Programs
Idioms
- in lieu[luː] of : in stead of
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Hong Kong is at war, and why should the world be worried. (Nov 13 2019)
- ordinance : a law, usually of a city or town, that forbids or restricts an activity
- public assemblies
- beleaguered police force
- /bɪˈliːɡəd $ -ərd/, experiencing a lot of problems or criticism
- Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill
- be obliged to take supportive roles instead
- grew to a new height
- chronologies given by the police
- chronology : /krəˈnɒlədʒi $ -ˈnɑː-/, an account of events in the order in which they happened, 서술
- chron‧i‧cle : /ˈkrɒnɪkəl $ ˈkrɑː-/, a written record of a series of events, especially historical events, written in the order in which they happened, 연대기
- brutality of the police force
- live round
- A live round is a bullet which can be shot. A real bullet, as opposed to the blank one, which is not real.
- at point-blank range adv. a gun fired point-blank is fired very close to the person or thing it is aimed at
- The victim was shot point-blank in the chest.
- The bullet was fired at point-blank range.
- in critical condition
- seize the gun in the policeman's hand
- v. /siːz/, to take hold of something suddenly and violently (= grab); to take control of a place suddenly and quickly, using military force
- adamant - adj. /ˈædəmənt/, determined not to change your opinion or a decision that you have made, 단호한
- raid - n. a short attack on a place by soldiers, planes, or ships, intended to cause damage but not take control
- riot - rioter
- cease fire
- v. /siːs/, to stop doing something or stop happening
- turn out to be empty
- search warrant granted by the court
- n. a legal document that gives the police official permission to search a building
- raised eyebrows of the public
- if something raises eyebrows, it surprises people
- off-the-mark
- A long way from an intended target.; incorrect or inaccurate.
- Vice-Chancellor
- cohort
- n, /ˈkəʊhɔːt $ ˈkoʊhɔːrt/, someone’s cohorts are their friends who support them and stay loyal to them, 무리/동료/지지자
- opined
- v. /əʊˈpaɪn $ oʊ-/, to say what your opinion is about something, 의견을 말하다/생각하다
- sense of humanity
- launch assault
- n. /əˈsɔːlt $ əˈsɒːlt/, the crime of physically attacking someone, 맹공격/강습
- sexual assault on women
- muppet - n, an insulting word for someone who is stupid or who has done or said something stupid
Patterns
- interested, excited, involved, related
- be interested in ~
- be involved in ~
- be related to ~
- be excited to ~
- I'm into = be fond of, be crazy about, be mad about
- I'm totally ~
- I'm not big on ~ = I'm not good at ~, I'm poor with ~
- I'm not in the mood for/to ~
- I heard that
- I heard that skipping a meal is bad for health.
- Emotion/Feeling
| Expression | Meaning | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| It's ridiculus. | 어이없다 | |
| I'm innocent. | 억울하다, 결백하다. | |
| I feel unsettled . | 찝찝하다. | |
| I'm frustrated. | 답답하다. | |
| I'm desperate. | 필사적이다. | |
| He's naive. | 순진하다. | not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen |
| I feel suffocated. | 갑갑하다. | to feel as if you are not free or do not have enough space |
- used to vs usually
- used to : past habit or past
- He used to visit his country house at the weekends. - past habit
- He used to work in a bank. - past
- usually : current habit
- She usually cooks fish on Fridays.
- used to : past habit or past
Idioms
| Idiom | Meaning | Example | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| take away | Remove (food or something) | 치우다 | |
| throw away | to get rid of something that you do not want or need | 버리다 | |
| put away | to put something in the place where it is usually kept | 제자리에 되돌려놓다 | |
| go off | leave : to leave a place, especially in order to do something | ||
| explode : to explode or fire | |||
| stop linking | Many women go off coffee during pregnancy. | ||
| show off | to try to make people admire your abilities, achievements, or possessions | She raised her wrist, showing off a sparkling diamond bracelet. | |
| show up | arrive, appear | ||
| get stuck in/into | to start doing something eagerly and with a lot of energy | Take your jacket off and get stuck in! | |
| skip over | ignore, overlook | ||
| break down | to fail or stop working in a successful way | ||
| break out | a fire, fight, or war starts to happen | 발생하다 | |
| to escape from a prison | 탈옥하다 | ||
| break up | if a marriage, group of people, or relationship breaks up, the people in it separate and do not live or work together anymore | ||
| look forward to | to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen |
| Idiom | Meaning | Example | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| up to scratch | good enough for a particular standard | We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch. | |
| thinly veiled | 노골적으로 | ||
| first come, first served | by order of arrival | Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. | 선착순으로 |
- spring to mind : bring
- work at/for
- work in
- + place
- + city
- + country
- + department
- + industry
- Memory
- have a memory like a sieve : to forget things easily, to have bad memory
- If my memory 'serves me correctly : 내 기억이 맞다면
- jog somebody's memory : to stimulate someone's memory to recall something
- refresh somebody's memory : to make someone remember something
- commit something to memory : to learn something so that you remember it, = memorize
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bribe | n. | /braɪb/ | money or a gift that you illegally give someone to persuade them to do something for you | |
| extend | v. | to continue for a longer period of time, or to make something last longer | temporal | |
| expand | v. | to become larger in size, number, or amount, or to make something become larger | spatial | |
| intense | adj. | having a very strong effect or felt very strongly | very strong | |
| intensive | adj. | involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time | 집중적인 | |
| lend | v. | to let someone borrow money or something that belongs to you for a short time | borrow, lend/lent/lent | |
| rend | v. | to tear or break something violently into pieces | tear violently | |
| groom | v. | to clean and brush an animal, especially a horse | ||
| broom | n. | a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors | 빗자루 | |
| diploma | n. | /dəˈpləʊmə $ -ˈploʊ-/ | a document showing that a student has successfully completed their high school or university education | 졸업증명서 |
| transcript | n. | an official college document that shows a list of a student’s classes and the results they received | 성적증명서 | |
| diplomat | n. | /ˈdɪpləmæt/ | someone who officially represents their government in a foreign country | ambassador |
| sanctum | n. | /ˈsæŋktəm/ | a holy place inside a temple | 성소 |
| sanctuary | n. | /ˈsæŋktʃuəri/ | an area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be hunted; a peaceful place that is safe and provides protection, especially for people who are in danger | refuge |
| sanction | v. | /ˈsæŋkʃən/ | a form of punishment that can be used if someone disobeys a rule or law | punishment |
| gross | adj. | total | gross sum/profit/income/salary | |
| clearly wrong and unacceptable (very bad); very unpleasant to look at or think about (nasty) | disgusting | |||
| yucky | adj. | extremely unpleasant | <> yummy | |
| nasty | adj. | nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant | nasty to | |
| adverse | adj. | not good or favorable | ||
| adversary | n. | ˈædvəsəri | a country or person you are fighting or competing against | opponent |
| tainted | adj. | affected or influenced by something illegal, dishonest, or morally wrong | ||
| tamper | v. | to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it | ||
| hinder | v. | to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed | ||
| deter | v. | to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results | ||
| scenic | adj. | surrounded by views of beautiful countryside | scenic viewpoint, scenic route | |
| scenery | n. | the natural features of a particular part of a country that you can see, such as mountains, forests, deserts ... | ||
| picky | adj. | only likes particular things and not others, and so is not easy to please | 까다로운 | |
| spoiled | adj. | a spoiled person, especially a child, is rude and behaves badly because they have always been given what they want and allowed to do what they want | 버릇없는, 못된 | |
| dense | adj. | difficult | dense questions | |
| stuffy | adj. | people, occasions, or places that are stuffy are too formal and old-fashioned – used to show disapproval | 완고한, 융통성없는 | |
| sanitary | adj. | relating to the ways that dirt, infection, and waste are removed | 위생적인 | |
| jog | v. | to run slowly and steadily | ||
| to knock or push something lightly by mistake | touch < jog < hit | |||
| cough | v. n. | /kɒf $ kɒːf/ | to suddenly push air out of your throat with a short sound, often repeatedly | 기침하다 |
| spurious | adv. | false and not what it appears to be | false, fake, forged, phoney/phony, spurious | |
| forged | adv. | a forged official document (eg. passport) or bank note (eg. $10 note) has been illegally made to look like a real one | forge (v.) | |
| glacier | n. | a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley, 빙하 | Ethereum Muir Glacier Upgrade, Muir Glacier | |
| compromise | v. | to do something which is against your principles and which therefore seems dishonest or shameful | 타협하다, 절충하다 | |
| benign | adj. | bɪˈnaɪn | kind and gentle | |
| aviation | n. | /eɪviˈeɪʃən/ | the science or practice of flying in aircraft; the industry that makes aircraft | 항공술; 항공산업 |
| walkout | n. | an occasion when people stop working or leave a meeting as a protest | ||
| ephemeral | adj. | ɪˈfemərəl | existing or popular for only a short time | transitory, permanent |
| Word | Meaning | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the disabled | people who are disabled | |||
| special needs children | ||||
| placement test/exam | a test designed to evaluate a person's preexisting knowledge of a subject and thus determine the level most suitable for the person to begin coursework on that subject. | |||
| all-you-can-eat restaurant | a type of restaurant in which a fixed price is charged for entry, after which diners may consume as much food as they wish. | AYCE, buffet | ||
| food stall | a stall at which food can be bought. | |||
| lucky draw | game in which prizes are covered up and mixed together in a container | |||
| bank transfer | when money is sent, usually electronically, from an account in one bank to an account in another | |||
| venue | n. | ˈvenjuː | a place where an organized meeting, concert etc takes place | venue map |
- travel, trip, tour, journey
- trip
- Short-term
- take/have/go on/make a trip
- journey
- Long-term
- Life is a journey
- tour
- Usually with well planned schedule or guide
- trip
- homework, task, assignment
- homework : uncountable
- much homework (O), homeworks (X)
- task, assignment : countable
- homework : uncountable
Kitchen Verbs
| Verb | Meaning | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| grill | if you grill something, or if it grills, you cook it by putting it on a flat metal frame with bars across it, above or below strong direct heat | |
| bake | to cook something using dry heat, in an oven | bread or cakes |
| fry | to cook something in hot fat or oil, or to be cooked in hot fat or oil | 튀기다, 볶다 |
| boil | to cook something in very hot water | |
| simmer /ˈsɪmə $ -ər/ | to boil gently, or to cook something slowly by boiling it gently | 고다 |
| grate | to rub cheese, vegetables etc against a rough or sharp surface in order to break them into small pieces | 강판에 갈다 |
| chop | to cut something into smaller pieces | 잘게 자르다 |
Cafe Expressions
- What can I get for you? = What would you like?
- Do you want whipped cream on top?
- Do you want mug or plastic cup?
- For here, to go?
- How much is it if I add a shot?
- Can I have a large, triple-shot, sugar-free, non-fat latte, please?
- Do you need room (for milk/cream) ?
- pick up window
- whole milk / 1-2% milk / fat-free milk / skim milk
- coffee sleeve = coffee holder
- lid/sleeve
Grammar
Infinitive vs Gerund
| 구분 | 동사 |
|---|---|
| 동사원형(infinitive)을 목적으로 갖는 동사 | let, make, help, see, hear |
| To 부정사를 목적어으로 갖는 동사 | want, wish, hope, expect, decide,
promise, agree, allow, ask, persuade, advice, order, force, remind, warn, reject |
| 동명사를 목적어로 갖는 동사 | enjoy, mind, deny, avoid, quit, finish, keep, stop
postpone, prevent, consider |
| To 부정사/동명사를 모두 목적으로 가질 수 있는 동사 | like, love, prefer, hate, start, begin, continue |
- 예문
- Let me go there with you.
- Don't make her cry.
- How long do you want to stay here.
- I wish to make a complaint.
- Do you mind me smoking.
- I enjoyed playing the game.
- You should avoid staying too long.
- 주의할 예제
- I saw her standing there.
- remember
- remember to do : 미래성
- remember ~ing : 과거성
Preposition
Place and Time
| Preposition | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|
| in | in Korea
in Seoul |
in 2020
in March |
| on | on Monday
on Sunday morning | |
| at | at hospital | at the morning
at 1st March 2020 |
- Without preposition
- today, yesterday, tomorrow : adverb
- this year/month
- next year/month
- last year/month
- this/yesterday/tomorrow morning
- downtown : adverb