[Power English 파워잉글리시] 22.08.09. Selecting a Day Tour: It Checks All the Boxes!

Power expressions and Examples

 

1. pick someone up - to give someone a ride in a vehicle 

    (국문 설명) ~을 (차에) 태우다

    → (예문) My boyfriend is going to pick me up for our date.

 

2. get into somewhere - to arrive at or enter a location or place

    (국문 설명) ~에 들어가다, (목적지 등)에 도착하다

    → (예문) I couldn't get into the hotel room. I think my key card doesn't work.

 

3. check all the boxes - to meet all requirements

    (국문 설명) 모든 요구 사항을 충족하다

    → (예문) This car checks all the boxes for me: small, fuel efficient, and inexpensive.

 

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<Power practice>

 

1. 저는 병원에서 어머니를 모시고 와야 해요. (pick someone up)

쫑쫑의 영작: I have to pick up my mom from the hospital.

Correction: I have to pick up my mother from the doctor's office.

 

2. 가게가 문을 열면 바로 가게에 들어가 보자. (get into somewhere)

쫑쫑의 영작: Let's get into the store right after it opens.

Correction: Let's try to get into the store right when it opens.

 

3. 그 취업 지원자는 관리자가 원하는 모든 요구 사항들을 충족했다. (check all the boxes)

쫑쫑의 영작: The job applicant checked all the boxes for the manager position.

Correction: The job applicant checked all the boxes for the manager.