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Question 1

livestock

Answer 1

Animals such as cattle and sheep which are kept on a farm are referred to as livestock.
가축, 축산물
- livestock industry / 축산업
- graze livestock / 가축을 방목하다
- livestock fair / 축산 품평회

Question 2

roam

Answer 2

If you roam an area or roan around it, you wander around it without having a particular purpose
돌아다니다, 배회하다
- roam around / 돌아다니다
- roam around town / 마을을 배회하다

Question 3

plot

Answer 3

작게 구획된 터

- Plots are pieces of land designated for farming.

Question 4

a street person

Answer 4

노숙자

Question 5

길고양이

Answer 5

a stray cat or an alley cat

Question 6

Back then

Answer 6

그때, 예전, 당시와 같은 넓은 과거를 말할 때

- Back then, I knew nothing about Korea.

Question 7

That’s when

Answer 7

그때, 일이 일어난 순간을 말할 때

• That’s when I decided to study English.
• That’s when I called my mom.

Question 8

at the time

Answer 8

그때, 지금이랑 상황이 다른 과거의 순간, 기간을 말할 때

• I didn’t have my phone with me at the time.
• It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Question 9

since then

Answer 9

그때부터
과거의 시점부터 지금까지
- We’ve been friends since then.

Question 10

ever since

Answer 10

그때부터 쭉
쭉~ 이어져 온 연속성을 강조
- We’ve been friends since then.

Question 11

skinny or slim?

Answer 11

skinny는 부정적인 표현, slim은 긍정적인 표현
You’ve really slimmed down.
He looks slim in that suit.
I was a lot slimmer in high school. Now I have one pack!
How did you get so slim?

Question 12

개중에는 와인에 중독이 되어 한 병에 수백 달러를 쓰기도 한다.

Answer 12

Some people are so addicted to wine that they will spend hundreds of dollars on a bottle.

• so ~ that … : 너무 ~ 해서 … 한다
• hundreds of dollar : 수백 달러
• on a bottle

Question 13

저는 부모님이랑 선물을 주고 받는 일은 거의 없어요.

가끔 카드에 짧게 편지를 써서 드리기는 하는데 그것도 아주 특별한 일이 있을 때만이고요.

Answer 13

My parents and I hardly ever(rarely) exchange gifts.

Sometimes I write them a small card but even that is only on special occasions.

Question 14

오랜만에 친구들을 만났어요.(오랜만에 만나는 친구들)

Answer 14

I hung out with some friends, who I hadn’t seen in a long time.

Question 15

오랜만에 친구들을 만났어요.(친구들을 만나는 것 자체가 오랜만인 것)
오랜만에 커피숍에 가서 책을 읽었어.
저녁에는 오랜만에 외식을 했어.

Answer 15

I hung out with some friends, which I hadn’t done in a long time.
I went to a coffee shop and read a book, which I hadn’t done in a long time.
We ate out for dinner, which we hadn’t done in a long time.

Question 16

오랜만에 쇼핑을 할거야.

Answer 16

We’re going to go shopping, which we haven’t done in a long time(in such a long time, in a very long time).

Question 17

진짜 재밌었어요.
스토리도 좋고 연기도 훌륭했어요.
여기저도 웃긴 요소들을 포함시킨 것도 너무 좋았어요.
안그랬으면 전반적으로 너무 진지한 느낌이었을 것 같지 않아요?

Answer 17

It was really good.
The story was good and the acting was fantastic!
I (really) like(d) how they added some comedy here and there, otherwise, don’t you think it would’ve felt too serious throughout the entire movie?

Question 18

그리고, 너무 유명하지도 않으면서 좋은 배우들을 잘 캐스팅한 것 같아.

사실 너무 유명한 배우를 보고 있으면 그 캐릭터가 아닌 그 배우만 보이는 경우가 많잖아요.

Answer 18

And I think they did a really good job of casting good actors who are not too famous.
Actually, when you’re watching a really famous star, more often than not, you see the actor or actress rather than(instead of) the character.

Question 19

괜찮았는데 기대만큼은 아니었어요.
스토리의 구성이 좀 별로 였던 것 같아요.
아니, 좀 생뚱맞은 장면들이 몇 개 있어서 그거 때문에 헷갈렸어.

Answer 19

It was OK but it wasn’t as good as I had hoped.
I feel like the story wasn’t very well-structured.
I mean, there were a few scenes that didn’t make a lot of sense.

Question 20

결말도 좀 아쉬웠어요. = 결말이 더 좋았으면 좋았을텐데…

글쎄요, 저는 공감이 잘 안 갔어요.

Answer 20

I wish the ending was a little different/better.

I don’t know, I just couldn’t relate to it.

Question 21

실수로 TV를 켜놨어.

냄새가 너무 심해. 5분만 창문을 열어놔도 돼?

Answer 21

I accidentally left the TV on.
It really stinks in here.
Can we keep the window(s) open for about 5 minutes?

Question 22

이게 확실히 더 좋네요.
그래요?
네 딱 봐도 그런 것 같은데요.
재질과 전반적인 만듦새가 확실히 차이가 나요.

Answer 22

This one is definitely better.
Really?
Yes, I think it’s pretty obvious.
The material and the overall construction is noticeably better(different).

Question 23

Political Correctness

Answer 23

PC

‘정치적 올바름’이란, 모든 종류의 편견이 섞인 언어적 표현을 쓰지 말자는 신념 혹은 사회적 운동이다.

Question 24

ruse [ruːz]

Answer 24

계략, 책략, 음모
A ruse is an action or plan which is intended to deceive someone.
- dirty ruse / 비열한 책략
- clever ruse / 교묘한 계략

Question 25

discreet [diskríːt]

Answer 25

``` If you are discreet, you are careful to avoid attracting attention or revealing private information. - He followed at a discreet distance. 신중한, 분별력 있는, 사려깊은 - discreet jewelry / 눈에 띄지 않는 보석류 - discreet inquiry / 신중한 조사 - discreet distance / 적당한 거리 ```

Question 26

intimidate

Answer 26

To intimidate someone means to frighten them, sometimes as a deliberate way of making them do something. - Attempts were made to intimidate people into voting for the government party. ~을 두려워 하게 하다, 협박하다

Question 27

obsessive [əbsésiv]

Answer 27

사로잡힌, 들린, 망상에 빠진 사람 - obsessive-compulsive / 강박(强迫)의 - obsessive personality / 강박인격

Question 28

deficiency [difíʃənsi]

Answer 28

Deficiency in something, especially something that your body needs, is a lack of it. - a vitamin deficiency 부족, 결함 - deficiency disease / (비타민·필수 아미노산 등 불가결 영양분의) 결핍증 - vitamin deficiency / 비타민 결핍

Question 29

scoot

Answer 29

(비격식) 빨리 가다 run or move very quickly or hastily - she scooted past me

Question 30

past

Answer 30

지난 - I ran past him. - An ambulance drove past.

Question 31

rattle

Answer 31

달그락거리다 It is being shaken or it keeps hitting against something hard. A rattle is this noise. - A train rattled by. - the rattle of gunfire.

Question 32

salvation [sælvéiʃən]

Answer 32

구제, 구원, 구조 The salvation of someone or something is the act of saving them from harm. - universal salvation / 전 인류의 구제

Question 33

utter

Answer 33

If someone utters sounds or words, they say them. - They left without uttering a word. 말하다, 완전한(절대적인)

Question 34

moan

Answer 34

신음하다, 끙끙거리다 If you moan, you make a low, miserable cry called a moan, because you are unhappy or in pain. - Lauren moaned in her sleep. - She let out a faint moan.

Question 35

clam up

Answer 35

clam은 대합 조개, 말문을 닫다 라는 의미도 있음

Question 36

siege

Answer 36

포위 공격, ~을 포위하다 - We must do everything possible to lift the siege. - Supplies are on their way to the city which is under siege.

Question 37

determination

Answer 37

Determination is the quality that you show when you have decided to do something and you will not let anything stop you. - the government’s determination to beat inflation. 결심, 결정, 편향

Question 38

sabotage [sǽbətὰːʒ]

Answer 38

방해 If someone sabotage a plan or a meeting, they deliberately prevent it from being successfully. - They tried to sabotage the peace talks.

Question 39

yap

Answer 39

짖어대다, ~을 시끄럽게 말하다

Question 40

보통은 그냥 모여서 식사나 같이 하고 그래요. 꼭 선물을 챙겨 드려야겠다 싶으면 사실 그냥 돈을 드리는 경우가 더 많아요.

Answer 40

Most of the time we just go to a nice place to eat. | When I feel like I should actually get them something I just give them some money more often than anything else.