말레이시아 어학원(eskyedu)

not all it's cracked up to be

: not as good as expected 

  "예상했던 만큼 만족스럽지 못한, 예상은 했지만 좀 실망스러운"

A.

Everyone says the new Italian restaurant is the best place in town.

Last night I went there for dinner and found that it's not all it's cracked up to be.

The service is slow and the food isn't very good.

B.

Working as an international flight attendant is not all it's cracked up to be.

You get to travel the world, but the work is hard, the hours are long and the pay is low.

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: the hours = the working hours

all over 

: in all places, everywhere

  "전체에, 어디서나"

A.

When the sports hero married the movie star, the story  was all over the news.

The radio, the TV, and the newspapers all had stories about the wedding.

B.

Athletes from all over the world came to participate in the Olympic Games. 

[주] Athletes : 운동선수

get tired of

: to become bored or impatient with something

  "싫증나다(=be tired of)"

A.

It's been raining for two weeks and I'm really getting tired of this weather

 ; I wish it would stop.

 B.

I'm getting tired of the constant noise of all the trucks and cars on this street.

It is really starting to bother me.

on the move

: to progress; to be active

  "늘 움직이는, 활동적인"

A.

Shanghai is a city on the move.

Everywhere new buildings are going up, roads are being widened

and businesses are opening.

It has become a very busy place. 

B.

Martin is a computer salesman.

Because of his job, he visits 8-10 businesses everyday

and travels regularly to other cities.

He's always on the move.

spend time

: to use time to do something

  "시간을 보내다"

A.

George is a cook's helper in a restaurant.

He spends all his time washing and chopping vegetables.

B.

My nephew spends too much time sitting in front of a computer.

He plays computer games 20 hours a week.

He should be playing outside with his friends.

take time off

: to stop working for a period of time 

  "휴가를 내다, 휴학하다"

A.

For the past three weeks, I've been working 14 hours a day.

I'm tired all the time and I can't get enough sleep.

I'll ask my boss if it's okay to take some time off next week.

B.

Alex is attending university.

Before he finishes his studies, he wnats to take a year off and travel around the world.

can't stand

: to hate something 

  "참을 수 없다, 견딜 수 없다 ; 싫어하다"

A.

Michael can't stand telephone answering machines.

If he phones someone and gets a recording, he refuses to leave a message.

B.

Susan quit smoking last year.

Now, she can't stand being around people who smoke.

If she's in a restaurant near other smoker,

she'll ask the waiter to move her to a different table.

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: gets a recording = hears an answering machine message

hang around

: to use time with no obvious purpose, often in one place 

  "특별한 목적없이 어슬렁거리다,시간때우다,친구들이랑놀다"

A.

Josh often hangs around the TV station.

He likes to watch everyone at work and talk to people when they have free time.

B.

Teenagers like to hang around the mall together.

After school, they'll often meet each other there and talk for hours. 

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: TV station (TV 방송국)

break loose

: to get away from something 

  "(~로 부터)탈출하다, 벗어나다, 자유의 몸이 되다"

A.

Martha works everyday as a librarian. Her job is very quiet and orderly.

But on weekends, she breaks loose and becomes the lead singer in a rock band.

On stage, she jumps and screams and becomes a wild woman. 

B.

The police chased the criminal into a train station and grabbed him

as he tried to run onto the platform;

but the man broke loose, jumped onto a moving train and escaped.

[주] 

: on stage (무대에 서면)

fit in something

: to allow time for something in your schedule 

  "일정표(스케줄)에 넣다"

A.

I wanted to see my doctor today, but his receptionist said that he's busy all week.

The earliest he can fit me in is next Monday morning.

B.

We only had one day in New York City but we were able to fit in so many things

: the United Nations, shopping on 5th Avenue, a Broadway Musical, dinner out

  and late night dancing.

I can't believe we did all that in one day.

[주] 

: receptionist (접수 담당자) / The earliest (= The earliest time)