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A: 그렇게 티나는 데 어떻게 모를 수가 있어?B: 티났다고?A: 그래. 완전 얼굴에 쓰여 있던데? A: She was being such obvious. How could you not notice it?B: obvious?A: Yeah. It was written all over her face. 오늘의 입트영 표현은 바로 be obvious 입니다. 단어 공부하실 때 '분명한' 이란 뜻으로 아마 외우셨을 것 같아요. 다음의 경우가 그런데요.. 하지만 언어라는 게 유동적이고 맥락의존적이기 때문에 실제로 그 단어가 사용되는 상황을 들여다보는 것이 더 중요하답니다. 예문 몇 가지 보도록 하시죠. "Charles, you're being obvious. The woman already knows you'r..

오늘의 표현은 바로 "I owe you." 입니다. A: I put the extra copy of the book on your desk. B: Thanks, I owe you one. A: 책 복사해서 책상 위에 뒀어.B: 고마워. ?? A: Let me pay for your drink. B: Thanks a lot, I owe you one. A: 술은 내가 살게. B: 고마워. ?? 그런데 위의 두 가지 예문에서 문자 그래도 "빚을 졌다."라고 말을 하면 좀 많이 어색하죠? 물론 한국어에서도 가끔 이 빚을 어떻게 갚죠?라는 식의 말을 하긴 합니다만.. 그리 자주 쓰이지는 않을 수도 있겠네요. 그냥 고맙다. 신세졌다. 꼭 갚을게 정도로 생각하셔도 됩니다. I feel like I owe you e..

lynx - 스라소니 (시라소니/삵)ex) The lynx was hunted to extinction in Britain over 1,000 years ago. elusive - 잡기 어려운ex) Mice are quick and elusive. conservation - 보전ex) Rural residents are divided on the issue of wildlife conservation. ecosystem - 생태계ex) With an overpopulation of deer, the lynx will help re-balance the ecosystem. modern - 현대의/오늘날의ex) Lions are among the fiercest modern predators. AI - 인공..

proof - 증거 ex)I don't believe it unless you can show me some proof. analyse - 분석하다. ex)Geologists use scientific techniques to analyse samples of rocks. welcome - 환영하다. ex)All my classmates are very friendly and make me feel welcome from the first day. pebble - 자갈 ex)There are lots of shells and pebbles on the beach but not much sand. arrange - 마련하다. ex)My school often arranges filed trips for t..

star-crossed - 불행한, 이루어질 수 없는 ex)Romeo and Juliet are the clear example of star-crossed love. fued - 반목, 불화, 갈등 ex)No one knows how this fued between them started. prologue - 서막, 서언 ex)Unfortunately, there is a rather long, boring prologue which I'll read to you now. mutiny - 반항, 반란 ex)There were rumours of mutiny among the troops. ruin - 망치다. ex)Out you come to ruin my day! orchid - 난초 doomed -..

succinctly - 간결하게 * ex)No other book can succinctly summarises the history of the West. magnanimous - 너그러운 ex)Is there anything that we need to do to benefit from such a magnanimous act of love? 우리가 이 너그러운 사랑의 행동으로부터 유익을 얻으려면 어떻게 해야 합니까? credence - (~을 사실이라고) 믿음 ex)I don't put much credence in what he has said. ample - 충분한 ex)We have ample reasons to believe that those promises will soon be real..

A: The platoon has ended up behind enemy lines. With no reinforcements from Central Command they are sitting ducks. What are we going to do, General? B: We will rescue them by all possible means. A: 소대가 적 전선 후방에 갇히고 말았습니다. 중앙사령부로부터 지원병력을 받지 못한다면 그들은 속수무책으로 당하고 말 것입니다. 어떻게 할까요, 장군님? B: 무슨 수를 써서라도 구해낸다. 오늘의 표현은 by all possible means 입니다. means 가 수단이라는 뜻을 가지죠? 문자 그대로 가능한 모든 수단으로, 무슨 수를 써서라도라는 뜻이 된답..

depth - 깊이 ex)The maximum depth of the swimming pool is 2.5 metres. complex - 복잡한 ex)The maths professor set a complex promblem that very few students understood. flock - 떼 ex)A flock of seabirds flew over our boat. injection - 주사 ex)I hate having injections when I go to the doctor. I am scared of needles. local anaesthetic - 부분마취 ex)The dentist gave me a local anaesthetic. general anaesthetic -..

aloud - 소리내어 ex)My English teacher used to get me to read aloud in class to help me improve my pronunciation. atmosphere - 대기 ex)The Space Shuttle needs protection from the friction generated when it re-enters the Earth's atmosphere. dim - 흐릿한 ex)I can't see anything in this dim light. pioneer - 개척자 ex)Tim Berners-Lee is a pioneer of the Internet. intentional - 의도적인 ex)I'm sorry, I didn't mean t..

10 words & 1 phrase a day will do your english good. stimulate - 자극하다, 고무시키다. ex)I was stimulated by his speech. encourage - 격려하다. ex)The teacher encouraged her students to ask questions. interest - 흥미 / 이자 ex)She's begun to show a great interest in politics. We pay 6% interest on our mortgage at the moment. zeal - 열심, 열정 ex)Her zeal to become a doctor has not abated at all. robust - 거친, 단단한 ex)..