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德川 2010. 4. 30. 16:47

1. light years ahead. 훨씬 앞서다; One item is much more advanced than another.

   Aren't you worried about your competitors?

   Not really. Our technology is light years ahead of theirs.

 

2. be in the doghouse 미움을 사다; if someone's in the doghouse, someone else is   

   annoyed with him for something he has done.

   He came home drunk at 3am last night and his wife was not very happy with about it.

   So now he is in the doghouse?

 

3. out of date; old enough to no longer be useful, Expired

   It's out of date. It expired yesterday.

   expire [ikspáiər] 만기가 되다, 끝나다

 

4. a lost cause 희망이 없는

   I heard that your son failing math. Will you get him a tutor?

   There's no point.(소용없어) It's a lost cause.

 

5. to play innocent 오리발 내밀다; to pretend to be innocent

   He first tried to play innocent and pretend that he didn't do anything, but after a few     

   minutes he confessed to his crimes.자백하다.