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J : Why do I smell man's cologne? M : I think that's you. - cologne : a type of perfume (= liquid with pleasant smell, used on skin) Rc : So, what did you guys do? M : Oh, you know, we just drank some beer. Rs : Mike played with the boundaries of normal social conduct. - boundaries of normal social conduct

C : For the rest of our lives, I'll be careful until told otherwise. Rc : Look, I was thinking, if it's okay with Monica, I would like to invite Amy to Thanksgiving. Rs : You know I think that's a great idea. It'll be like the pilgrims bringing the Indians syphilis. - syphilis n. a disease caught during sexual activity with an infected person. Syphilis spreads slowly from the sex organs to all p..

J: This guy at work got me excited about going in on an emu farm. That'd be kind of cool, huh? Pitching it on the weekends, helping to plant the emus. M: Joe, emus are birds. You raise them for meat. go in on sth : to be involved in an activity that involves others. M: Joey, I think you should consider something a little less risky. I think in this market, real estate is your best investment. Th..

S09E06 The One With The Male Nanny The easier we can make the transition for her, the better. P: I'm the worst person ever! How can I not tell David that I'm seeing Mike?! M: Maybe he didn't give you a chance. P: He said, "Are you seeing someone?", and I said, "No". M: Oh, well, that would've been your window. ・window(of time), window(of opportunity) ：a time frame that is given I..

I put most of the stuff away. ・put away something : to store things where they are usually stored. ・pacifier : something that makes people calm when they are angry or upset. : a smooth rubber or plastic object that is given to a baby to suck on, in order to comfort it and make it stop crying. ・duck : to move your head or the top part of your body quickly down, especially to avoid being hit. : to..

don't rub my face in your crazy single life. rub (sth) in so's face : to humiliate so by repeating and criticizing his or her mistake. There's an anthropologist at school who totally came on to me during the interdepartmental pot luck dinner. pot luck dinner : an informal meal where guests bring a different dish that is then shared with the other guests. Last time this adorable old man got up th..

예전부터 많이도 해왔고 효과도 있다고 믿고 있는 미드로 공부하기. 처음에는 모던패밀리라는 미드를 주로 대상으로 공부했었다. 그 이유는 사실 예전엔 프렌즈를 보면서 그렇게 재미있다라고 생각해본 적이 없었는데.. 얼마전부터 넷플릭스에서 다시 보는데, 이게 캐릭터들이나 상황이 20년이 지난 지금도 꽤나 재미있음을 느끼고 있다. 영어회화 연습도 나름 다시 시작하고, 내가 사용하는 표현의 부족함을 절실히 느끼는 요즘. 다시한번 프렌즈로 표현이나 단어를 정리하고, 실제로 원어민과의 대화 연습에서 써볼 수 있도록 하고자 한다.