09-30-08 (화) > 영어교실

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입트영06-23-08 월

Topic -Tell us about a fight you had with your wife or husband. What was the fight about and how did it end?

My husband and I had a pretty nasty fight a couple of months ago. It all started over what was really a trivial thing─just some clothes he left on the floor. But it escalated into a big fight very quickly. I think both of us need to work on our anger management. Anyway, the same old issues came up. My husband accused me of nagging him all the time, and I accused him of not appreciating what I do for him. We argued quite loudly for about an hour and then he stormed out. He came back after taking some time to blow off some steam. As always, we eventually apologized to each other and made up.




위의 것을 몇 번 읽고 난 후 아래의 번역된 것을 보며

실제 상황을 연상하며 영어로 말해 보십시오.

이렇게 하면 영어식으로 생각하는 훈련이 됩니다.





아내나 남편과 했던 부부 싸움에 대해 말씀해 주세요. 싸움의 원인이 무엇이었으며 어떻게 결론이 났습니까?

저와 남편은 두어 달 전에 제법 격한 싸움을 했습니다.
싸움의 원인은 정말 사소한 것이었습니다. 남편이 바닥에 벗어 놓은 옷 때문이었습니다.
그러나 금방 큰 싸움으로 번졌습니다.
우리 두 사람 모두 화를 참는 연습을 해야 할 것 같습니다.
아무튼 항상 있는 설전이 오갔습니다. 남편은 제가 자신에게 항상 잔소리를 한다고 불만을 토로했고, 저는 제가 하는 일에 대해 남편이 도무지 고마워하지 않는다고 비난했습니다.
우리는 한 시간 가량 언성을 높여 싸웠고 남편은 자리를 박차고 나가 버렸습니다.
그리고는 화를 풀기 위해 조금 시간을 갖고 나서 돌아왔습니다.
항상 그렇듯이, 우리는 결국 서로 사과하고 화해했습니다.



Expression of the day

Let me take the call outside. - cell phone ringing
A: I think it's your phone that's ringing, Ryan.
B: Oh, shoot. I'm sorry. Let me take the call outside.
A: Okay, but be quick. We're right in the middle of our meeting.
B: Sure. I'll be back in a second.


그리고 익숙해 지면 영문을 완전히 암기하십시오.




아래의 귀트영도 몇 번 읽어 보고 그 후에는 보지 않고 그대로 영어식으로 생각하며 따라하는 연습을 해 보십시오.
이렇게 여러번 하면 문장을 생각하는대로 말할 수 있는 능력이 생기게 됩니다.

여섯 달만 매일 하면 그 후에는 자기 생각을 자유자재로 표현하고 영작문을 할 수 있는 능력이 생길 것을 보장합니다.




귀트영06-23-08 월

• Hey, Sumi! Good to see you. I didn't know you were going to be at this coffee house. Oh, how do you like the class so far?
• It's very difficult. It's good to see you, too. Who're you here with?
• Nobody. You now, I guess. Ha-ha. So, what's so hard about the class?
• Well, the concepts seem pretty straightforward to me. It's the fact that the professor speaks in English, which makes it hard for me to understand the subject.
• Ah, I see. I can't imagine trying to take a course in a foreign language.
• What's hard is I have to do double work. I have to translate all the terms and vocab in the book that I don't understand, before I can even begin studying the subject itself.
• I can see how that would be a pain.
• It is.

News

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