제목 보고 호기심에 구매까지 하게 되었는데요. 책을 받아보니까 솔직히 기대가 넘 컸나 싶어요. 아직 끝까지 읽어본 것은 아니지만 뭔가 좀 허술할달까요? 분명 이책의 취지도 좋고 영어로 말할때는 우리말과 어순이 다르니까 그렇게 해야 한다는 포인트도 좋습니다만....그렇기에 책으로 표현된 우리말과 영어의 차이점이 좀 보기 불편하게 되어있어요. 제가 제대로 설명을 못하겠지만.....그리고 좀 어수선한 것도 있네요. 하지만 한번 읽어볼 만은 한 책 같습니다.
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Unit 1
How about we go to that new clothing store at the corner of 3rd St. and ABC Avenue sometime next week?
Unit 2
My bro is in his last year of pursuing his masters degree in engineering at Cal Tech.
unit 3
It tastes really horrible if I accidentally take it right after I eat something acidic like orange juice.
unit 4
Theyre only three games away from setting the MLB all-time record for most consecutive wins in a season without a tie!
unit 5
We took the red-eye flight back so we could get here in time to see our son return from Germany.
unit 6
It seems like forever since we met at the birthday party my boss threw for himself last Saturday.
unit 7
Being at the beaches during sunset while sipping down some Mai Tai cocktails was a thing I will never forget.
unit 8
You sort of look like a close frien I had when I was attending Ohio State University
in the 60s.
unit 9
Johnny is what people called me when I was working on my masters degree
in graduate school 10 years ago.
unit 10
I have been doing some downhill skiing at a ski resort near Stockholm with a couple of my colleagues.
unit 11
I need to have enough money to make sure I can pay for my apartment rent that is due next week so I dont get late fees.
unit 12
Your dog was killed around 10 am yesterday by a car after jumping over your protective fence and running across the street trying to chase a bird.
unit 13
Hes already up studying for his final exam he is going to take today to determine if he will get any scholarship from the Hines Foundation.
unit 14
I cant make you a drink with Scotch until Peter come back from the grocery store with more bottles.
unit 15
I need a camera that has at least 30 megapixels so I can print life-size photos of the polar bears I took when I was working in the Arctic Circle.
unit 16
When I watched the news this morning, the meteorologist said that there would be a great chance for thunderstorms tonight because of a cold air that is passing through.
unit 17
You better rehearse your lines a lot with the other players and get it right, or the show will be so bad no one will want to watch it.
unit 18
Do you know that Tex has had a problem gambling at horse tracks for over 6 years
and has only won once?
unit 19
You need a family with at least two members who are currently in school or have already attended Grace, Southern, or Port Smith University within the past 50 years to qualify.
unit 20
Cindy and I are going to go to tailor shop to get me measured for my tux
and jewelers to get measured for our wedding bands soon after we finish our dinner.
unit 21
I cant even go to the grocery store to buy some milk without people saying horrible things to me and photographers taking pictures of my every move!
unit 22
I just got promoted to projects manager in the computer electronics division with LG in Chicago.
unit 23
I was studying some ancient artifacts in Cairo near the Great Pyramids that were possibly linked to King Tut.
unit 24
Look at the girl in the rblack dress and high heels, sitting over there all alone by the bar!
unit 25
Last year, we went to Pet World with my family and got a Dachshund to my son for his 16thbirthday.
unit 26
I want to see all the historical monuments and museums that Boston has due to the Revolutionary War there.
unit 27
Did you ever climb to the top of Mount Everest when you were younger and before you were famous?
unit 28
I was just wondering if you were ever able to meet Choi Min Sik when you worked
as a cameraman in the 90s.
unit 29
Have you ever seen this many fans so wild and crazy for one of your concerts?
unit 30
Would you like to go on a double date with my best friend and his girlfriend sometime this weekend?
unit 31
I already brushed my teeth for two minutes using small circles to massage my teeth
to make them squeaky clean!
unit 32
You also have to make sure that the living room furniture is dusted before you can go to Dans party this eveing.
unit 33
Make sure you take the laundry out of the washing machine and put it out on the line to dry.
unit 34
When I get back we will play baseball together with your friends with your new glove you got for your birthday.
unit 35
I want you to make sure you call us on the home phone in the evenings after 7.
unit 36
I have to get up around 6 tomorrow morningto set up for our companys
annual presentation.
unit 37
I saw you looking at it when we were window shopping with your sister last week.
unit 38
I need to go to the bank so I can speak to my banker about a couple of charges on my checking account that dont match up.
unit 39
I am trying to study for my final exam that I will take at the University of Minnesotas test center tomorrow morning.
unit 40
I just finished writing my annual Christmas letter for my friends living in New York who cant come to my Christmas party this year.
unit 41
I wouldnt wear that even if I were tortured with hot needles under my fingers while I was being whipped with a bamboo cane!
unit 42
Did you know that they were handmade from a very rare species of tree bark
grown in the northwestern part of Vietnam?
unit 43
The unique color was created by a combination of an Australian seaweed mixed with the droppings of alligators.
unit 44
I won a hundred dollars and a fruit platter with strawberries and oranges for becoming the first person to correctly name all of the last names of the members in the U.S. Senate for a radio show.
unit 45
Do you think that burgundy over there might look OK with a nice cardigan to go along with a pair of black slacks for the dance next weekend?
unit 46
I want you to be my right-hand man when I go to the Green Convention that highlights issues concerning environment pollution next week in Santa Clara.
unit 47
This man was one of the most famous people to ever put on a pair of dancing shoes
since James brown used to electrify crowds with his James Brown dance.
unit 48
I have been driving for 14 hours straight without any sleep or food while you have been sleeping in the back seat of the car listening to your hip hop music.
unit 49
He is a key witness in the Burns murder case who saw Mr. Jones stab that woman in the chest before he called the police.
unit 50
What does it mean when he says hes always too busy to meet because hes helping his mother clean the house every Friday?