Day 22 - This goal was completed a week earlier than we expected

📚 표현

This goal was completed a week earlier than we expected

→ 이 목표는 예상했던 것보다 일주일 일찍 완료되었어.

💬 예문

"The project was done two days earlier than planned."

→ 그 프로젝트는 계획보다 이틀 일찍 완성되었어.

"The report was submitted a week earlier than expected."

→ 그 보고서는 예상보다 일주일 빨리 제출되었어.

💡 메모

- 예상보다 빨리 무엇인가 완료되었을 때 쓸 수 있는 표현!

- 반대로 예상보다 늦으면..? later

• The delivery arrived three days later than expected.
• The task was finished a bit later than we planned.
• She turned in the report later than the deadline.

🧠 활용

→ 날짜나 시간을 변경해서 말할 수 있다.

• The goal was completed a month earlier than planned 
• The report was submitted a day earlier than expected

→ 늦는 상황도 이야기할 수 있다.

• The goal was completed a month later than planned 
• The report was submitted a day later than expected

😀 마무리

→ than 다음에 왜 동사만 있는건지 이해가 잘 안되었던 문장이었습니다.

주어가 생략이 된거라 하네요.

오늘 외국인 개발자랑 대화하다가 이 문장을 잘못쓴걸 발견해서

'아직 이 문장이 익숙하지 않나보구나~'
하면서 다시 정리해보았습니다.

→ This goal was done a week earlier than expected - (O)

→ This goal was done a week earlier from expected - (X)