EE 11/2

<exchange student; hesitate; anytime; take>

1. How long are you planning to ~

- How long are you planning to stay here?

- How long are you planning to study here?

2. Don’t hesitate to ~ 주저하지 마

- Don’t hesitate to (call/visit) me.

- Don’t hesitate to ask me for help anytime.

3. I’ll take you to somewhere

- I’ll take you to the bus stop.

- I’ll take you to a good restaurant.

Nice to meet you, Paula

Nice to meet you, too. I’m an exchange student here.

I see. How long are you planning to study here?

For six months. I’ll be here until next May.

Don’t hesitate to ask me for help any time.

Thank you. Can we eat some Korean food for dinner?

absolutely. I’ll take you to a good restaurant.

PE 11/3 Damien Hirst

* take (someone or something) for granted: to fail to appreciate something because it is too familiar

ex> I took for granted all the great equipment and facilities my high school had.

* enormous: very large or significant

ex> I just saw some kind of enormous animal eating a pancake beside the trash can.

* installation: an object or system that has been assembled and placed

ex> A new installation of ancient stone sculptures at the gallery has fascinated thousands of visitors.

* question: to doubt; ask questions of someone

ex> Sales of my first album made me question my songwriting ability.

* believe in: to completely accept the existence or truth of something

ex> The number of people who believe in flying saucers has fallen in recent years.

* rubbish: garbage; trash; worthless or useless

ex> I didn’t vote for that Member of Parliament because most of what he says is rubbish.

Note> Rubbish is commonly used in Britain, Australia and New Zealand, just as garbage is used in Canada, and trash is used in the US. In the UK, Rubbish! Is also an expression of rejection of something someone has just said.

* upright: 수직의, 똑바른

This word has an alternate but related meaning. When referring to a person, upright means “having a strong moral character.”

ex> Someone must have fixed it, because it was upright when I walked by it just a half hour ago.

PE 11/2 Which Bank is Best?

* compare apples to oranges: to try to compare two things that are completely different

ex> Comparing a tailor-made suit with one from the mall is like comparing apples to oranges.

Note> The original version of this expression from the seventeenth century made more sense. It used to be “compare apples to oysters,” which are much more different from each other than apples and oranges!

* torn between: unable to decide between two or more things

ex> Cheryl was torn between continuing her studies and taking a year off to travel.

* pull the trigger: to take action on a decision

ex> Don’t pull the trigger on that new car until you’ve carefully considered its long-term effects on your finances.

* come to think of it: as I now recall

ex> We should choose a different gift because she already has a basketball, come to think of it.

* lose one’s shirt: to lose most or all of one’s money

ex> My parents invested heavily in a mutual fund and lost their shirts.

Note> Losing one’s shirt would happen when one lost all their money gambling, and had no choice but to bet the clothes they were wearing.

* makeshift: a temporary and imperfect substitute for something, made from available materials.

ex> We used cardboard boxes as makeshift furniture for the first two months we lived there.

* bananas: 미친, 열광한, 흥분한

This is a slang expression that should only be used in a casual context. It is generally used to refer to a temporary state of mind, rather than a permanent mental problem.

ex> Who knows? Just when I think I can depend on her, she goes a little bananas.

PE 10/30 Sorting Laundry the Hard Way

* That’s/It’s a wrap.: it’s finished and satisfactory

ex> That’s a wrap. everyone. Let’s get the cameras packed up before we break for lunch.

* out of commission: not functioning; not available for use

ex> My blender is out of commission, so I’ve been buying smoothies from the stand on my street.

Note> This idiom originally referred to a ship that was laid up for repairs or held in reserve. Similarly, the antonym, in commission, referred to a ship armed and ready for action.

* tops: at most

ex> These handmade Italian shoes cost me fifty dollars, tops.

ex> I can run back to the café, grab your phone, and be back here in ten minutes, tops.

* knock yourself out: go ahead if you want to

ex> If you want to go to all the trouble to wash the car by hand, knock yourself out.

ex> Why are you always knocking yourself out to change things that aren’t your responsibility?

Note> This expression also is put negatively, don’t knock yourself out, which means “don’t exert yourself; it’s not worth that much effort.”

* get the idea: to understand

ex> Keep reading this chapter and looking at the diagrams until you get the idea.

* brazenly: rudely bold

ex> She brazenly told her record label that she was going to record the album her way.

* bona fide: 진정한, 실제의

You may hear this expression pronounced three different ways, and all of them are correct to some degree. The fide rhymes with “tide” in the US; it rhymes with “tidy” in the UK; and it’s pronounced FEE-day in many other countries.

ex> That’s a bona fide Chagall. My mom bought it at an auction when I was seven.

PE 10/29 At the Birthplace of the Olympics

* right up/down one’s alley: very appropriate to one’s interests

ex> I’ve bought us tickets to a concert I think will be right down your alley.

ex> The community center has announced some cooking classes that are right up my alley.

* everything under the sun: everything imaginable or possible

ex> I’ve tried everything under the sun to get my cat to do tricks, but she still refuses.

* quash: to suppress; subdue

ex> We have to quash these rumors that we’re going out of business.

* hiatus: an interruption in a sequence or process

ex> The doctor recommended I take a hiatus from work while I’m recovering.

Note> When your favorite TV show is on hiatus, that means there are no new episodes – not forever, just for a little while. If someone has to leave her job for a time, she’s going on hiatus. The key thing about a hiatus is that it’s an interruption of something that was happening, but it’s not a permanent break.

* in person: while one is physically present

ex> Watching videos of live performances is not as exciting as seeing the performers in person.

* enable one: to make it possible for someone to do something

ex> Having a larger telescope will enable us to see the planets more clearly.

Note> More recently, this word has developed the specialized meaning of offering help that perpetuates rather than solves a problem. A parent who allows a child to stay home from school because he hasn’t studied for a test is enabling irresponsibility. The spouse who makes excuses for his hung-over partner is enabling alcohol abuse.

* look something up: (정보 등을) 찾아보다

Like many English expressions with the same structure, the object can be in the middle or at the end. For example, one can look up a recipe, or one can look a recipe up. Other examples of this form include hand in, turn on, and tear down.

ex> I’ll have to look it up on the rider her agency sent us. 

10/29 Going to Baseball Games

Talk about when you went to a baseball game.

I am a pretty big fan of baseball. I go to baseball games whenever I have the chance. The last time I went was a few weeks ago. It was a big game between two big rival teams: the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins. Both teams represent Seoul and have a long rivalry going on. As always, the game got heated up. There were cheerleaders on each team who led the cheering. The fans of both teams used stick balloons to root for their teams. The Bears led the game up until the 8th inning, but the Twins turned the game around in the last inning and won 7 to 5. It was one of the most exciting games I’ve watched in my life.

* root for one’s team ~의 팀을 응원하다

* turn the game around 경기를 역전시키다

ex> We scored a goal in the second half, but it was not enough to turn the game around.

  

@ Speaking Tips: turn the game around

경기를 역전시키다

경기에서 지던 팀이 전세를 역전시킨다는 의미로 turn the game around라는 표현을 쓴다.

ex> We turned the game around several times during the match.

@ It ain’t over till it’s over.  끝날 때까지는 완전히 끝난 게 아니야.

10/28 Korean Baseball

Talk about the popularity of baseball in Korea.

It seems that many more people are into baseball in Korean these days. Especially with the post-season going on, the popularity of baseball is at its peak. Ticket sales for pro-baseball hit a record high at 7.1 million in 2012. In the following years, attendance hit 6.4 million and 6.5 million in 2013 and in 2014 respectively. There are currently ten professional baseball teams in Korea. A new team called KT Wiz joined the league recently. With the addition of a new team, attendance is expected to go even higher than that of previous years. In facts, many games were completely sold-out throughout the season.

* attendance 관중 수

* respectively 각각

* sold-out 매진된

@ Speaking Tips: be into ~에 빠져 있다

전치사 into는 무엇인가에 몰두하거나 빠져 있다는 의미를 나타내는 말을 할 때 흔히 사용된다.

ex> I am into hip-hop music these days. (나는 요즘 힙합 음악에 빠져 있어.)

@ The playoffs are best of five.  플레이오프는 5전 3선승제야.