3/29 Rainy Weather

Dialog>> I was caught in the rain.

A: Why are you so wet?
B: I was caught in the rain.
* be caught in the rain: 비를 맞다
ex> The man was caught in the rain without an umbrella.
A: Oh, really? Didn’t you have an umbrella?
B: No, I forgot to bring one.
A: The forecast said it was going to rain.
B: I didn’t know that.


RESPONSE>> Talk about a memorable incident on a rainy day.

I was once in a bus getting home.

It suddenly started to rain.

It first drizzled but it soon started to pour.
* drizzle:  light rain falling in fine drops.
ex> I didn’t even know it drizzled today.
ex> It’s been pouring rain out there for hours.

Cars started to go slower and I soon got stuck in some major traffic.
* get stuck in: ~에 발이 묶이다
ex> She got stuck in that boring meeting.
ex> There’s some major traffic on the expressway.

It was at least a ten-minute walk from the bus stop to my house.
ex> It’s about a ten-minute walk from my school.
ex> We squeezed in a brisk ten-minute walk after lunch.

I didn’t have an umbrella with me and thought of buying one at the convenience store.

But I thought it was a waste of money because I had many umbrellas at home.
ex> Buying such a pricey car is a waste of money.

I just got off the bus and started to run. I used my bag as an umbrella.

By the time I arrived home I was soaking wet.
* be soaking wet: 흠뻑 젖다
ex> The kids were soaking wet after playing in the fountain.

@ It will blow over in a couple of days.
며칠 있으면 괜찮아질 거야

1. Because of a sudden power outage, we got stuck in the elevator.
2. Buying designer labels is a waste of money.
3. His shirt was soaking wet with sweat.
4. We could have been caught in the rain.