이미지 출처 : employsure
Power Warm-up
She has to meet with her supervisor to ask him for a little more time, but she knows it will come at a cost.
meet with : 약속을 잡고 면담, formal
meet someone / meet up with someone : 평소 친구랑 만날 때, informal
Power Note
1.thrive on something ~을 잘 해내다. 즐기다
-to perform one's best in a particular environment
You're doing well
You're living well
live with lots of energy / passion
I don't survive, I want to thrive
Plants - grow - thrive (the right amount of soil, sun, water...)
thrive on something ; something pushes you to do more / something motivates you
A : How can you do your work in this noisy cafe?
B : I thrive on the energy of the people in here.
A : 이 시끄러운 카페에서 어떻게 일을 할 수 있어?
B : 나는 이곳에 있는 사람들의 에너지로부터 힘을 받아.
Comedians thrive on the laughter of the audience.
코미디언은 관객의 웃음을 먹고 산다.
2. tighten one's belt 허리띠를 졸라매다, 절약하다
-to reduce one's spending
spending less, not eating much
The company, the government ...is going through a hard time
A : We just got our annual tax and insurance bills at the same time.
B : We'll have to tighten our belts for a while.
A : 연간 세금과 보험 청구서를 동시에 받았어요.
B : 우리는 당분간 허리띠를 졸라매야겠어요.
The government was forced to tighten its belt during the econimic crisis.
정부는 경제 위기 동안 허리띠를 졸라매야 했다.
3. mean the world to someone ~에게 무척 중요한 일이다
-to be extremely important to someone
This is everything to me.
A person can mean the world to me.
A : Where do you think you lost your grandmother's ring?
B : Somewhere in the backyard. We have to find it because it mean the world to me.
A : 할머니의 반지를 어디서 잃어버린 것 같아?
B : 뒷마당 어딘가에서. 그것은 나에게 매우 중요한 거라서 찾아야 해.
My little sister means the world to me.
내 여동생은 나에게 세상과 같은 존재이다.
It would mean the world to me.
family treasure 가보
Power Pattern
In fact,.... 사실, ~
S + V, in fact, S+V
Plus/leveling up whatever situation is / an additional fact / a bonus fact
The cake is good. In fact, it's the best I've ever had.
케이크가 맛있어요. 사실, 지금까지 먹어 본 것 중에 최고예요.
Samantha is very smart. In fact, she graduated at the top of her class.
사만다는 매우 똑똑해요. 사실, 그녀는 반에서 수석으로 졸업했어요.
Power Vocab
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