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.
