[Power English 파워잉글리시] 22.08.18. HIIT Workouts: Owen Gives HIIT a Try

Power expressions and Examples

 

1. stuck in one's ways - unwilling to change one's way of thinking or doing things

    (국문 설명) ~만의 방식을 고집하는

    → (예문)  We couldn't change my stubborn sister's mind because she's always been stuck in her ways.

 

2. feel the burn - to perceive the vurning sensation in one's muscles

    (국문 설명) 근육이 타오르는 듯한 자극을 느끼다

    → (예문) After 20 flights of stairs I began to feel the burn in my thighs.

 

thigh 미국∙영국 [θaɪ]  영국식  중요

1. [명사] 넓적다리
2. [명사] (닭 등의) 넓적다리 고기
thigh bone 미국식 [명사] 대퇴골 (=femur)
thigh-high 미국∙영국 [-hài] 

1. [명사] 넓적다리까지 오는 의복 ((스타킹이나 부츠))
2. [형용사] 넓적다리까지 닿는

 

3. pleasantly surprised - happy about an unexpected outcome or event

    (국문 설명) 뜻밖의 기쁨인

    → (예문) Even thoughI was pleasantly surprised by the food, my friend thought it wasn't good enough.

 

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<Power practice>

 

1. 자신의 방식에 얽매이지 말고 새로운 경험을 해 볼 의향이 있어야 합니다. (stuck in one's ways)

쫑쫑의 영작: You should be willing to experience something new not being stuck in your ways.

Correction: Instead of being stuck in your ways, you should be open to new experiences.

 

2. 자극이 느껴지지 않으면 열심히 안 하고 있는 거예요. (feel the burn)

쫑쫑의 영작: If you don't feel the burn, you are not doing your best.

Correction: If you don't feel the burn, you're not working hard enough.

 

3. 그녀는 비행기를 놓칠 거라고 생각했는데 비행기가 연착된 것을 알고 놀라면서도 기뻤다. (pleasantly surprised)

쫑쫑의 영작: She thought that she would miss the flight but she was pleasantly surprised when seeing the delay of the air.

Correction: After thinking she would miss her flight, she was pleasantly surprised to find that it was delayed.

 

 

※ 이번 영작은 좀 어렵게 느껴져서 원어민님께 첨삭을 부탁드려봤습니다. :)

No.1-Your original answer was indeed weirdly written and of course, the corrected answer was indeed correct. However, here are some alternatives to No.1: (1) Instead of being stubborn, you should be open minded and be willing to stay open to new experiences. (2) You should be willing to experience new things and not be narrow-minded. No.2-Yes, your self written answer was correct.  No.3-Self written answer was a little weird. (쫑쫑: OMG! :) Alternative Sentences: (1) She thought she would miss the flight but was greeted by a pleasant surprise upon learning that the flight had been delayed. (2) She thought she would miss the flight but was pleasantly surprised to find/to learn/ that it had been delayed/that it was delayed.