2008. 5. 13. 09:11
생각정리+분석/English
Brainstorming
why would anyone not be able to go to work or school?
- Because he/she is not feeling __ of course
- you have some important family business to take care of
- natural disaster, some kind of accidents
- drank too much the night before, terrible hang over
Question
Tell us about the incident when you are not able to go to work or school for some reason.
Answer.
I'm never calling sick for work. But I had to do so one time when I've got food poisoning a few month ago. I aid checking go __ from a street vender earlier in the day. I'm not the taste was a little off but just __ anyways, however later about a day my stomach felt really uneasy. In the evening I had a shout pain in my stomach. And I had to go to the bathroom many times. Because I felt like throwing up. that pretty much when on all night long. I called and seek for work the next day and went to see a doctor first thing in the morning. I was so drain then I take a second day off of work.
Key sentences.
contaminating food
0. I'm never call
- call in sick : 병가를 내다.
1. But I had to do so this one time when I've got food poisoning a few month ago.
- get food poisoning = have food poisoning
2. I ate
- earlier in the day : 오전께. 하루중 일찍
2-1. I
- the taste was a little off : 맛이 가다. (싱겁거나 짤때도 사용 가능)
3. However later that
3-1. In the evening I had a shot
3-2. that pretty much went
4. I called in sick
- first thing in the morning : 아침에 일어나서 가장 먼저 한 일은
5. I was so drain then I take a second day off (of) work.
- drain : all energy sucked out
ex) emotionally drain. physically drain
Expression of the day
- I was held up in traffic. 차가 막혔다.
i was held up the meeting, in class, in an argument.