EBS Power English 15th, Mar, 2022

Eco-friendly Travel : Lighten your load

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1. Lighten one's load 부담을 덜어주다

- to make something less difficult or cumbersome for someone

- make it less heavy / make it less difficult to carry

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After having twins, we hired a nanny to help lighten the load on my wife.

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2. put somthing into action ~을 행동에 옮기다

- to execute a paln or decision

- you're not just thinking about it, you're not just planning it, you're actually doing it.

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When will they put the program into action?

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3. abide by something (법률, 합의 등을) 따르다

- to obey something, like a rule or law.

- follow the rules / obey the rules

* abide by - morality involved

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Mark never abided by the traffic laws and had his license taken away.

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4. Power Pattern : Is that all......? ~ 은 그게 다인가요?

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Is that all the cereal we have left?

Is that all it costs to fly to Brazil?

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* My own sentances

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Is that all you can say?

Is that all you order in for today's party?

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Nowadays, my husband is super busy with work so I try to lighten his load at home. However, it’s hard to put my thoughts into action. I just want to abide by our family rules.

For your reference, according to my family rules, house chores are my husband's things.

(Please comment below, if I have mistakes or grammar errors on my own sentances.)

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* Favorite expressions in the show

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이틀 여행 가는데 양말과 속옷을 10켤레씩 챙긴다는 Cameron 선생님이 한 말

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Just in case, it could rain.

I don't know, that's my psychology.

I'm afraid that something is going to happen.

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