이미지 출처 : Examine
Power Note
1.stay away from something / someone ~을 멀리하다, ~을 가까이하지 않다
-to avoid something / someone
You need to kind of restrict / limit yourself
stay away from 사람 (the kids) ~하고 어울리지마 / 놀지마
stay away from bad areas of the city
A : Want to come with me to the new Mexican restaurant tonight?
B : No thanks. I try to stay away from spicy food. It gives me indigestions.
A : 오늘 저녁에 새로 생긴 멕시코 식당에 나랑 같이 갈래?
B : 사양할게. 매운 음식을 멀리하려고 해. 소화가 잘 안되거든.
Stay away from that stray dog. It might have rabies.
저 길 잃은 개한테서 떨어져 있어. 광견병이 있을 수도 있어.
2. kick the habit 나쁜 습관을 버리다
-to overcome an addiction or negative behavior
= break the habit
stop doing your bad habit
A : Hey, Tom, I just realized I haven't seen you smoke a cigarette in days.
B : Yeah, I'm trying to kick the habit. It's been 10 days so far.
A : 톰, 며칠 동안 네가 담배 피우는 걸 못 봤다는 것을 막 깨달았어.
B : 응, 그 습관을 고치려고 노력 중이야. 지금까지 열흘 됐어.
Savannah used to drink too much but she kicked the habit.
서배너는 술을 너무 많이 마시곤 했지만 그 습관을 버렸다.
3. wean oneself off something ~을 그만두다[끊다]
-to slowly stop doing something
slowly, gradually stop doing something
A : I was up until 2 a.m scrolling through social media.
B : You should try to wean yourself off that stuff for the sake of your mental health.
A : 새벽 2시까지 안 자고 SNS를 했어.
B : 정신 건강을 위해 그런 것들을 자제하도록 노력해야 해.
I wean myself off of biting my fingernails by chewing bubblegum instead.
나는 대신 풍선껌을 씹으며 손톱을 물어뜯는 버릇을 끊었다.
Power Pattern
What about......? ~은 어때요[어떡해요]?
What are you going to do about...?
What about getting the blue shirt instead?
대신 파란색 셔츠를 사는 건 어때요?
What about Bob? I think we should invite him, too.
밥은 어떡해요? 그도 초대해야 할 것 같아요.
Power Vocab
withdrawal headache 금단 두통
withdrawal symptoms 금단 증상
= you get side effects
