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Unit 1

Key Expression +as far as Im concerned

+as I see it

+I often thought about

English Dialogue Aunt Mary: Martha, Joshua hasnt arrived. Are you sure hes not still fiddling around at work?

Mom: Im positive! He promised me that he would make it to the reunion this year.

Aunt Mary: Martha, as far as Im concerned, your boy is a workaholic. He gets too wrapped up in his

work.

Mom: I know, Mary. Hes a determined man with a lot of ambition. However, he swore on his life that

hed make it in time for dinner.

Aunt Mary: Well, its already quarter past seven. As I see it, we wont be seeing him anytime soon.

Mom: Cmon Mary, have a little faith in Joshua. Hell be here.

Aunt Mary: Look, its not that I blame him for being a dedicated employee. However, hes got to know

when to draw the line.

Mom: Of course its easy for us to sit here and judge the boy. I often thought about ways to get him to

change, but in the end, he is who he is. Anyway... he has sworn to me that he will make it, so hell be

here!

Aunt Mary: I guess Ill take your word for it. But the clock is ticking...

Translation Aunt Mary: , .

? Mom: ! . Aunt Mary: , , .

. Mom: , . .

. Aunt Mary: . 7 15 . .

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Mom: , . . . Aunt Mary: . .

Mom: .

. . . Aunt Mary: . .

Expression / Technique Master Note -fiddling around: *You can use this expression when someone is doing something unimportant or trifling thing instead of

doing something productive.

Ex) Stop fiddling around with the remote control! Come here and eat!

-positive: , *You can also use expressions like sure, certain, or definite.

-make it: ( ) , *This expression carries the extra feeing of success. When you use this expression you can assume that

you finally succeeded even with difficulties and problems.

-workaholic: , *You attach word+holic to express addictiveness of something to someone. For example, alcoholic or

chocoholic.

-as far as Im concerned: *You can also use, according to my thought, in my opinion, or in my situation.

Ex) As far as Im concerned, this expression is the most useful expression.

-wrapped up: ~ *This is a figurative expression, if you imagine something being wrapped up, it is surrounded by

something without get a chance to see or meet other stuff. So it means you are highly concentrated by

something or someone.

-as I see it: *You can also use from my viewpoint, from my perspective from where Im standing.

Ex) As I see it, we should stop arguing and get something to eat.

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-come on: it does not mean asking someone to physically to come to the place where Im standing but to

encourage or persuade someone to think like you. It is a good way to emphasize your sentence which

comes after come on.

-draw the line: , ~ Ex) You really should know when or where to draw the line.

*If you say draw the color line it means totally different.

-draw the color line: ,

-I often thought about: ~( ) Ex) I often thought about ways to gain weight.

I often thought about ways to save money.

-racking my brain: , Ex) Im racking my brain to think about the ways to earn more money.

**SUMMARY: Expressing your thoughts or views can be considered as the most important technique in

languages. Stating your views correctly and speaking articulately is very crucial in communicating with

someone. Remembering these expressions can help you to clearly state your opinions or perspectives.

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