오늘의 표현 12

최근에 제 트위터를 통해서 배포한 표현 10 개를 묶어서 올립니다.평상시에 휴대폰으로나 이메일을 통해서 하루에 하나씩 이런 표현 연습을 받고 싶으면 @EnglishinKorean에 가셔서 팔로잉하시면 됩니다.

1. 누군가를 따돌리다: to ditch someone. 예문: Why’d you guys ditch me yesterday? I wanted to tag along. B: We only had two tickets. Sorry, man.

  • Let’s ditch this goody-goody and hang out at the mall.

2. (전원선 등을) 꽂아: to plug in (전원선 등을) 빼: to unplug 예문: Would you please unplug my laptop?

  • I forgot to plug in my iPhone last night, so it’s all out of batteries now.

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3. 눈을 의심하다: to not believe one’s eyes. 예문: Mark, is that really you? You’ve lost so much weight. I can hardly believe my eyes!

  • Is this really the house we used to live in?  It’s changed so much over the years.  I can hardly believe my eyes!

4. 로마에 가면 로마 법을 따라야 한다: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

  • A: People never look me in the eye in Korea.
  • B: It’s considered rude here.  When in Rome…

5. To canvass / to campaign: 유세하다 A: The politicians have sure been campaigning a lot. B: Yeah, they were canvassing my neighborhood earlier too.

  • His campaigning consists of nothing more than debasing and disparaging his opponent.

6. 꽃이 피어 있다: The flowers are in bloom. 곷이 피고 있다: The flowers are blooming.

  • Soon the cherry blossoms will be blooming all across the country.

7. Spring has sprung: 봄이 왔다. A: The smell of spring is in the air. What a lovely day! B: Yep, spring has finally sprung.

  • A: I’m starting to feel listless and fatigued.
  • B: It looks like spring has sprung.

8. Foodie: 미식가. A: Do you know of any good restaurants around here? B: No, not really. Why don’t you ask John? He’s a real foodie.

I’m not much of a foodie.

  • A: I love finding the best restaurants in town.
  • B: Really? I’m not much of a foodie myself.

9. It’s a good fit: 나한테 딱 맞아요. A: How’s the new job working out? B: I’m really enjoying it. It’s a good fit.

  • Life as a backup singer just isn’t a good fit for me.  I was meant to stand in the spotlight!

10. Man-to-man: 남자 대 남자로 하는 이야기. I think it’s time you had a man-to-man with your son. He’s been getting into a lot of trouble lately.

  • I heard you’ve been drinking again.  Maybe it’s time we had a man-to-man.

 

Michael

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3 thoughts on “오늘의 표현 12

  1. Hi, Michael
    thank you for posting your new lecture video.^^
    how are you?I hope everything is fine with you.
    talk to you soon^^*

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