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(x) near from
(o) near
(o) near to

• Let’s just walk. It’s nearby.
• Is it near your house?

(x) He suggested me to go there
(o) He suggested that I go there

• He suggested that we give that restaurant a try.
• He suggested that restaurant to me.

(x) His skin is so greasy
(o) His skin is so oily

• He has a very oily complexion.
• This facial cleanser is for people with oily skin.

(x) Cream spaghetti is too greasy
(x) This cake is too greasy
(o) This cake is too rich
(o) This spaghetti is too rich

• This chocolate cake is amazing, but it’s just too rich.  I can’t eat another bite.
• I love cream spaghetti, but it is often too rich.

(x) Mama boy
(o) Mama’s boy

• Your mom still does your laundry? You’re such a little mama’s boy.

(x) I’ve been to the US last year
(o) I went to the US last year
(o) I’ve been to the US

• I went to the US when I was eleven years old for a family vacation.
• I’ve been living in Korea since I was 20 years old.

(x) He didn’t answer my phone
(o) He didn’t answer my call

• Why didn’t you answer my calls yesterday?
• I’m going to leave my phone here on the table.  Can you answer it if it rings?

(x) It was my first time to go there
(x) This is my first time to come here
(o) It was the first time I had gone there
(o) This is my first time here
(o) This is the first time I’ve been here

• Today is my first day at my new job.
• This is my first time here.
• This trip will be my first visit to Busan.
• That was the first time I had ever met him.

 

팟캐스트에 나온 예문:

답답하다:
This room is stifling.
I feel tied down.
I feel trapped.
I have a lot of pent up emotions.

사귀다:
Those two are going out.
They are a couple.
Will you go out with me?

A recent report showed that the average U.S. college student spends $30,000 on tuition and room and board per year.