Global Breaking News - Sunday, December 22, 2024

61. sit at a desk etc = ~(를 향해)에 앉다
(X) The bank manager was sitting on his desk.
(O) The bank manager was sitting at his desk.
Note: Also sit at a table. But on a chair, on a bench, on a sofa, etc; in an arm-chair, in a tree or up a tree.
A bird sometimes perches (= sits) on a tree

62. spend on ~ = ~에 (돈을) 쓰다
(X) I spend a lot of time for my computer.
(O) I spend a lot of time on my computer.

63. succeed in ~ = ~에 성공하다
(X) I hope he'll succeed at his work.
(O) I hope he'll succeed in his work.
Note: A person succeeds to a property, a title, or an office: (작위・재산 등을) 물려받다[승계하다]
Queen Elizabeth II succeeded to the throne in 1952. Also one person can succeed another.