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요즘 들어 그릇을 자주 떨어뜨리는 헬렌



[Try it in English]


남편 : 아이고! 그 시끄러운 소리는 뭐였어요?

헬렌 : 미안해요, 여보. 내가 그릇을 여러 개 떨어뜨렸어요.

남편 : 다쳤어요? 당신 괜찮아요?

헬렌 : 다행히 안 다쳤어요. 제가 요즘 자주 물건들을 떨어뜨려요.

남편 : 당신 손목 터널 증후군을 겪고 있는 거 아니에요?

헬렌 : 그럴지도 몰라요. 병원에 가 봐야 할까요?

남편 : 그래야 할 것 같아요.



[Model Dialogue]


Husband : Oops! What was that terrible noise?

Helen : I'm sorry, honey. I just dropped a stack of plates.

Husband : Are you hurt? Are you okay?

Helen : Fortunately, no. I drop things very often these days.

Husband : Don't you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome?

Helen : Maybe. Should I go to see a doctor?

Husband : I'm afraid so.



[Vocabulary & Expressions]


* terrible 끔찍한, 시끄러운

* carpal tunnel syndrome 손목 터널 증후군

* hurt 다치다

* drop 떨어뜨리다



[Speaking Drills]


* a stack of ~  많은~, 여러 개의 ~

I just dropped a stack of plates.


- A stack of books are on the table.

- I have a stack of magazines on the floor.

- A stack of files are waiting for me on my desk.



* very often these days  요즘 아주 자주

I drop things very often these days.


- They go on strike very often these days.

- I don't post pictures on SNS very often these days.

- I run into famous actors very often these days.



* Don't you suffer from ~?  ~를 겪고 있는 거 아니야?

Don't you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome?

 

- Don't you suffer from insomnia?

- Don't you suffer from depression?

- Don't you suffer from sleep debt?



[Easy & Useful Expressions]


"a stack of"


<a stack of 무엇>은 무엇이 많이 쌓여 있는 모습을 가리키는 말입니다. 접시나 그릇, 책, 잡지, 엽서, 편지 등이 많이 쌓여 있는 것을 나타낼 때 a stack of ~를 써서, a stack of plates, a stack of books, a stack of magazines, a stack of postcards, a stack of letters와 같이 쓸 수 있습니다.

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