A new ban for unchaperoned teenagers in malls
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Well, summer's just about here. It's a time when a lot of kids are desperate for things to do. For many of them, hanging out at the mall will no longer be an option. Many malls, including some of the biggest, are banning unchaperoned teenagers. | |
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just about : almost
ex. What does she read? Just about everything. 뭐든지 다 읽다시피해.
ex. They had just about won the game when they had to stop playing. (= They didn't actually win.)
ex. just about the worst/first/only etc: ex. Another scandal would be just about the worst thing that could happen. 스캔들이 또 일어난다면 그것은 최악의 상황이나 다름없을 것이다.
desperate : 자포자기의, 필사적인, 절실한
ex. I was desperate for a glass of water. 물 한 잔이 절실했다. 물 한 잔 마시고 싶어서 죽을 지경이었다.
hang out : ~ 를 집 밖에 내걸다, 몸을 내밀다, 빈번히 출입하다
ex. I was worried I wouldn't be able to hang my washing out.
ex. Two students were hanging out of the second floor window.
ex. She knew all the clubs where he usually hung out.
chaperone : 샤프롱(젊은 미혼 여성이 사교계에 나갈 때 시중드는 보호자로, 보통 중년 여성),〔젊은 여성〕의 보호자로서 따라다니다[다니며 돌보다] | | |
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