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Power expressions and Examples

 

1. sneak a peek at something - to look at something one shouldn't see

    (국문 설명) ~을 훔쳐보다, 살짝 엿보다

    → (예문)  Let me just sneak a peek at my birthday cake.

 

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2. a piece of cake - something that is very easy to do

    (국문 설명) 식은 죽 먹기

    → (예문) After you hike to the top of the mountain, the rest of the trail will be a piece of cake.

 

3. You don't know the half of it - You know only a small part of how bad something is

    (국문 설명) 너는 이것의 절반도 모른다, 말도 마.

    → (예문) You may be a veteran, but you don't know the half of it when it comes to war.

 

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<Power practice>

 

1. 신랑은 결혼식 직전에 신부를 슬쩍 훔쳐보았다. (sneak a peek at something)

쫑쫑의 영작: The groom sneaked a peek at his bride right before the wedding.

Correction: The groom sneaked a peek at his bride right before the wedding. (쫑쫑: Wow!)

 

2. 나는 학교에서 프랑스어를 공부했기 때문에 프랑스 문화에 적응하는 것은 식은 죽 먹기였다. (a piece of cake)

쫑쫑의 영작: Because I learned French in school, it was a piece of cake to be used to their culture.

Correction: Because I studied French in school, adjusting to their culture was a piece of cake.

 

3. 이 프로젝트가 쉬울 거라고 생각한다면 넌 몰라도 한참 모른다. (You don't know the half of it )

쫑쫑의 영작: If you think this is an easy project, you don't know the half of it.

Correction: If you think this project is going to be easy, you don't know the half of it.