I
don’t know about you, but I’m ready to give
snowboarding a try. I already signed up for classes online.
* I don’t know about you: as for me… 너는 어떻게 생각할지 모르지만, 나라면
ex> I don’t know about you,
but I’m not voting for the incumbent candidate.
Well, once I get up to speed, we can
ride the trails together. Until then, you do
your thing and I’ll do mine.
* do one’s (own) thing: to do what one
wants to do
ex> When I was a kid, my parents let
me do my own thing as long as I came home early.
You’re a quick study. I have no doubt you’ll be racing me to the bottom by
Saturday afternoon.
* quick study: one who learns new skills
fast
ex> The child prodigy was a quick
study when it came to learning new pieces of music.
ex> I've always been a quick study
in math and science classes.
That’s my plan, at least. I learned to
ski pretty quickly when I was little, so this should be a breeze.
* a breeze: an easy thing to do
ex> My first marathon was a breeze.
You read my mind! I’ll go slap together some sandwiches while you
finalize the reservations.
* slap something together: to assemble
something quickly or haphazardly
ex> Even when my mom worked late, she
could still slap something together for dinner pretty fast.
cf> slap (something) on or slap on
(something): to add (something, such as an extra charge) to an amount
ex> The hotel slapped an extra
$50 on his bill to cover the damage.
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