English 썸네일형 리스트형 [영어표현] 그러고도 남는다/그럴만 하다 I'm not (at all) surprised. That's very typical of him/her. I'd expect no less off (from) + (someone / something) A : My dog, Jasper, he totally destroyed my sofa. B : How old is Jasper? A : He's 4 months old. B : Well. then I'm not (at all) surprised. That's quite typical of a 4-month-puppy. Then, I'd expect no less (of a puppy that age). 그러면 충분히 그럴 만해. 그러고도 남지, 충분히 예상되는 일이다. A : Did you see th.. 더보기 [영어표현] 머릿속이 복잡해요 A : Are you OK? You've been kind of quiet lately in group chat. B : Oh, I'm fine. I've just had a lot on my mind lately, I guess. A : Oh, of couse. Well, um.. If there's anything I can do. B : Thanks, but I'll manage. Just some stuff I gotta figure out. A : Well, you know, sometimes it's better to take your mind off the problem and spend time doing other normal things. I think that's why some pe.. 더보기 [영어표현] 손해 / 이득 1. It cost me a lot. (of time / money / manpower..) 제가 (시간 / 금전적 / 인력) 손해를 많이 봤어요. 2. cause + damage It caused a lot of damage. 많은 피해를 입었다. 3. suffer loss / sustain + loss We suffered a huge (great) loss. The company sustained a huge loss / setback last quarter. 지난 분기에 그 회사는 적자를 봤다. (=It cost the company a lot of money.) 4. setback (구동사) The pandemic set us bak quite a lot. 5. It's my loss. / It.. 더보기 [영어표현] 해결되다, 해내다, 통하다, 성공하다 does the trick A : It feels like my phone has gotten really slow lately. B : 껏다 켜봤어? 그러면 해결이 될 때도 있는데.. Have you tried turning it off and on? (Have you turned it off and on? 보다 그 행위를 시도했다는 면에서 더 좋은 표현) Sometimes that does the trick. A : Yeah, I tried that earlier but it didn't work. We (finally) did it! (made it 보다는 상대적으로 표면적인 느낌) We (finally) made it! It took some time but we made it there safe.. 더보기 [영어표현] Sense of Humor Quotes 미국인들에게 유머가 얼마나 중요한지를 보여주는, sense of humor 에 대한 quotes 들을 알아봅시다. A person without a sense of humor is like a horse wagon without springs. It's joltedd by every pebble on the road. 유머가 없는 사람은 스프링 없는 마차와 같다. 길에 있는 모든 자갈들에 덜컹거리게 된다. No matter what happens, no matter how difficult the circumstances are, never lose your sense of humor. 무슨 일이 생기든, 어떤 어려운 상황이 닥치든, 유머를 잃지 마세요. I don't trust anyone who do.. 더보기 [영어표현] 시기를 노리다, 고민해보다, 몸을 사리다 1. bide (one's) time : 침착하게 적절한 타이밍을 노리다. ex) He played it really smart. He didn't rush into it. ex) He bided his time and just when the timing was right, he made his move. 2. sleep on it : 지금 당장 결정해야 하는 것은 아니야. 일단 오늘은 고민을 좀 해보고 내일 알려줘. ex) You don't have to decide anything now. ex) Why don't you just sleep on it tonight and tell me what you think in the morning. 3. strike while the iron is hot .. 더보기 [영어표현] One thing led to another 1. One thing led to another : 하다보니 그렇게 됐다. 어느 날 보니 그러고 있더라. 2. the next thing I knew 3. before I knew it : 상황이 빨리 바뀌었다. (계획했던 일이 아니어서 어째서 그렇게 됐는지는 모른다.) A : How did you guys (two) meet? B : Well, we werer attending a Spanish class together and the teacher would pair us up to practice. So, we naturally got to talking. And, before I knew it, we werer texting each other and spending more time outsi.. 더보기 [영어표현] 혼나다 / 꾸중을 듣다 1. get in trouble 문제가 생기다, 문제에 휘말리다. I got in a lot of trouble today at work. 저 오늘 직장에서 엄청 혼났어요. 2. yell at / get yall at yell at (someone) : 누구를 야단치다. get yell at : 야단 맞다. ex) I got yelled at at work today. ex) My boss yelled at me today at work. 오늘 상사한테 혼났어. ex) My girlfriend yelled at me today. 오늘 여자친구한테 혼났어. ex) I got yelled at by my girlfriend today. 오늘 여자친구한테 야단 맞았어. 3. I mad someone mad. .. 더보기 이전 1 2 다음