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9월19일 입이 트이는 영어 Falling Down

Talk about a time when you fell down.


Recently, I was in a hurry to catch the last subway train. People were lining up for the escalator, So I ran down the stairs. I lost my balance and fell over. I got scrapes on my elbows and knees. I also had some light bruising. I wasn't hurt, but I was embarrassed. It was very humiliating. Another time, I was carrying a heavy load indoors. I tripped on something, and fell head over heels. I dropped the box. I stubbed my toe. When I took my shoe off, my big toe was swollen. It took a long time to heal.


be in a hurry                     서두르다.  시간에 쫓기다

catch the last subway train    지하철 막차를 잡다

line up                            줄을 서다

lose one's balance             균형을 잃다.

get a scrape                    긁히다. 까지다.

light bruising                   가벼운 타박상

humiliating                      부끄러운, 수치스러운

carry a heavy load            무거운 짐을 들다.

trip on something            무엇인가에 걸려 넘어지다.

fall head over heels        심하게 넘어지다, 곤두박질치다.

stub one's toe                발가락을 찧다.

big toe                        엄지발가락

be swollen                     붓다.



be in a hurry                     서두르다.  시간에 쫓기다

Recently, I was in a hurry to get on the subway.

She couldn't get coffee because she was in a hurry.

He is in a hurry to get to work. 


get a scrape                    긁히다. 까지다.

I got scrapes on my elbows and keens.

He got a scrape on his car in the accident.

Getting scrapes is common in soccer.


humiliating                      부끄러운, 수치스러운

It was very humiliating.

I didn't know the answer, so it was humiliating.

She tried to forget the humiliating.


trip on something            무엇인가에 걸려 넘어지다.

I tripped on something and fell over.

Be careful not to trip on something.

He cleaned the room so that the baby wouldn't trip on something.


be swollen                     붓다.

My toe was swollen.

His eyes were swollen in the morning.

The river was swollen after the rain.


I felt hot under the collar.   엄청 부끄러웠어.