A modern hoarder

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1. vocabulary

(1) gadgets: small electronic tiems. 작고 유용한 도구, 장치치
(2) repairing: fixing
(3) disposable society: lifestyle where we throw away things when they are broken and buy a new one.
(4) the forgotten art: the skills people once had
(5) restart: tart something again/ make it work again.
(6) manuals: book of instructions on how to make something work.
(6) spare parts: small bits or parts contained inside a gadget or machine.
(7) upgrade: change to an improved or new gadget
(8) geeks: people believed to be boring and only interested in technology.
(9) to do with: 와 관계가 있는, ~ 에 관한
(10) threw away: 버리다.
(11) whilst=while
(12) less and less: 점점 적은  *grow less and less 점점 작아지다.
(13) ridiculous: 웃기는, 말도 안되는, 터무니없는
(14) end up:결국 (어떤 처지에) 처하게 되다.
(15) more of: 오히려 (I was more of disappointed. )

2. useful expression

(1) I'm having a problem with my mobile phone today.
(2) I was thinking of throwing it away.
(3) but it might not be what you expect. 
(4) I might not do very well.
(5) I'll take a guess and say 'B'.
(6) These are being held around the world.
(7) would you go to one?
(8) they are priced in ridiculous ways
(9) I don't have the skill to fix something.
(10) I wouldn't call them a geek-more of a hero.

*think...

 1. 의견 표명: 진행형 쓸 수 없음.
 2. 기타 의미: 진행형 가능(ex; 생각하다, 계획하다)
 3. -ing 형이 뒤에 오는 경우
     : 목적어가 없을 경우 대체로 to부정사를 쓰지 않는다.
  ex) She's thinking of going to university next year.(NOT thinking to go to ...)

  cf) 어떤 행위를 할 생각이 나다, ~할 정도로 분별력이 있다=>think to 부정사
     ->Did you think to close the windows when it started raining? 비 오기 시작했을때 창문 닫는거 기억 났어?