28. 고장이다.


Our refrigerator went on the blink and much of our food was spoiled.

Oh, no, the TV conked out again. They repaired it only last month. We'd better throw it away and buy a new one instead of having it fixed again.


A : May I borrow your lawnmower? Mine's conked out again.

B : Be my guest.

This Vending machine is out of kilter. It broke down already three times this month.



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27. 노숙하다.


We couldn't get any hotel rooms so we had to rough it in my car.

Scouts like to rough it in the woods on the weekend hikes.



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26. 잘 정돈된, 깔끔한


Let's get this house shipshape.

At the end of the summer we left the cottage shipshape for the next occupants.



25. 시시한 물건


A : Is any of this stuff valuable?

B : No, they're all just trinkets.



24. (물건에) 바람을 쏘이다.


A : This blanket smells terrible. We'd better air it out.

B : It needs washing instead of airing.



23. 기상해!


Get up! Rise and shine! It's late.

It's time for him to rise and shine on his own.

Up and at them! The sun is shining.

Come on, Dick. Up and at 'em!



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22. 모유를 먹이다/젖을 잘 안 빨아.


A : Do you bottle-feed or breast-feed your baby?

B : I nurse my baby.

My baby doesn't nurse very well.




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21. 사산(死産)


Such deliveries often result in four or five days of extremely painful labor that ends with stillbirth.



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20. 기운나게 하다.


The following morning, I couldn't crank myself up enough to come to work on time.



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19. 기진맥진한 상태다.


He was in a run-down condition.


If you feel run-down from lack of sleep, you should get more rest.


A : How long have you been feeling under the weather?

B : I've been feeling run-down for a couple of days.



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