태뽕이의 자기계발 & 경력개발

68일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 2. DEALING WITH AWKWARD QUESTIONS - [Shortened sentences] ※ Shortened sentences /ˈʃɔːrtn/ *In informal conversation, native speakers often shorten their sentences. This can be done by leaving out non-essential words, or by joining words together. In these examples, notice the words that have been omitted, and the words that have been joined together. A..

67일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 2. DEALING WITH AWKWARD QUESTIONS - [Making small talk] [BOB] Hmmm. Don't make them like that anymore, do they? [BOB] Couldn't help noticing your bumper sticker [LEO] Yeah. It came with the car. • bumper sticker -a sign with a message on it that people stick on the back of their car : (차의) 범퍼 스티커(표어나 후보자 이름 따위를 인쇄해 넣음) e.g.) Their bumper sticker says ‘..

아티클픽 65. Deadly stampede /stæmˈpiːd/ in Itaewon As I write this, the body count keeps going up. It's now 154 people confirmed killed and 133 injured in Itaewon where tens of thousands of young revelers /ˈrevələr/ showed up to party on the last Saturday before Halloween. /ˌhæləʊˈiːn/ Exact details of what happened are still weeks away, but the rough story is no mystery. Too many people showed up ..

66일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Talking about an awkward situation] ※ Your friend Candy is telling you about a date she had with her boyfriend. Listen and record the correct response. Answer. How awkward. What on earth happened? Answer. How rude! I guess he was trying to impress you. Answer. Why on earth would he do that?

65일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Expressing disbelief and shame] some things you just don't talk about Everybody knows this. I am a little ashamed of myself. What I did was unacceptable. I really put my foot in my mouth. What an idiot. For heaven's sake! Why on earth would she leave? I'm so embarrassed. ※ Expressing disbelief and shame *Here are ..

64일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Review: auxiliary verbs] ※ Review: auxiliary verbs *You can use the irregular verb be as both a main verb and an auxiliary verb. As an auxiliary verb, be is used with a main verb in continuous and passive tenses. They were getting along very well until he told an offensive joke. She was embarrassed by him and left..

63일차. ♣ Unit 5. Awkward situations - LESSON 1. TALKING ABOUT AWKWARD SITUATIONS - [Awkward situations] [EMMA] When you bring your boyfriend home to meet your parents for the first time, there are some things you just don't talk about. [NANCY] But Emma brought this new boy home to meet Bob and I, and then Bob was talking about them getting married. [BOB] Yeah, well, I really put my foot in my mou..

61일차~62일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 4. NEGOTIATING A PURCHASE - [Is that your final offer?]~[Negotiating a deal] B. Thank you. I appreciate your flexibility on the price.

59일차. ♣ Unit 4. Business communication - LESSON 4. NEGOTIATING A PURCHASE - [Negotiating vocabulary] [MARGRET] Yeah. You know, I really like your ergonomic chairs, especially the Super Comfort X9 model. • ergonomic /ˌɜːrɡəˈnɑːmɪk/ -designed to make people’s working environment more comfortable and to help them work more efficiently : 인체 공학의 e.g.) ergonomic design 인체 공학적 디자인 an ergonomic keyboard..

아티클픽 64. ‘Magikkun’: the Korean buzzword that explains why dating apps are restricting pictures with masks Daters in Korea are growing so tired of profile pictures, where half a face is hidden, they have coined a term for it – ‘mask fraud’ A young man wearing a medical mask Photograph: Ihor Savenchuk/Getty Images (Posed by a model.) Name: Magikkun. Age: New for the pandemic. Appearance: Potentia..