지구 온난화로 인해 알래스카의 빙하가 조금씩 줄어들고 있다. Due to global warming, ice in Alaska is waning. -> Global warming is eating away at glaciers in Alaska. -> Global warming is chipping away at glaciers in Alaska. -> Global warming is nibbling away at glaciers in Alaska. glacier : 빙하. 복수형 : glaciers eat away at something : ~을 조금씩 갉아먹다. 부식시키다. chip away at something : ~을 조금씩 깎아먹다. That must inevitably chip away at..
대가족 제도가 점점 사라지고 있다. A big family system is disappearing gradually. -> The joint family system is fading away. -> The joint family system is ebb away. joint family : 대가족 (인도 영어) fade away : 서서히 사라지다. to gradually become less strong, clear or frequent and disappear ebb : 1. 썰물 2. 빠지다 3. 서서히 사그라지다 My anger ebbed away. 시장에 대한 신뢰도가 점차 줄어들고 있다. Credibility to the market is gradually decreasing. -> Pub..
숨 돌릴 새도 없었다. There was no time to breath. -> I barely had enough time to catch my breath. breathe : 호흡하다 [breθ] / breath : 호흡 [ briːð] (e가 붙으면 동사, 브레스) catch breath = gather breath = recover one's breath : 숨을 돌리다 우리는 신선한 공기를 마시며 산책로를 따라 걸었다. We walked through 산책로 with fresh air. -> We hike along a trail breathing in the fresh air. along : 나란히 따라 움직이는 (선을?) I was walking along the street with my ..
그 재난으로 인해 지역 사회는 한마음이 되었다. The disaster made the local community into one team. -> The disaster brought the community together. bring together : ~을 긁어모으다; 묶다, 합치다. Brokers bring together buyers and sellers. 나는 최근 산악자전거를 타기 시작했다. I recently started to ride a mountain bike. -> I recently took up mountain-biking. take something up : (특히 재미로) ~을 배우다 (시작하다) When did you take up photography? 왜 이런 일들을 ..