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A: What do you pay monthly for utilities? *** 우리 집은 어마어마하게 나와.***
B: Mine are up there, as well. I try to conserve energy, though.
A: Me too. I turn off lights and use the A/C conservatively.
B: There’s not much else you can do, unless you candle up.
해설강의 : 태인영, John Valentine

A: 전기세 매달 얼마나 내? My bills are monsters! B: 우리 집도 만만치 않아. 에너지를 절약하려고 하는데도 잘 안되네. A: 나도 그래. 불도 끄고 다니고 전기도 아껴 써. B: 촛불 켜고 살지 않는 한 그것 말고는 더 이상 할 게 없지. [Additional Expressions] * What do you pay monthly for – How much are your monthly / What does it cost you monthly for * utilities – electricity, water, heat, etc. / public utilities * My bills are monsters! – I’ve got massive bills! / My bills are extremely high! * up there – high / costly / through the roof / very expensive * I try to conserve energy – I try not to waste energy / I do my best to save energy * Me too. – So do I. / Same here. / Likewise. * conservatively – minimally / as little as possible / at a minimum * There’s not much else you can do – That’s about all you can do / You can’t do much more than that * candle-up – use only candles / live by candlelight / burn candles

A: 전기세 매달 얼마나 내? My bills are monsters! B: 우리 집도 만만치 않아. 에너지를 절약하려고 하는데도 잘 안되네. A: 나도 그래. 불도 끄고 다니고 전기도 아껴 써. B: 촛불 켜고 살지 않는 한 그것 말고는 더 이상 할 게 없지. [Additional Expressions] * What do you pay monthly for – How much are your monthly / What does it cost you monthly for * utilities – electricity, water, heat, etc. / public utilities * My bills are monsters! – I’ve got massive bills! / My bills are extremely high! * up there – high / costly / through the roof / very expensive * I try to conserve energy – I try not to waste energy / I do my best to save energy * Me too. – So do I. / Same here. / Likewise. * conservatively – minimally / as little as possible / at a minimum * There’s not much else you can do – That’s about all you can do / You can’t do much more than that * candle-up – use only candles / live by candlelight / burn candles