하도록 설득하다 - I persuaded my parents to move back to Korea. - Serina Persuaded Mayu not to share his recipes wirh the Easy Writing listeners. - The employes persuaded the CEo not to leave the company. * 어떤 결정이나 행동을 실제로 하도록 만든다는 의미 * convince(납득시키다)는 생각의 방식이나 가치를 바꾼다는 의미 2. jump + off (명사) : (명사)에서 뛰어내리다 - The fugitive jumped off the bridge. - I sc..

오늘의 표현 1. win (명사) : (돈, 경품 등 prize)를 따다, 타다. - Serina won $3 million in Las Vegas. - Mayu won an Oscar for Best Actor. - Sign up today for a chance to win a uPhone. * 직업이나 역할 등을 따낸다고 할때는 동사 land 사용 2. based on (명사) : (명사)를 바탕으로, 바탕으로 한 - The Easy Writers is a movie based on a true story. - Serina wrote a book based on Mayu's life story. 3. en route + to (명사) : (명사)로 향하는 중인, 중에 - The train was e..

오늘의 표현 1. earlier : 이전에, 얼마 전에, 아까 (≒ in the past, before) - Serina was here earlier. - As I mentioned earlier there will be no homework today. - They comfirmed earlier that it wasn't a muder. * in the past는 대과거 정확히 언제 / earlier는 비교적 최근 대략 언제쯤 2. regarding (명사) : (명사)와 관련해서 - I am calling regarding the purchase you made. - What it this regarding? * in regards to는 좀 더 형식적인 표현 3. go ahead + with (..

오늘의 표현 1. (기간) ahead + of (명사) : (명사)보다 (기간) 앞서 - We booked the suite 3 months ahead of Thanksgiving Day. - I managed to book a meeting room 2 hours ahead of the meeting. - Most people reserve their room a year ahead of Christmas. * of (명사) 생략 가능 * ahead of 대신 before 사용 가능 2. Most (명사) : 대부분의 (명사) - Most people are right-handed. - Most tap water is drinkable. * 복수명사 혹은 셀 수 없는 명사 사용 3. put (목적어) ..

오늘의 표현 1. Just the same, : 마찬가지로 (≒ Likewise, Similarly) - Just the same, language learning requires repetition drills. - Just the same, animals need love and care. - Just the same, consistency is key to weight loss. 2. instead of (명사) : (명사) 대신에 - I bought a house instead of the fancy car. - Let's go far a walk, instead of watching a movie. 3. plenty of (명사) : 충분한 (명사) - We still have plenty of..

오늘의 표현 1. make a purchase : 구매하다 - You can use these coupons when making purchases. - Guests can make purchases inside the gallery. - I made a purchase using my points. * Purchase를 동사로 쓸 때와 달리 make a purchase는 무엇을 구매하는지 덧붙이지 않아도 됨 * buy보다 굉장히 형식적인 표현이라 광고에서 많이 사용 * I purchases something / I buy something 2. the more (주어) (동사) : (주어)가 더 많이 (동사)할 수록 - The more I ate, the fatter I got. - The more y..