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federal - 연방의 ex)In the USA, the federal government sometimes has disagreements with the state's government. marble - 대리석 ex)The statue was made from pure white marble. matter - 중요하다. ex)Stop worrying. It really doesn't matter. persist - 계속되다. ex)The rain persisted throughout the night and into the next morning. feed - 먹이다. ex)The farmer has to get up early in order to feed the animals. apparatu..

hardly - 거의 ~ 않다. ex)We hardly ever go out nowadays. live for - ~를 위해 살다. ex)All that I've been living for is gone. blame - 비난하다. 탓하다. ex)You can't blame it all on me! without - ~없이 ex)Faith without works is dead. get by - 살아남다. ex)It's very hard to get by on such a low income. 그렇게 적은 수익으로 생활하기란 여간 쉬운 일이 아니다. insane - 정신 나간, 비상식적인 ex)Are you insane? = Are you crazy? wonder - 궁금해하다. ex)'How is th..

10 words & 1 phrase a day will do your english good. vault - 금고 ex)His secret vault is beneath his house. imitate - 모방하다. 본 받다. ex)Small children learn by imitating their parents. prime minister - 수상 ex)The name of the current prime minister of England is ... neighbour - 이웃 ex)My neighbours are very freindly. specific - 구체적인 ex)Do you think you can be more specific? 좀 더 구체적으로 말해주시겠어요? sprain - 삐..

예문 보시죠~ . . . (The husband is worrying that he might lose his job and there's been some argument because his wife didn't pay the bill on time.) A: There's a grinding noise whenever you turn the steering wheel. B: What else is going to go wrong today? That's probably going to mean another big repair bill. A: Well, there's no sense in worrying about it now. B: Oh, really? First the job, then the c..

advert - 광고 ex)Most TV adverts last around 30 seconds. mankind - 인류 ex)"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." I think Neil Armstrong said that. middle - 중간 ex)I was woken in the middle of the night by a car alarm. hopeless - 희망이 없는 ex)The situation is hopeless. There's nothing that can be done. bitter - 쓴 ex)The lemon tastes very bitter. memorial - 기념의 ex)There will be a memorial ..

bruise - 멍 ex)I had a big purple bruise where the ball had hit my leg. order - 명령 ex)When the Titanic started sinking the captain gave the order to abandon ship. complain - 불평하다. ex)The service here is terrible. I will complain to the manager. meadow - 초원 ex)They wandered through the meadow picking wild flowers. curse - 욕하다. ex)Don't curse. It's unneccassary to use such bad language. distinguish..

farewell : 안녕 ex)They wished me a fond farewell as I was leaving. childhood - 어린 시절 ex)I have happy memories of my childhood before I grew up and had to get a job. mere - 단지 ex)It took her a mere 20 minutes to win the match. heal - 낫다. ex)He stayed in hospital while his wounds healed. mould - 곰팡이 ex)Oh, dear. That bread is too old. It's got mould growing on it. accumulate - 쌓이다. ex)If you don't ..

A; 나랑 상관없어. 그러니 나한테 뭐라고 하지 마. B: 걔가 뭐라든 나랑은 상관없어. 위의 두가지 경우 모두 상관없다라는 말을 쓰긴 했지만, 사실 전달하는 의미는 다르죠? 오늘은 영어로 상관없다를 어떻게 표현하는지 알아 봅시다~! 예문갑니다. A: Any question at this point? Tom? B: I've been wondering if you've got married. A: That question has nothing to do with what we're discussing, don't you think? A: 이 시점에 질문있니? B: 결혼하셨어요? A: 그 질문은 지금 토의하는 내용과는 무관한 것 같은데, 안 그러니? A: What is it? (holding up a dia..

leak - 유출하다. ex)I want to know who leaked the story. result - 결과 ex)The traffic was very heavy and as a result I arrived late. permission - 허가 ex)You can't leave this building without permission. equivalent - 동등한, 상응하는 ex)The British House of Commons is roughly equivalent to the American House of Representatives. erase - 지우다. ex)You erased that message, didn't you? brief - 간단한. 짧은, (informal)요약하..

She's a selfish woman, but somehow you can't help liking her. 그녀는 이기적인 여자긴 하지만, 왠지 좋아할 수 밖에 없어. 오늘의 표현은 can't help ~ing입니다. 이 표현은 그리 원하진 않지만 그렇게 할 수 밖에 없는 상황에 쓴답니다. Sorry, I broke your cup. I couldn't help it. 네 컵 깨트려서 미안해. 어쩔 수 없었어. can't help + to V의 형태도 가능한데요, 이 형태는 미국에서 많이 쓰인답니다. ex)It was so funny that I couldn't but laugh. 너무 재밌어서 웃을 수 밖에 없었어. 또 다른 표현으론 not have a choice but to V 가 있습니다. V..