We talked about the phrasal verbs “to check out” and “to check in”. We also discussed the drink driving laws in Japan, the US and the UK.
Extra Language binge (drinking) = doing something in excess rehab (rehabilitation) center = a place to recover from an addiction butting in = interrupting DWI = driving while intoxicated DUI = driving under the influence zero tolerance = no leeway under the law
Ancient Japanese English Study Secret Here are some polite ways to interrupt someone: Excuse me? Sorry? Excuse me for interrupting, but…(may I ask you a question)? May I interrupt for a moment? Sure / Certainly
Phrasal Verb “to check out” has several meanings:
1) it can mean to investigate or take a look at something e.g: we checked out the new pub last week. 2) it can mean to leave a hospital or hotel e.g: It’s late. We must check out soon. 3) it can be a used the same way as 2 with ‘of’ e.g: we checked out of the hotel by eleven. 4) it can mean to die, in a slang way e.g: the old man finally checked out. 5) to check in / into means to enter a hospital or hotel e.g: I checked into the hotel by 10 O’clock. 6) check into also means to investigate e.g: I checked into the prices of flights to London online.
Both Sides of the Pond
(US) pants (UK) trousers (US) underwear (UK) pants (US) sweater (UK) jumper (note: in the U.S., a jumper can mean a girl’s dress)