1. It sounds like s+v[N]
It sounds A
...인 것 같다
● It sounds like she's falling in love.
● (It) sounds good.
2. It looks like s+v
...처럼 보이다, ...인 것 같다
● It's looks like it's raining out.
● It looks like he's feeling happy.
cf) He looks like his brother.
3. Let me ~[I will ~]
내가 ~할게
● Let me go.
● Let me check it.
● Let me think about that.
4. one of the+최상급+복수명사
가장 ...한 것 중 하나
● one of the most beautiful girls
● one of the most interesting movies
5. I am talking about sth
...을 말하고 있는 거라구
(지금 난 ...라는 얘기를 하고 있는 거야)
● I'm talking about your behavior.
● I'm talking about getting married.
● I'm talking about taking a vacation.
6. never ~ without ...
but s+v
...하면 반드시 ~한다
...가 반드시 있어야 ~한다
(...할 때마다 항상 ~하다)
● She never speaks without smiling.
● I can never live without you.
cf) It never rains but it pours.
7. can't stop+~ing
계속 ...할 수밖에 없다
cf) can't help+~ing ...하지 않을 수 없다
● I can't stop loving you.
●can't stop crying(laughing, complaining)
● I can't stop dreaming of you.
8. make sense (to+sby)
이해되다, 이치에 맞다
● It doesn't make any sense.
● I can't make sense of it.
(난 그 말을 알아 들을 수가 없다)
9. mean to+v
...할 생각이다
(...할 예정이다, ...할 의도이다)
(과거: 원래 내 의도는 ...하려던 거였어)
● I mean to go now.
● He means to say that.
cf) Sorry, but I didn't mean to hurt your feeling.
10. It occurred to me that~
나에게 ~라는 생각이 갑자기 떠올랐다
● It occurred to me that julie loves Jack.
● It occurred to me that it might rain.
cf) A good idea occurred to me.
11. such a+형용사+N
아주...한~
● such a nice boy
● such a wonderful scenery
● such a tired woman
12. be not good at
...을 잘 못하다, ...에 서투르다
cf) be bad[poor] at, be terrible about
● be not good at English[computer]
● be not good at telling lies
cf) I am not good at numbers.
13. I'll check if~
~인지 알아 볼게요
cf) Let me check if~, Let me see if~
● I'll check if it's OK.
● I'll check if he's available now.
● I'll check if she's in the office.
14. on the[one's] way (to+N)
(...로) 가는 길에, 도중에
● on the way to school
● on the way to my new house
● on the way to her honeymoon
cf) on the way home[here, there]
on the way home from school
15. I don't feeling like+~ing
난 ...하고 싶지 않다
cf) I don't want to+v
● I don't feel like drinking.
● I don't feel like dancing.
● I don't feel like sleeping.
16. have time to+v
...할 시간이 있다
(...할 시간적 여유가 있다)
● have time to grab a coffee
● have time to eat out
● have time to give him a hand
17. It seems (to me) that~
~하는 것 같이 생각된다, ~인 것 같다
cf) It appears that~
○ It seems that you have to go back.
18. I'm planning to
on+(동)명사
...할 계획[생각]이다
● I'm planning to quit.
● I'm planning to meet him.
● I'm planning to go abroad.
19. I guess (that)~
(아마) ~할 것이다
○ I guess that guy stole the money from the vault.
20. I'll have to call (sby) and tell sby to+v
...에게 전화해서 ~하라고 해야겠다
○ I'll have to call my sister and tell her to clean up the house before I get home.