[틈틈이 영어공부] Her effort has fallen off.

[동서남북]

[틈틈이 영어공부] Her effort has fallen off.

*fall off

- 영한 : 줄어들다, 떨어지다, 감소/하락/저하하다.

- 영영 : to decrease in quantity or quality

- 유사/동일 : rise, decrease, get lean, become thin, grow thin, come off

- 예문 : 

Attendance at my lectures has fallen off considerably.
내 강의의 수강생 수가 상당히 줄었다.

Imports have fallen off to two thirds of last year's total.
수입량이 작년의 3분의 2로 감소되었다

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(Helen and her daughter's teacher are having a parent/teacher conference … )
(헬런과 헬런의 딸을 가르치는 선생님이 교사/부모 회의를 하고 있다 …)

Teacher: I called you in because I wanted to let you know of Jennifer's progress in class.
선생님: 제니퍼의 학업 진행상황 때문에 학교까지 오시라고 했습니다.

Helen: Good. I thought she had done something wrong.
헬런: 다행이네요. 전 또 걔가 무슨 잘못을 했나 생각했어요.

Teacher: Well she isn't perfect but there's nothing serious.
선생님: 완벽하다고 말할 수는 없지만 그리 심각한 문제는 없습니다.

Helen: What's the problem?
헬런: 무슨 문제죠?

Teacher: She hasn't been doing her homework lately.
선생님: 요즘 들어 숙제를 안해오는군요.

Helen: I thought she's been doing well.
헬런: 저는 딸애가 잘 해온줄 알았는데요.

Teacher: She is doing well but her effort has fallen off.
선생님: 잘 하고는 있지만 노력하는 정도가 줄어든 겁니다.

Helen: So she can do the work? The only problem is she's not doing homework?
헬런: 그럼 수업을 따라갈 수는 있는거죠? 문제는 숙제를 안한다는 것 뿐이죠?

Teacher: She can do anything she puts her mind to.
선생님: 뭐든지 하려고만 하면 할 수 있는 아입니다.

Helen: I'll talk to her about her homework.
헬런: 숙제하는 것에 대해 제가 얘기를 해보죠.


[기억할만한 표현]
▶ call (someone) in: (의논하러) 사무실로 불러들이다
"He called me in to tell me about the company picnic." 
(그는 회사 야유회 일로 저를 불렀던 겁니다.)

▶ put (one's) mind to (something): ~에 집중하다
"You can pass the class if you put your mind to it." 
(집중하기만 하면 너도 이 과목 낙제를 면할 수 있어.)


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