노방이야기

Day3

2008. 1. 28. 16:23

a set-up : trick, trap 이미 설정 다 해 놓음.
sworn off : quit, no more, never do it again
swear : a promise
to swear off : serious promise to yourself
in turmoil : confusion, trouble, whole life is upside down
ex. My life is in turmoil these days, I lost my job and I broke up...
put out some feelers : something you do to test the reaction
feelers means in the sentense "resume"
* feelers : 더듬이
my gut feeling : done something to check out opinion
umpteen : so many, lots and lots, huge numbers
ex. I've had umpteen emails
ego-booster : gives you more confidence
ego : myself, my idea
confidence : the feeling or belief
riding on : depending on
agonized : can't dicision, intense(격렬한) time of indecision(우유부단함)
bolted : ran, escaped
ex. The dog bolted from the car
blatantly obvious : extremly obvious

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Day2

Study/Idioms

2008. 1. 28. 16:10

Skip it : forget it. I don't want to talk about it
not have the guts : lack the courage to do something(용기가 없음)
gut : 내장.
위의 not have the guts는 내장이 없다는 뜻이므로 뭔가 부족해서 못한다는
have a lot of guts는 반대로 용기, 배짱있는
now you're talking : I didn't agree with you before but now I agree completely
Let's go skiing
-> you're talking

wouldn't be caught dead : would never want to be seen with some because dislike or shame (죽기전에 다시는 보고싶지 않다는?)

give it a shot : try something

what's eating you : what's bothering you. (고민이 뭔데?)
get it off your chest : reveal something that has been bothering you(털어놔봐)

put it off : postpone, delay until later
bite the bullet : make the decision to do something after hesitating for some time
(고민을 한 뒤에 결정을 내림)
pass up : to miss an opportunity
take the initiative : take the first step in doing somethin
bound to : be certain to (90%)
It's bound to start raining again, soon(비가 올 것이 확실함)
that'll be the day : that will never happen, I don't expect that day to ever come

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Question and answer

Study/English

2008. 1. 28. 15:47

You weren't here yesterday, were you?
-> No, I wasn't (agree)
-> Yes, I was (disagree)

You didn't go to the party, did you?
-> No, I didn't (agree)
-> Yes, I did (disagree)

You don't like onions, do you?
-> No, I don't (your are right)
-> Yes, I do (I love onions)

여기에서 weren't, didn't, don't 등으로 물었을때
맞으면 같이 부정으로 No, I ___ not.
다르면 반대로 Yes. I ___

물음이 You are ----, aren't you?면
맞으면 Yes, I am
틀리면 No, I'm not

1) I like onion.
2) I like onions.

1)은 그거 하나만 좋다는 이야기이고
2) 포괄적으로 좋아한다는 말임.
이것이 dog로 바뀌면
I like dog(나 개 먹는거 좋아해)
I like dogs (나 개 좋아해)
이런 의미가 된다고 함.

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kind of expression

Study/English

2008. 1. 28. 15:38

noun
a collision : moving object against another(충돌)
maneuver : more like movement(작전, 행동)
vendors : seller

verb
to click along
to clasp : 꽉 움켜줘다
to slam : 쾅하고 격하게 부딛히는 것(사물)
to jerk : 갑자기 움직이다(사람). 차가 갑자기 설 때, 몸도 따라 격하게 움직이는 것
to crouch : 쭈그리다, 웅크리다. (동물 등이 덤벼들려고)웅크리다.
to yell : talking very laudly
to filter :
to bundle up : 한 묶음을 들다
to sway : 몸을 좌우로 흔든다(기차 등에서 서 있을때 몸이 좌우로 살짝 살짝 흔들리는 것
to shrug : I don't know. I don't care (자기는 모르겠다는 듯이 어깨를 들썩 하는 행동)
to disembark : get off the train

adjective
solemn : serious 무표정. 심각한 표정
antsy : impatient 안절부절 못하는
complacent : calm
mesmerized : 최면을 걸다(메즈머롸이즈)
gooey : sticky and wet
remarkable : impresessive. great. you won't forget it

slimer : 먹깨비
slime

bawl your eyes out : 펑펑 울다 눈이 튀어나올 정도로
I bawled when Simba's father died (Simba : name of lion from Lion King)
Wipe your tears : 눈물이 주룩주룩 흘러내리다.

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about seperate

Study/English

2008. 1. 28. 15:19

to seperate : married or not usually for married people : no papers
to break up = to split up : more common in spoken English. for non-married people
to divorce : for married people legal end of the marrige

they are seprated = they seprated

made up : after break up they meet again
A and B made up

she fell for him : fall in love
they are an item : a couple
He stood her up : He doesn't show up for a date(바람 맞추다)
She was stood up

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about love

Study/English

2008. 1. 28. 15:13

John is in love with Mary    => romantic    , in love : john's feeling
Richard loves Bill    => either(romantic, very like)

Margaret is dating Andrew    => more than once, romantic
Ann has a date with Bill tonight => either(romantic, tonight she has date)

[Romantic] - 굳이 말한다면 사귀고 있음.
A and B are dating
A and B are hanging out
A and B are seeing each other
A and B are going out

[Friends] - 굳이 말한다면 아직 사귀지는 않음??
A has a date with B tonight
A is going out wih B tonight

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to and for

Study/English

2008. 1. 28. 15:06

Why are you going to Seattle?

- for shopping / to shop
- for pleasure
- for business
- to see seattle

( for travel 은 잘못된 표현이므로 사용 못함)
- for sight seeing / to sight see

Why did you call me?

- to ask you something
- just to talk
- to inform you about the meeting
( to 는 ~하기 위해서 로 목적으로 쓰임.
to 가 목적으로 쓰일때에는 문장의 맨 뒤로 온다)

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