[170627] 리모델링

Talk about when you renovated your house.

My family and I have lived in same house for ages.

-> for ages 오랜 기간 동안

To avoid getting sick of the house, we made changes occasionally.

-> get sick of ~에 질리다.

We did this bit by bit, instead of renovating the house all at once.

-> bit by bit 조금씩

When we moved in, we redid the wallpaper. We also redid the floors.

-> redo the wallpaper 벽지를 새로 하다, redo the floors 바닥재를 교체하다.

We hired workers to put in new tiles in the bathrooms.

-> put in new tiles 타일을 새로 깔다.

The wooden window frames were nice to look at.

However, they let it called their drill the winter.

-> However, they let in cold air during the winter.

-> let in cold air 찬바람이 들어오게 하다.

We replaced them with aluminum frames.

Renovations take up a lot of time and money.

-> take up a lot of time 시간이 많이 소요되다.

However, it's worth it. When the work is over, the house feels new.