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ENGLISH/EASY WRITING (EBS)

[19/11/21] Easy Writing

put <someone/something> at risk ~를 위태롭게하다
Superman put his own life at risk.
The firefighters put their own lives at risk to rescue the child.
How could you put other people's money at risk?

Key Words
decent 괜찮은, 나쁘지 않은
1) skill 이 나쁘지 않은, 괜찮은
2) 사람이 괜찮은, 좋은
bias 편견
a stroke of luck 뜻밖의 행운
land 
prime time 황금시간대
surgically 외과적으로
point-blank 딱 잘라
fear 두려워하다

Key Expressions
despite 명사 ~에도 불구하고
(=in spite of)
Despite the bad weather, the plane landed safely.
Despite my good comm skills, they did not hire me.

owing to 명사 ~때문에
They canceled the flight owing to the storm.
The entire team arrived late owing to the heavy traffic.

have the time of life 인생 최고의 시간
The couple had the time of their lives in Korea.
We are having the time of our lives.

Sentences
Despite his decent acting skills, Walt has difficulty finding work because casting agencies look at him with bias.
But thanks to a stroke of luck, he lands a role for a prime time TV show.
*land 따내다
Owing to the show's success, he enjoys the time of his life.
(=Thanks to the show's success)
However, he soon realizes that Bob won't be happy unless they are surgically separated.
Walt tries to convince Bob to get the surgery done but he refuses point-blank fearing that it may  put Walt's life at risk. *fearing 두려워하며

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