Talk about having a crush on someone.

Almost everyone has a crush on someone. It's a positive emotion to be into someone. It can make the
heart flutter, and provide a pick-me-up in life. We go the extra mile to be nice to the object of our
affection. But if such affection is not shared, it can be heart-breaking. That's what makes crushing on
someone so difficult. The more you like someone, the more you will feel down and out. If the person you
like takes a liking to someone else, or if they are going steady with someone else already, the pain reaches
a breaking point. It feels like the world is coming to an end, and you lose your drive. In time, these
emotions will fade and wounds will heal over. However, at the time, they are the most gut-wrenching
moments of one's life.

Extra Topics for Study Groups]

1. Describe the experience of having your first crush.

2. When you have a crush on someone, do you tell them? Why or why not?

3. What would you do if the person you like prefers someone else?

[Key Vocabulary & Expressions]

have a crush on ~을 짝사랑하다

be into ~를 좋아하다

make the heart flutter 가슴이 설레게 하다

pick-me-up 활력소

go the extra mile 특별히 신경 쓰다

object of someone's affection ~가 좋아하는 사람

heart-breaking 가슴 아픈

crush on ~를 짝사랑하다

down and out 낙담하는

take a liking to ~를 좋아하게 되다

go steady with ~와 사귀다

reach a breaking point 한계점에 이르다

feel like the world is coming to an end 세상이 무너지는 것 같다

lose one's drive 의욕을 잃다

heal over 아물다

gut-wrenching 괴로운

[Pattern Practice]

1. pick-me-up 활력소

■ Having a crush on someone can provide a pick-me-up in life.

■ A cup of coffee in the morning is my favorite pick-me-up.

■ Talking to her on the phone feels like a pick-me-up when I'm depressed.

2. go the extra mile 특별히 신경 쓰다

■ We go the extra mile to be nice to the people we like.

■ She always goes the extra mile to make each dish special.

■ You need to go the extra mile to be better than your rivals.

3. go steady with ~와 사귀다

■ It can be sad if the person you like is going steady with someone else already.

■ Do you know if he's going steady with anyone?

■ I recently broke up with the girl I'd been going steady with for years.

4. lose one's drive 의욕을 잃다

■ You might lose your drive when you have a crush on someone.

■ I was so tired that I lost my drive.

■ Criticizing people can make them lose their drive.

5. gut-wrenching 괴로운

■ They are the most gut-wrenching moments of one's life.

■ It was a good movie, but it was gut-wrenching to watch.

■ The loss was gut-wrenching because I had practiced so hard.

[Speaking Tips]

crush on

~를 짝사랑하다

have a crush on someone 이라는 표현이 더 흔하지만, 요즘은

crush on을 동사구로도 많이 사용한다. 따라서

have a crush on someone과 동일한 의미로

crush on someone을 사용할 수 있다. 추가로 어린 시절의 짝사랑은

puppy love라고도 부른다.

예) Many people crush on him because he is so funny. (그는 워낙 웃겨서 많은 사람들이 그를

짝사랑한다.)

I was deep in puppy love with a girl in my class. (같은 반 여학생을 정말 좋아했었다.)

[Expression of the Day]

He's still carrying the torch for her.

A: Why does Sam look so sad? Did something happen?

B: I just told him Lisa is dating Robert. I didn't know he would be so upset.

A: I thought Lisa told Sam last year that she doesn't like him.

B: She did, but he's still carrying the torch for her.

[Homework]

1. 나는 활력소가 필요해서 초콜릿을 좀 먹었다. (pick-me-up)

2. 실패를 해도 의욕을 잃지 않는 것이 중요하다. (lose one's drive)

3. 누군가와 사귀기에는 요즘 업무가 너무 바쁘다. (go steady with)

4. 누군가가 나를 칭찬해 주면 훨씬 더 잘하려고 특별히 신경을 쓰게 된다. (go the extra mile)