Freezing temperatures leave our joints and muscles tense and stiff.
* freezing temperature: 영하권 기온
* tense: 긴장한
* stiff: 굳은, 뻣뻣한
ex> Some people prefer to stay at home in the winter because of the freezing temperatures.
ex> I went to get a massage to loosen up my stiff muscles.
Not to mention that winter-wear tends to be bulkier and harder to move around in.
* bulky: too big and taking up too much space, bulky equipment
ex> I like wearing this bulky coat because it's warm.
cf> 입고 돌아다니는 것은 사람이기 때문에 move around in 으로 전치사 in을 반드시 붙인다.
ex> The dress is so tight that I can hardly move around in it.
As if that wasn't bad enough, the ice and snow make the streets and sidewalks very slippery.
* slippery: wet, smooth or oily so that it slides easily or causes somothing to slide, 미끄러운
ex> You have to be extra careful when the sidewalks are slippery.
* as if that wasn't bad enough: 이것도 모자라서..
Last winter, I fell pretty hard in front of the bus stop near my house.
I was almost at the bus stop when I saw my bus arrive up ahead.
* up ahead: 바로 앞에
All of a sudden, I felt my feet slip out from under me and I landed on my butt on the icy snow.
ex> He fell backwards and landed on his butt.
My hands took the brunt of the fall, but I was still pretty sore.
* take the brunt of: ~의 충격을 받다.
It was humiliating because the entire bus witnessed my fall!
* humiliating: making you feel ashamed or stupid
@ Everyone's jaw dropped. 모두 놀라서 입이 쫙 벌어졌어.
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