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I was stuck in traffic. / The bus took a while to come. / The train is packed. / The traffic light is broken.

JJun ™ 2006. 8. 20. 23:49

거리 영어!! 거리에서 접하게 되는 실용적인 영어표현들을 집중적으로 배웁니다.

[오늘의 거리영어]
I was stuck in traffic.

- I was stuck in traffic. (차가 막혔어.)
- I was stuck in the bathroom. (해결을 못 보고) 화장실에 갇혀있었어.)
- I was stuck at the airport. (공항에서 발이 묶였어.)
- I was stuck with the client. (I was stuck with a client.) (고객한테 붙잡혀 있었어.)


- The road is congested. (길이 꽉 막혔어... 도로 정체가 심해.)
- My nose is congested. (코가 꽉 막혔어.)
- Your ear is congested. (네 귀가 꽉 막혔네.)
- The throat is congested. (목이 꽉 막혔어.)

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[오늘의 거리영어]
The bus took a while to come.

* take
It takes money. (돈이 들어.)
It takes time. (시간이 걸려.)

※ for a while : 잠깐 동안
※ a while : 한동안

- The bus took a while to come. (버스가 한참 만에 왔어요.)

* 조금 더 한참일 경우엔.. - The bus took so long to come. (버스가 한참 만에 왔어.)

* 아주 오랫동안 기다려도 오지 않는 경우..(과장되게)

- The bus took forever to come. (버스가 정말 한참 만에 왔어.)


- The bus comes every five minutes. (버스는 5분마다 와요.)
every minute (1분마다)
every two minutes (2분마다)
every five minutes (5분마다)
every ten minutes (10분마다)
every two months (2달에 한 번)

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[오늘의 거리영어]
The train is packed.

- The train is packed. (기차가 꽉 찼어.)
- The train is packed with little kids. (열차가 어린 아이들로 꽉 찼어.)


- I'm all packed. (나 짐 다 쌌어.)
- I'm all finished. (난 다 끝냈어.)

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[오늘의 거리영어]
The traffic light is broken.

- The traffic light is broken. (신호등이 고장 났어.)

※ microwave oven (= microwave) : 전자렌지

- The microwave oven is broken. (전자렌지가 고장 났어.)
= The microwave is broken.

- The fan is broken. (선풍기가 고장 났어.)

- The blender is broken. (블렌더가 고장났어.)


- I ran a red light. (나 신호위반 했어.)