Keywords: persist, stop A from ~ing, entertain, head, keep up, kick in, live up to
[List of Useful Expressions included here]
- persist
- stop A from ~ing
- entertain
- head
- keep up
- kick in
- live up to
8. persist
= 끈질기게 계속하다 (continue in a determined way despite difficulty)
- She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems.
- He is a persistent student who studies hard every day until he understands the concept.
= 계속되다/지속하다 (continue to exist/happen)
- The cold weather is set to persist throughout the week.
- The company is trying to find a solution for the persistent network problems.
** persist (지속되다.) vs. insist (주장하다)
9. stop A from ~ving
- They stop him from doing something
10. entertain
= 고려하다/따져보다 to hold something in your mind/ or be willing to consider something:
- I’m going to entertain the idea.
- Let’s entertain the possibility of failure.
- The General refused to entertain the possibility of defeat.
- She refused to entertain the thought of failure.
= 즐겁게하다 to help them to have an enjoyable time
- This can make kids entertained.
- The show is really entertaining.
11. head
- Where are you headed?
- I’m heading out now. = I’m leaving now.
- We should head back now.
- We should head back to the office.
- We are headed in the right direction.
- We are on the right track.
12. keep up
= 따라가다
- Could you slow down a bit? It is hard to keep up.
- I have a hard time keeping up with you. You are so fast. (속도 따라가다)
= 너무 일이 많아 감당하기 힘들다
- We can hardly keep up with the demand.
- Always changing around here. It’s hard to keep up. (변화 따라가다)
= 동료가 나를 칭찬해줄때,…’그냥 너 따라가는 수준이야’라고 농담으로 답하기
- I’m just trying to keep up with you.
13. kick in
- The jet lag is kicking in.
- Coffee doesn’t kick in yet.
14. live up to
- It is a bit hard to live up to everyone’s expectation.