입이트이는영어 (2020.01.17)
# STEP 1
Talk about cotton swabs. *실제로는 Q-tips 라고 더 자주 쓰임 (브랜드 명이지만 부르기 쉬워서)
I use cotton swabs on a daily basis.
After I take a shower, I use cotton swabs to mop up the moisture in my ears.
It gets to me when my ears are wet, so drying them with cotton swabs has become a habit.
I also use cotton swabs a lot to apply ointment to cuts.
Finally, I use cotton swabs when I do my makeup or wash it off.
Cotton swabs are also useful when touching up makeup.
For removing makeup around the eyes, cotton swabs are absolutely necessary.
# Key Vocabulary & Expressions
on a daily basis 매일
mop up (물기를) 닦아 내다
get to someone 신경 쓰이다
become a habit 습관이 되다
apply ointment to a cut 상처에 연고를 바르다
do one's makeup 화장을 하다
touch up makeup 화장을 고치다
remove makeup 화장을 지우다
# Pattern Practice
1) mop up (물기를) 닦아 내다
I use cotton swabs to mop up the moisture in my ears.
I mopped up all the juice I had spilled.
I mopped up the sauce with some rice.
2) get to someone 신경 쓰이다
It gets to me when my ears are wet.
Don't let him get to you.
Nothing can get to her when she is concentrating.
3) do one's makeup 화장을 하다
Finally, I use cotton swabs when I do my makeup or wash it off.
It's dangerous to do one makeup in a moving car.
I woke up too late to do my makeup.
# STEP 2
I buy cotton swabs in bulk.
I usually buy them at the toiletries section of the store when I shop for groceries.
It's cheaper to buy products that are packaged in bulk.
Usually, I buy a three-pack of large containers containing 600 swabs each.
Because there are so many, and they take up a lot of room, I take some out and put them in smaller containers.
I keep them in the bathroom and on my vanity table. (=dressing table)
I keep the rest in the bathroom cabinet.
It's less of a nuisance [뉴슨스] to buy a lot of cotton swabs this way, because then I can forget about it for a while.
# Key Vocabulary & Expressions
buy something in bulk ~을 대량으로 구입하다
toiletries 화장품류, 세면용품
section of a store 가게 내 코너/섹션
shop for groceries 장을 보다
packaged in bulk 대량으로 포장된
three-pack of ~의 3개 묶음 상품
take up a lot of room 공간을 많이 차지하다
vanity table 화장대
bathroom cabinet 화장실 수납장
forget about something ~에 신경 쓰지 않다
# Pattern Practice
1) buy something in bulk ~을 대량으로 구입하다
I buy cotton swabs in bulk.
It's a lot cheaper if you buy it in bulk.
I don't drink enough juice to buy it in bulk.
2) take up a lot of room 공간을 많이 차지하다
Because they take up a lot of room, I take some out and put them in smaller containers.
We didn't buy a sofa because it would take up a lot of room.
The container took up a lot of room in the refrigerator.
3) forget about something ~에 신경 쓰지 않다
I can forget about buying cotton swabs for a while.
I tried to apologize, but she told me to forget about it.
You should forget about the mistakes you made earlier.
# Expressions of the Day
That's a useful lifehack. 그것 참 유용한 생활 팁이다.
A: What are you doing? What are all these tissues for?
B: I'm trying to clean my phone, but there's still dust in the seams.
A: Try using a cotton swab with some alcohol.
B: That's a useful lifehack. Thanks, I'll try it.
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