(Power English) 2019년 7월 25일

1 제목

Where is Aspirin From?

2 표현

2.1 something is killing me

It's killing me that Judy won't go out on a date with me!

2.2 a go-to person/thing

When I'm depressed, my go-to food to help me feel better is ice cream.

2.3 something takes off

I think that young baseball player's career is really going to take off.

3 본문

Shalene

This headache is killing me. Do you have any aspirin?

Claude

Yeah, but wouldn't you rather go to the doctor and get something stronger?

Shalene

Why? This medicine has been the go-to medicine for pain and fever for over 150 years.

Claude

I read that it was originally a folk remedy extracted from the willow.

Shalene

That's true. Then a German scientist discovered how to make it easy on the stomach, and it took off from there.

Claude

There must be better medicines after all this time.

Shalene

Well, once it was discovered that aspirin would help prevent a heart attack, it regained its dominance among over-the-counter medicines.

4 예문

4.1 교재

1. 네가 밤낮 징징대는 통에 돌겠다!
   • You're killing me with all your complaining!
2. 사탕은 아기의 울음을 그치게 하려고 그 여자가 사용한 효과적인 뇌물이었다.
   • Candy was a go-to bribe the woman used to make the baby stop crying.
3. 그 남자 아이돌 밴드가 등장하는 TV 광고가 나간 후에 새로 출시된 청량음료의 인기가 급상승했다.
   • The popularity of the new soda took off after the TV commercial starring the boy band.

4.2 창작

1. 너의 끝없는 거짓말이 날 정말 힘들게 해.
   • You’re killing me with your endless lies.
2. 나의 친구들에게 내가 의지할 수 있는 사람으로 기억이 되었으면 해.
   • I hope I’m remembered as a go-to person to my friends.
3. 애플의 아이폰은 혁신과 이전 모델과의 같은 가격 덕분에 매우 성공했어. (지금은 아니야)
   • Apple’s iPhone used to take off thanks to its innovation and the same price to the previous model.