✨ Magic Tree House 스피킹 연습 기록 7

Magic Tree House #1, Chapter 7

1️⃣ Summary

Jack and Annie stumbled into the tree house. They leaped to the window and saw the Tyrannosaurus wandering off. As they were about to leave, Jack realized he had left his backpack on the hill near the Anatosaurus's nest. He went back, scooped it up, and when he turned to return to the tree house, he found the Tyrannosaurus between him and the magic tree house.

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2️⃣ Sentence Practice

1. Annie leaped to the window. / He leaped to the ground.
→ I leaped toward the beach, which was filled with people.
→ The dog leaped toward him happily.

2. The Tyrannosaurus was wandering off.
→ Jack and Annie wandered off through time and space in the magic tree house.
→ Jack wandered off on the Titanic to find Rose.
→ I used to wander off during class in my high school.

3. The two of them hunched down.
→ The two dogs hunched down next to the door.
→ All of the soldiers hunched down or crouched down in the moat.

4. Jack charged down the hill.
→ When I was younger, I charged toward my dad when he appeared after work.

5. He scooped it up.
→ He scooped it up and charged down the hill quickly.
→ The salesman scooped the ice cream up.

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✅ 구문 및 표현 차이 설명

"Hunched down" vs. "Crouched down"

• Hunched down: 등과 어깨를 앞으로 굽히는 동작, 보통 숨거나 몸을 낮출 때 사용.
• Crouched down: 무릎을 굽혀 몸을 낮추는 자세, 주로 동작을 준비할 때 쓰임.
  예) The cat crouched down, ready to pounce.
    He hunched down to hide behind the bush.

"Leapt" vs. "Leaped"

• 둘 다 ‘leap(뛰다)’의 과거형이며 의미는 동일합니다.
• leapt는 영국 영어에서 더 흔하고, leaped는 미국 영어에서 더 자주 사용됩니다.
• 예) She leapt across the stream. / He leaped over the puddle.
  → 문맥에 따라 어느 쪽을 써도 괜찮지만, 스타일에 맞춰 통일하는 것이 좋습니다.

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3️⃣ Short Story

When I was young, I usually played outside until dinnertime. I liked wandering around the neighborhood. My dad used to get off work around 7:30. When I saw him while I was playing, I leaped toward him. Then he would charge toward me and my sister and hug us. Sometimes I liked to surprise him, so I hunched down behind a car and jumped out. Those were happy moments.

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✏️ Today's Reflection
오늘은 어린 시절의 기억을 짧은 이야기로 풀어보았습니다. 상상으로 꾸며내는 이야기보다, 직접 겪은 경험을 표현하는 것이 훨씬 더 생생하고 자연스럽게 느껴졌어요. 당분간은 실제 기억에 기반한 이야기를 중심으로 연습해보려 합니다. 오늘 만든 표현은 claude에서 재검토 했을 때 좋은 표현이라고 칭찬(?) 받은 것들이 많아서 기분 좋았습니다. AI에게 칭찬 듣고 기분이 좋다니 좀 웃기네요.. ㅎㅎ