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일정을 미룰 때, postpone, push back 같은 표현을 쓴다는 걸 사람들이 안다.하지만 앞당길때는 어떤 표현을 쓰는지 사람들이 잘 모른다. Move up: 앞당기다We moved up the meeting to Tuesday.>> 우리가 회의를 화요일로 앞당겼어요.The meeting has been moved up to Tuesday.>> 회의가 화요일로 앞당겨졌어요.We got the meeting moved up to Tuesday.>> 회의를 화요일로 앞당겼어요.Get -- p.p 형식으로 사용하는 걸 추천한다.어떤 것을 끝내는, 완성하는 것이 강조된다. 애초에 그럴 의도나 목적, 그러는게 유리한 상황 등이 있었던 것이다.  예문 1>A: 숙제가 이번 주까지가 기한이야? 다음주로 미루어..

각 단어의 의미를 비교하기보다는 어떤 표현에 어울릴지를 봐야 한다. Part 1>A: Hey, can you watch my dog for a little while? I gotta(have to) go back to the office and deal with something. It won't take long.B: Yeah, sure. Whatever you need.A: Are you going to be OK? Have you been with a dog before?B: Dude, it's just a dog. I think I can handle it. Deal with다양한 의미로 쓰인다.Deal with someone: 누군가와 거래를 하다. 문제가 되는 사람을 교류와 의사소통을 통해 해..

I went to a fastfood place earlier today and I got a hamburger. When I unwrapped it, I was certain I had the wrong burger. But when I took it back, they told me it was actually the right one. I mean, false advertising is nothing new and I'm pretty used to it. But this… This was on another level. You'd think that I'd be upset about it as a customer but it was actually really funny. I got a hambur..

Be fooled by ~: ~에 속다.가장 많이 쓰이는 표현이다.I was totally fooled by this image.>> 사진 보고 완전히 속았어.This image totally(really) fooled me.>> 사진 때문에 완전히 속았어.This image really had me fooled.>> 사진이 날 진짜 속였어. (이렇게 사역 형식으로도 많이 쓴다)Trick: 속임수어떤 계획이나 의도를 가지고 특정 개인을 속이는 것에 어울린다. Fool도 똑같다.전반적으로는 fool에 먼저 익숙해 지는 걸 추천한다.나 스스로 오해해서 속는 경우엔 어울리지 않는다.Mislead: 잘못 이끌다좀 더 formal하게 쓰기 좋다.Deceive: 속이다다른 말들과 다르게 의미가 직접적이고 다르게 표..

I haven't seen the new joker movie yet but it sounds like it's really good.It seems like people are having a hard time expressing how much they love it.But something else that I've been quite amazed by is how focused we are in terms of who we credit for this great film - in this case, the actor who plays the main character.I think, as fans, it's important for us to keep in mind how much collecti..

Under the(these) circumstances지금 이 상황을 결정짓는 여러 구성 요소들을 보고하는 일지금 상황에서 여러가지를 고려해보면 / 생각해보면 / 감안하면Under the circumstances, we can't push it back any further. We just have to go with what we have(got).지금 상황에서는 더 이상 미룰 수가 없어요. 그냥 있는 걸로 가야 돼요.In this situation여러 구성 요소 들에 의해 현재 처해 있는 상황을 전체적으로 이야기 하는 것We have to deal with this situation first (quickly).지금 이 상황부터 어떻게 빨리 해결을 해야 돼요. 아래 동영상에 자세히 나와 있으니 꼭 보..

I got these almost a year ago.(And) If I remember correctly, I paid a little over 200 dollars.But the last time I checked, they've recently been discontinued by the manufacturer.From what I hear, they weren't very popular.So, my understanding is (that) you can only get these used now. 이걸 거의 1년 전에 샀어요.제 기억이 맞다면, 200달러 조금 넘게 줬어요.근데 제조사에서 단종시킨 걸로 알고 있어요.그렇게 인기가 많지 않았다나봐요.그래서 제가 알기로는 이제 이건 중고로만 구할 수..

The reason I quit my last job wasn't because it was bad or anything.In fact, what I do now is more or less the same.It's actually even harder (more difficult) in some ways and there are plenty of things that I miss about my old job.It's just that I had certain goals in mind and I decided that working there just wasn't in line with what I wanted to do going forward. 제가 전직장을 그만둔 이유는 나쁘거나 그래서 그랬던 것..

That's great(fantastic)! + 그 뒤에 이런 말을 붙이면 좋다.잘됐다.That's great(fantastic)! I'm so happy for you! (아무때나 사용 가능)That's great(fantastic)! Good for you! (상대방이 뭔가를 성취했을 때)A: I finally asked her to marry me.B: Yeah? And?A: She said "Yes"B: Oh! That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you!좋겠다.That's great(fantastic)! That must be really/so nice! ("니가 좋겠다!" 가 아니라, "상황이 좋네!" 라는 뉘앙스)That's great(fantastic)! You m..

Earlier today, I got a phone call from a number that I didn't recognize.So I wasn't going to answer it at first because I wasn't expecting any calls and I hardly keep in regular touch with anybody these days so most numbers that I don't recognize are usually either wrong numbers or sales calls.But I just decided to answer it this time and I'm really glad that I did because it was the post office..