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Unit 2

Key Expressions Why dont I~

When it comes to ~

It seems to me that ~

English Dialogue Sarah: George, why are you wearing eggs on your shirt?

George: Oh, woops~ that must be from breakfast this morning. Ive established a new breakfast rule at

our house.

Sarah: Wow, first you made a dinner rule and now a breakfast rule? If you dont mind me asking, what is

a breakfast rule?

George: Ive made it mandatory for each family member to be present at the breakfast table every

morning.

Sarah: Hmmm It seems to me that youre too traditional, George.

George: When it comes to family time, one can never be too traditional. My father raised me this way

and look how I turned out.

Sarah: That is exactly what Im talking about! You are too rigid and Im afraid your children are going

to turn out to be the same.

George: You really think so? Then what else can I do to make sure my family and I spend enough

quality time together?

Sarah: Why dont I give you a few suggestions?

George: Okay, Im all ears.

Translation

Sarah: , ? George: , . .

. Sarah: ~, ? , ? George: .

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Sarah: .. , . George: .

. . . Sarah: ! . George: ? ,

? Sarah: ? George: , .

Expression / Technique Master Note

-to wear eggs on the shirt = egg stains on the shirt

-jokester: , Ex) She is a bit of jokester.

-whoops: !, ! *whoops is used when you made a mistake usually small mistake.

-mandatory: , *It is something that you cannot and not allowed to choose. It is compulsory thing to do.

Ex) In Korea, the service for military is mandatory for all men.

-it seems to me that: ~ *This is a light-expression to put across your opinion in not too demanding way.

Ex) It seems to me that you are gaining little bit of weight recently.

*If someone tells you that you are too traditional, it means your behavior or language youre using are

derived from or based too heavily on tradition or traditional custom.

-when it comes to : ~ Ex) Im not really good at any sports but when it comes to tennis I can beat you.

*You can use this expression when you are narrowing down to a very specific topic of conversation.

-turned out: ~ , ~ , ~ Ex) I didnt expect this movie to be a good one but it turned out to be so powerful.

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-rigid: , Ex) The old man is very rigid.

*When you use this word to describe a person, you are referring them as being a conservative and old-

fashioned person.

-bore a person rigid:

-shake a person rigid:

-quality time: , () Ex) My family spends quality time every Sunday.

-bonding time: time spent together by family members or friends to join or unite people together

-why dont I: this expression is commonly used to give someone suggestions or pass on your thoughts on

the matter. It is a polite way of expressing your suggestion or your idea. You can also say shall I ~.

-Im all ears: . *It means Im ready to hear what you are going to say. It gives the opponent the feeling that youre going

to concentrate.

*SUMMARY: When youre expressing your thoughts and showing your opinions to other people,

instead of just forcing your own ideas it is very wise to express your thoughts in suggestive ways. The

expressions we have covered today are very useful in doing that.

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