Learn English January 28th 2009 Session 2

These sentences was taken from http://www.inspiredstartup.com/avoiding-groundhog-day. It would be good if you read the "full" article first to fully understand.


Everyday was the same thing over and over again.


Comment: nothing special to this sentence, but I do like it. By this sentence you can express: " suatu kebiasaan yang berulang-ulang".

example: "everyday was the same thing over and over again. I was bored. Changes is a must for me to make my life more colorful"
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Sometimes we feel today is the same as yesterday and the same as the day before.


the same as yesterday and the same as the day before = sama seperti kemarin dan kemarinnya lagi
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We feel like we really haven’t accomplished much and if we had to recall what happened yesterday, we can barely remember anything significant


haven't accomplished much = belum mendapatkan pencapaian yang besar

if we had to recall what happened yesterday = jika saya harus mengingat lagi kejadian kemarin

comment: memakai "had" dan bukan "have", karena merupakan bentuk kalimat pengandaian (mengandai-andai)

we can barely remember anything significant = saya hampir tidak mengingat sesuatu yang penting

barely = (kk) hampir tidak / sedikit sekali
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I sometimes feel trapped in this merry-go-round more often than I’d like to admit. Do you?


feel trapped = merasa terjebak

in this merry-go-round = (kt. ungkapan) sesuatu yang berulang-ulang
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We, as humans, don’t like change, we’re built to return to the familiar.


we're built to = kita diciptakan untuk

return to the faimiliar = kembali ke sesuatu yang sudah kita kenal
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Our minds work like a well-oiled machine that filters out noise and provides a semblance of continuity and order.


provides a semblance of continuity and order = memberikan kemiripan terhadap pengulangan dan perintah

provide = (kkt) menyediakan/memberikan

semblance = (kb) persamaan/kemiripan
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Earlier this week, I listened to a speaker talk about the “new normal.”


earlier this week = awal minggu ini
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