✦ 2023-09-09 I need insurance on my new car.제 새 차에 보험이 필요합니다.I need insurance on my new car. 제 새 차에 보험이 필요합니다.   insurance [ ɪn|ʃʊrəns ]  보험 Just a minute, please. Do you have insurance with us? 잠시만 기다려주세요. 저희 회사 보험에 가입되어 있으신가요? No, I haven't taken out insurance yet. 아니요. 아직은 보험에 들지 않았어요.   take out insurance  보험에 들다 What's your job？ 직업이 뭔가요? I'm an instructor. 저는 강사입니다.   instructor  강사 How man..

✦ 2023-09-11 But the referee didn't see it!그런데 심판이 보지 못했어!It's been a pretty tight game so far. 지금까지의 경기는 막상막하였어.  It's  지금까지(it has의 축약형. 현재완료 시제에서 사용. 지금까지 계속 된 상황을 나타냄)  been  이었어요, 계속해왔어요 (be의 과거분사 형태. 현재완료 시제에서 has나 have와 같이 사용)  pretty  꽤, 상당히  tight game  막상막하인 경기 Yes, neither side has looked like scoring a goal so far. 응, 어느 쪽도 골을 넣을 것처럼 보이지 않았어.  neither [niːðə(r)]  어느 쪽도 ~하지 않다  looked..

✦ 2023-09-12 We will make the payment as soon as we receive the goods.상품을 받는 대로 지불하도록 하겠습니다.Did you receive my purchase order? 제 구입 주문서 받으셨나요?  receive [rɪˈsiːv]  1. 받다, 받아들이다 2. (어떤 대우 등을) 받다, (부상 등을) 입다[당하다] 3. (새로운 것을 어떤 방식으로) 받아들이다[받다]  purchase order [ˈpɜːrtʃəs]  구입 주문서 Yes. I checked the e-mail just now. 네. 방금 메일 확인했어요.  just now  1. 지금 당장(은) 2. 현재로서는 3. 방금 전에 Please confirm my order of 40..

✦ 2023-09-13 Don't forget to set your alarm clock tonight.오늘 저녁 알람 맟추는 거 잊지 마.Don't forget to set your alarm clock tonight. 오늘 저녁 알람 맟추는 거 잊지 마.   set the alarm  알람을 맞추다 You've been telling me this more than thousands times for the last two days. 네가 지난 이틀간 수 천 번도 넘게 말했어.   thousands times  (thousands는 문법적으로 어색하며, a thousand times 또는 thousands of times로 수정하는 것이 옳음) Anyway, thanks for keeping me o..

✦ 2023-09-14 Do you think I can touch them?한번 만져봐도 될까?Do you know what animal that is? 저건 무슨 동물인지 알아? Well, I don't know either of these animals, but let's check out the sign. 글쎄, 나도 잘 모르겠어. 안내판 한번 확인해 보자.   either of  둘중하나, 이것들 중 어느하나 (여기서는 "둘중하나")  let's check out  우리 살펴보자  Endangered Squirrel Monkey means they are at risk of extinction, right? 멸종 위기에 처한 다람쥐원숭이라면 사라질 위기에 있다는 뜻이지?   endangered ..

✦ 2023-09-15 Just drop your coat here and make yourself at home.코트는 여기에 벗어두시고, 편하게 계세요.Thank you for inviting me to your dinner party. 저녁 파티에 초대해 주셔서 감사해요.   invite ~ to ~  ~을 ~에 초대하다 I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I was stuck in traffic. 기다리게 해서 죄송해요. 차가 막혀서요.   stuck in traffic  차가 막히다 No worries. I'm so glad that you could make it. 괜찮아요. 오신 것만으로도 기뻐요.   I'm so glad that  ~에 기뻐하다  make it..

✦ 2023-09-16 The cell phone company cut off my service!휴대폰 회사에서 내 서비스를 끊었어.I can't believe this is happening! 이런 일이 있다니 믿을 수가 없어! What's wrong? 뭐가 문제인데? The cell phone company cut off my service! 휴대폰 회사에서 내 서비스를 끊었어.   cut off  중단하다 Did you pay your bill on time? 요금은 제때에 냈어?   pay one's bill  요금을 내다  on time  1. 시간을 어기지 않고, 정각에 2. 후불로, 할부로 I think so. 그랬던 것 같아. Use my cell phone to call and find..

✦ 2023-09-18 I'm sorry, but I'm putting in lots of effort.죄송하지만 열심히 노력하는 중입니다.Mr. Higa, what did you want to see me about? 히가 씨, 무슨 일로 절 보자고 하셨어요? I don’t want to mention it, but you're too careless and irresponsible with your work. 이런 말 하고 싶지 않지만 업무에 너무 조심성이 없고 무책임한 것 같네요.   mention  1. (말·글로 간단히) 말하다, 언급[거론]하다  2. (말·글로 하는 간단한) 언급[거론]  careless [ˈkerləs]  1. 부주의한, 조심성 없는 (↔careful) 2. 경솔한 3. ~..

✦ 2023-09-19 She has taken on two jobs to make ends meet.투잡을 뛰면서 겨우 생활하고 있대.Have you noticed a change in Jina lately? 요즘 지나가 좀 변한 것 같지 않아?   notice  1. 신경씀, 주목, 알아챔 2. (보통 공공장소에 붙이는) 공고문[안내문] 3. …을 의식하다[(보거나 듣고) 알다]  lately  최근에, 얼마 전에 Yes. She looks run down. 응. 지쳐 보여.   run down  지친 Do you know why? 왜 그런지 알아? I heard her husband was laid off three months ago. 지나 남편이 3개월 전에 해고됐대.   be laid off ..