[스터디후기] Feb. 2nd

[TOM aka MOOK]

0과: Review

a hand: If you ask someone for a hand with something, you are asking them to help you in what you are doing. <ex> Come and give me a hand in the garden. <ex> Tell me if you need a hand.

upswing: An upswing is a sudden improvement in something such as an economy, or an increase in an amount or level.

downswing: A downswing is a sudden downward movement in something such as an economy, that had previously been improving.

decline: ① If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength. <ex> Hourly output by workers declined 1.3% in the first quarter. ② If you decline something or decline to do something, you politely refuse to accept it or do it. [FORMAL] <ex> He declined their invitation.

play: When children, animals, or perhaps adults play, they spend time doing enjoyable things, such as using toys and taking part in games.

hang out: If you hang out in a particular place or area, you go and stay there for no particular reason, or spend a lot of time there.[mainly AM, INFORMAL]

1과: Performance Review

performance review: A performance review is a formal process whereby an employee of a company or organization is audited on his or her actions, efficiency, and productivity over a period of time (usually a year). Performance reviews are organized and executed by an employee's direct superior and usually follows a formal process where both parties can discuss problem areas and ideas for improvement for the future.

job eval‎uation: Job eval‎uation is the process of systematically determining a relative value of jobs in an organization. In all cases the idea is to eval‎uate the job, not the person doing it.

cut (somebody) some slack: ① to be patient or lenient with somebody ② to relax standards or expectations <ex> Cut the new guy some slack. He's only been here for two days.

get the hang of: If you get the hang of something such as a skill or activity, you begin to understand or realize how to do it. [INFORMAL]

be used to: If you are used to something, you are familiar with it because you have done it or experienced it many times before.

in the groove: performing well, especially performing well together

honest: in good faith; without malice <ex> an honest mistake

pick on: If someone picks on you, they repeatedly criticize you unfairly or treat you unkindly. [INFORMAL]

look down on: To look down on someone means to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant, usually when this is not true.

tease: To tease someone means to laugh at them or make jokes about them in order to embarrass, annoy, or upset them.

make fun of: If you make fun of someone or something, you laugh at them, tease them, or make jokes about them in a way that causes them to seem ridiculous.

2과: Quick Trip out of the City

hit the hay: to go to bed. <ex> Midnight already? It's about time to hit the hay.

hit the sack: to go to bed. <ex> I have work tomorrow, so I need to hit the sack soon.

hit the spot: to be particularly pleasing or appropriate; to be just right. <ex> Some ice cold lemonade would hit the spot on a warm afternoon.

hit the road: ① to get moving in an automobile or other road vehicle. <ex> If we're gonna make it by sunset, we'd better hit the road. ② to leave a place; to go away. <ex> It's time for me to hit the road and go home.

cabin fever: (psychology) A condition that produces restlessness and irritability caused from being in a confined space. <ex> Some residents of Alaska suffer from cabin fever when they remain indoors throughout the long, snowy winters.

claustrophobia: The fear of closed, tight places.

blackberry: A blackberry is a small, soft black or dark purple fruit.

BlackBerry: (computing) The brand name of a wireless handheld device, a cross between a mobile phone and an email and Internet-capable PDA, by Research in Motion.

sneak: If you sneak somewhere, you go there very quietly on foot, trying to avoid being seen or heard. <ex> Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me. ※ The form snuck is also used in American English for the past tense and past participle.

cyber café: An internet café or cyber café is a place where one can use a computer with Internet access, most for a fee, usually per hour or minute; sometimes one can have unmetered access with a pass for a day or month, etc. It may serve as a regular café as well, with food and drinks being served.

※ In South Korea, internet cafes are called PC bangs. They are ubiquitous in South Korean cities, numbering over 20,000. PC bangs are similar to British and American Internet cafes, but most cater more to online game playing for the younger generation of Koreans. On average, use of a PC bang computer is priced at around 1,000 Won per hour (about USD$1).

stuck: unable to escape from an unpleasant or boring situation <ex> I wouldn’t be able to stand being stuck in an office all day.

be stuck on (somebody): to be attracted to someone [INFORMAL] <ex> Jane’s really stuck on the new boy in her class.

crush on: If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. [INFORMAL] <ex> She had a crush on you, you know.

like two peas in a pod: (of two things) very similar; a couple made for each other

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree: A child grows up to be very similar to its parents in the way they act and in their physical abilities.

3과: Subprime Loan

mortgage: A mortgage is a loan of money which you get from a bank or building society in order to buy a house.

collateral: Collateral is money or property which is used as a guarantee that someone will repay a loan. [FORMAL]

deposit: A deposit is a sum of money which is part of the full price of something, and which you pay when you agree to buy it.

down payment: If you make a down payment on something, you pay only a percentage of the total cost when you buy it. You then finish paying for it later, usually by paying a certain amount every month.

prime: ① You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. ② You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality.

subprime: ① Less than prime ② (of a credit customer) Having an increased risk and thus charged a greater rate of interest

subpar: ① Being of less than a traditional or accepted standard ② (golf) below par

4과: Real Zombies in Haiti

slasher: The slasher film (sometimes referred to as bodycount films and dead teenager movies) is a sub-genre of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer (often wearing a mask) who stalks and graphically murders a series of victims in a random, unprovoked fashion, killing many within a single day.

gore: A splatter film or gore film is a type of horror film that deliberately focuses on graphic portrayals of gore and graphic violence.

mass [m s] : A mass of things is a large number of them grouped together.

mess [mes] : If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state.

run through (=go through): ① If you run through a list of items, you read or mention all the items quickly. <ex> I ran through the options with him. ② If you run through a performance or a series of actions, you practise it. <ex> Doug stood still while I ran through the handover procedure.

5과: A Christmas Carol

soul mate: A soul mate is someone with whom you share a close friendship and deep personal understanding.

[Alice in Wonderland]

형님~~ 정말 빠르시다! 쵝오!

[TOM aka MOOK]

스삐이이드 스피드(speed)가 아니에요 스삐이이드 ⊙ .. ⊙

[TED!]

다들 즐거운 설연휴 보내세요^^

[TOM aka MOOK]

부산 가서 함 보나? 보나?? ⊙ .. ⊙

[TED!]

서면 마리포사 앞....ㅋㅋㅋ

[TOM aka MOOK]

해운대 스펀지 앞.. ㅎ

[youngshim]

이거이거~ 탐 오라버님 리뷰 은근 완벽하셔~ ㅎㅎ 눈비비며 빠진것없나 찾는데 오왕~!! 훌륭하셔요ㅡ

[TOM aka MOOK]

五王~!! 그닥 훌륭하진 아나횻~!! ⊙ .. ⊙

[michelle~]

와..빠른 후기와 자세한 설명...정말 대단하세요~~방금 자세히 읽어볼려고 출력했답니다..^^

[TOM aka MOOK]

연휴 잘 쉬셨째요? 새해 복많이 받으삼 ㅎ