2020년 7월 5일

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1.1 The Mavens

보안이 매우 취약한 사이트 중 하나. 그러나 공부하는 데 지장은 없기 때문에 그냥 사용하고 있다. 오늘 공부한 부분은 Chapter 11 이고 제목은 Take it easy! 이다.

1.1.1 Dialogue

• Kelly : Hi, Paul. Long time no see. I thought I saw you walk in earlier.
• Paul : Oh, did you? It's been ages! How've you been doing?
• Kelly : Never been better. Are you doing some holiday shopping?
• Paul : You could say that. I'm treating myself by getting a therapeutic chair.
• Kelly : That seems like a convenient way to get some extra R&R.
• Paul : Actually, I wanted to buy one for my bad back and for the occasional "power nap".
• Kelly : I think you deserve one. After all, you own the company for heaven's sake.
• Paul : When you get to be my age, keeping up good health comes before everything.

1.1.2 Dictation

• I got up at 6 to take the English class this morning.
• All the lights of my apartment building went out last night.
• Greg cracked us up so much we were at the point of crying.

crack someone up ~를 몹시 웃기다

• Michael found out he barked up the wrong tree.

1.1.3 Key Phrases

1.1.3.1 That seems like... way to...

• That seems like an easy way to work out at home.
• That seems like an efficient way to manage the systems.

1.1.3.2 I've wanted to...

• I've always wanted to visit Paris someday.
• I've wanted to buy a small, light-weight notebook computer.

1.1.3.3 to come before everything.

• My family comes before everything else.
• Safety comes before everything in construction.