[Power English 파워잉글리시] 22.07.15. Working as a Delivery Driver: Thanks for Letting Me Plead My Case 택배 기사 직업: 제 입장을 설명하게 해 주셔서 감사합니다.

Power expressions and Examples

 

1. plead one's case - to state one's problem or complaint about something

    (국문 설명) ~의 문제나 불만을 진술하다

    → (예문)  The lawyer pled his client's case to the jury.

 

2. run a tight ship - to keep an organization running efficiently

    (국문 설명) (사람들이 바짝 다잡으며) 빈틈없이[능숙하게] 운영해 나가다

    → (예문) He runs a very tight ship up in marketing.

 

3. for starters - one's first example or reason for something

    (국문 설명) 우선 첫째로[먼저]

    → (예문) For starters, we should eliminate smoke breaks. They are completely unnecessary.

 

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<Power practice>

 

1. 톰은 아들이 왜 17살에 차를 사야 하는지 자신의 입장을 말하게 했다. (plead one's case)

쫑쫑의 영작: Tom asked his son to plead his case why he should buy a car at 17.

Correction: Tom let his son plead his case as to why he should get a car at 17.

 

as to~에 관해
as to something~에 관해서는[~은]
Asto 출처: UrbandictionarySomething you poop out.
so as to do something~하기 위해서[~하려고]

 

2. 밀리 간호사는 병원 응급실을 질서 있게 운영했다. (run a tight ship)

쫑쫑의 영작: Nurse Milly ran a tight ship in the hospital's emergency.

Correction: Nurse Milly ran a tight ship in the hospital's emergency department.

 

3. 우선, 닭고기는 소고기보다 지방 함량이 높아서 몸에 더 좋지는 않아요. (for starters)

쫑쫑의 영작: For starters, chicken has higher fat than beef, so it's not healthy.

Correction: For starters, chicken is higher in fat than beef, so it isn't better for you.