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   break

1) broken은 물질적으로 손해, 손상을 입었을 때 쓰고 no working은 기능이 제대로 작동하지 않을 때 쓴다.

   I turned on the radio but it was broken.(*)
   I turned on the radio but it wasn't working.

   bring

1) bring은 '가져오다', take는 '가져가다'라는 뜻이다.

   Would you like me to bring you home?(*)
   Would you like me to take you home?

   Whenever I go sightseeing, I bring my camera with me.(*)
   Whenever I go sightseeing, I take my camera with me.

2) '어디에 가서 가져오다'고 할 때는 fetch를 쓴다.

   I went back into the house to bring my sunglasses.(*)
   I went back into the house to fetch my sunglasses.

   bus

1) '버스를 타다'고 할 때는 동사 get을 써서 get on a bus라고 쓴다. get in the bus라고 하지 않는다.

   The best way to see London is to get in a bus.(*)
   The best way to see London is to get on a bus.

2) '버스를 잘못 탔다'고 할 때도 in the wrong bus가 아니라 on the wrong bus라고 한다.

   She said I was in the wrong bus.(*)
   She said I was on the wrong bus.

   by

1) 도구(tool, instrument)로 무엇인가를 했을 때는 by a tool이 아니라 with a tool로 해야한다.

   He managed to open the lid by a screwdriver.(*)
   He managed to open the lid with a screwdriver.

2) 정보를 얻은 원천을 나타낼 때는 by가 아니라 from을 써야한다.

   We can gain a lot of knowledge by these books.(*)
   We can gain a lot of knowledge from these books.