четверг, 22 ноября 2012 г.

I need to work on my posture


Your back hurts. You usually sit a little hunched over, with your shoulders forward and your back bent. You don't think that's healthy, so you think this to yourself. "I need to work on my posture".

work on (something)

People "work on" things that they want to change about themselves, like skills that they'd like to improve or bad habits that they'd like to get rid of. "Working on" these things means improving them.

Here are some common things that people "work on":                                       work on your marriage                                                                                 work on your attitude                                                                                     work on your technique (for a skill like sports or music)                                     work on your self-esteem                                                                               You can use "work on ___" in either spoken or written English.                           (one's) posture                                                                                        Your "posture" is the way that you stand, walk, and sit.                             When a person sits, stands, and walks with a straight back, people say that this person "has good posture". When someone's back is usually "hunched over" (bent or curved), we say that they "have bad posture".