Start English (영어회화 레벨1)
A: Did you change your hair color? You look different.
* You look slim./ You look great!
B: I dyed my hair blond. Does it look good on me?
A: It sure does! Did you have to bleach it?
* Yes, it does.
* bleach: 탈색하다 <-> dye: 염색하다.
B: Yes, It took a long time.
* 과장-> It took forever. / It takes forever 도 흔하게 쓰는 표현
Easy English (영어회화 레벨2)
Was it a bad breakup? 나쁘게 헤어졌어?
(문장)
Sara가 어제 어떤 멋진 사람 있는걸 봤다더라.: Sara said you were with some nice guy yesterday.
그 사람 전 직장동료야.: He is one of my ex-coworkers.
그 사람 분노조절장애가 있었어.: He had some problems with anger management.
(대화)
A: Sara said you were with some nice guy yesterday.
B: Oh, yes. He is one of my ex-coworkers.
A: That`s it?
B: Actually, we dated for a few years.
A: Do you mind if I ask you why you broke-up with him? Was it a bad breakup?
* age/ weight/ income/ relationship 은 조심스럽게 물어봐야 함
* Was it a bad break-up? <-> Did it end well?
B: Hmm, He had some problems with anger management.
(패턴/팁)
1. 왜 ~ 한지 물어봐도 돼? Do you mind if I ask you why 주어 동사?
Do you mind if I ask you why you broke-up with him?
Do you mind if I ask you why you change your mind?
Do you mind if I ask you why you quit your job?
2. break up with: ~와 헤어지다
dump : (내가) 떠나다. 차다.
3. He/She is not the person I thought he/she was.
최수진의 모닝스페셜 (morning special)
1. The Omicron variant has spread to at least 45 nations worldwide, with the United States and much of Europe reporting a number of new cases in recent days.
코로나 바이러스의 변이, 오미크론 신규 확진 사례가, 미국과 유럽 등 많은 지역에서 보고되고 있습니다. 오미크론은, 현재까지 전 세계, 최소 마흔 다섯 개 국가로 확산된 상태입니다.
2. The eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, on the island of Java, has killed at least 14 people and left dozens missing, according to the local disaster agency.
인도네시아 자바섬, 스메루 화산의 폭발로, 최소 열 네 명이 숨지고 수십 명이 실종됐다고, 현지 당국이 전했습니다.
3. The White House has confirmed it will stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
미국이, 2022년 베이징 동계올림픽에 대한, 외교적 보이콧을 할 거라는 결정을, 공식화했습니다.
4. US intelligence officials believe that China is attempting to woo Equatorial Guinea into building a military base off their coast – a move which would give Beijing a foothold in the Atlantic.
미국 정보 기관에 따르면, 중국이, 대서양 연안에, 자국의 발판을 마련할 수 있도록 하는, 군사 기지 건설을 추진하기 위해, 적도 기니의 설득을 시도 중인 걸로 알려졌습니다.
5. Singapore’s financial regulator has reportedly suspended Bitget, a crypto exchange that is mired in a row involving South Korea’s biggest boyband, BTS.
싱가포르의 금융감독 당국이, 암호화폐 거래소 비트겟에 대해, 영업정지 처분을 내린 걸로 알려졌습니다. 이들은 가짜 암호화폐에 우리 그룹, 방탄소년단을 연루시켜 분쟁 중입니다.