[Intermediate] 5 Reasons Finding Love is Too Difficult For Some

bleak 암울한, 절망적인

without anything to make you feel happy or hopeful

ex) The company still hopes to find a buyer, but the future looks bleak.

 

fed up 지긋지긋한

annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change

ex) She felt tired and a bit fed up.

 

jaded 싫증난

someone who is jaded is no longer interested in or excited by something, usually because they have experienced too much of it

ex) The concert should satisfy even the most jaded critic.

 

black and white 흑백 논리로

considering things in a way that is too simple and as if things are either completely good or completely bad

ex) There’s still a tendency to see the issues in black and white.

 

look hard 노려보다

to look intently or to stare intensely.

ex) She is looking hard at you

 

make a move on somebody 수작을 걸다

to try to start sexual activity or a sexual relationship with someone

ex) She make a move on you?

 

scope out ~을 자세히 살피다

to look at something or someone to see what they are like

ex) The investigators scoped out the area.

 

the crowd 군중

ordinary people, not unusual in any way

ex) He wanted to go unnoticed, to be one of the crowd.

 

turn down 거절하다

to refuse an offer, request, or invitation

ex) They offered her the job but she turned it down.

 

hold back (진전, 전진을) 방해하다

to prevent someone or something from making progress

ex) They felt the British economy was being held back by excessive government controls.

 

settle for ~ 에 만족하다

to accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want

ex) to accept something even though it is not the best, or not what you really want

 

co-dependent 상호의존적인

someone who is co-dependent thinks that they cannot be happy or successful without another person, especially someone with a problem, and so tries to keep that person happy without taking care of their own needs, in a way that seems unhealthy

ex) There is a co-dependent relationship between politics and arms control.

 

have a good head on one's shoulders 분별이 있다. 지혜가 있다.

to be intelligent and able to make good decisions

ex) You seem to have a good head on your shoulders.

 

 

Quiz.

1.After two years of the same routine I was feeling ______.

2.Don't ______ something that isn't right for you.

3.Most situations in life are not ______, but gray.

 

 

Questions.

1. What do you think is the most important thing to consider when you are looking for love?

2. Why do we have to practice self-love according to this video?

3. Have you ever experienced difficulties with dating? If you have, could you tell me about it?