EBS 이지 잉글리쉬 2014년 10월 3일 금요일 결혼할 친구의 청첩장을 받은 바바라

결혼할 친구의 청첩장을 받은 바바라

[Try it in English]

바바라: 우편으로 청첩장을 받았어.

제이크: 아, 친구가 결혼을 해?

바바라: 응, 친구 수지가 다음 달에 결혼을 해.

제이크: 청첩장의 손글씨를 봐.

바바라: 친구가 손으로 이걸 썼어.

제이크: 하지만 손으로 카드를 하나하나 다 쓰는 건 시간 낭비 아닌가?

바바라: 그럴 만한 가치가 있지.

[Model Dialogue]

Barbara: I got a wedding invitation in the mail.

Jake: Oh, one of your friends is getting married?

Barbara: Yes, my friend Susie is getting married next month.

Jake: Look at the calligraphy on the invitation.

Barbara: She wrote it by hand.

Jake: But isn't it timeconsuming to write every single card by hand?

Barbara: It's worth it.

[Vocabulary & Expressions]

* invitation 초대장, 초청장

* get married 결혼하다 

* single (every, each를 강조해서) 개개의, 각기의 

* worth ~의 가치가 있는 

[Speaking Drills]

* calligraphy  서예, 손글씨

Look at the calligraphy on the invitation.

- I learned calligraphy at school.

- He's famous for his calligraphy.

- I'd like to learn calligraphy if I have a chance.

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* by hand  손으로

She wrote it by hand.

- This rug was made by hand.

- Did you paint this table by hand?

- Did you write it by hand or use a keyboard? 

* Isn't it timeconsuming to ~?  ~하는 건 시간 낭비 아니야?

​Isn't it timeconsuming to write every single card by hand?

- Isn't it timeconsuming to walk there?

- Isn't it timeconsuming to type all of these pages?

- Isn't it timexonsuming to cook instead of eating out?