EiK Podcast 120: Speed Review 한꺼번에 표현 40개를 배우는 팟캐스트!
제 트위터(@englishinkorean) 통해서 배포한 표현 40개를 모아서 복습하는 방송입니다. 그동안 써온 학습법이 얼마나 효과적이었는지 확인하고 스스로 평가해볼 수 있는 기회입니다. 만약 대부분의 표현을 잊어버렸으면 좀 더 철저한 (따로 정리하고 수십 번 연습하는 등) 방법을 취해보기를 바랍니다.
오늘의 표현 5
1. To give someone a piece of one’s mind: (참다가) 한 소리하다.
I walked right into my boss’s office yesterday and gave him a piece of my mind.
I don’t think I can take this anymore. It looks like I’m going to have to give him a piece of my mind.
I finally gave her a piece of my mind.
2. To be blindsided: 뒷통수 얻어 맞다.
I was completely blindsided by her scathing critique (따끔한 비판). I had always considered her a close friend.
Some have said that the Korean telecom industry was blindsided by the smartphone revolution.
I always thought we had the perfect marriage. I was completely blindsided by her affair.
3. To pull for ~, to root for ~: 어떤 팀을 응원하다.
Q: Who were you pulling for during the World Cup?
A: I was rooting for Korea, of course.
Who were you rooting for during the Olympics?
My father always pulled for the Cubs, so I guess my love of the team is hereditary.
4. It slipped my mind: 깜빡했다.
I was supposed to help my dad mow the lawn, but it completely slipped my mind.
I was supposed to tell my wife I was going to be late tonight, but it completely slipped my mind.
I thought he was going to thank the Smith family for their support in his speech. I guess it slipped his mind.
5. To be born with a silver spoon (in one’s mouth): 부유한 집안에서 태어나다.
He was born with a silver spoon. He’s never even had a real job.
It may seem like I was born with a silver spoon, but the truth is that I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks.
6. To not hold water: 이치에 안 맞다 (사상이나 이론에 대해서만)
His lecture was interesting, but that theory of his holds no water.
What a ridiculous excuse. That holds absolutely no water.
His paper on evolutionary biology holds no water.
7. Red tape: 번거로운 행정 절차.
I’d like to visit mainland China at some point, but there’s just too much red tape involved in getting a visa.
(옛날에 정부에서 나온 서류는 다 빨간 끈으로 묶어서 나왔기 때문에 생긴 말입니다)
Starting a business in Korea is an endless stream of red tape.
International marriages involve a lot of red tape.
8. To act up: 말썽 부리다.
(무생물에 대해서) The copier keeps acting up. (유생물에 대해서) Your son continuously acts up in class.
I think I’d better stop by the pharmacy after work. My stomach is acting up again.
Even as early as third grade, my brother had a reputation for acting up in class.
9. To get on someone’s bad side: 눈 밖에 나다.
The boss is kind, but make sure you don’t get on his bad side
She’s a real sweetheart, but once you get on her bad side, watch out!
Yeah, he’s a charmer. Just don’t get on his bad side.
10. My pride was wounded: 자존심 상했어.
A: Why has James been sulking around recently?
B: I think he had his pride wounded by what you said.
You need to man up. It’s a rough-and-tumble world if your pride is easily hurt.
I can’t believe you let his offhand comment hurt your pride like that.
오늘의 표현 6
1. To stick up for someone: 누군가를 옹호하다.
A: I can’t believe you didn’t stick up for me. I thought we were friends. B: But I’m her friend too
I thought he was a loyal friend, but when the moment of truth came, he didn’t stick up for me at all.
2. He’s so gullible: 그는 귀가 얇다. A: Did he buy it? B: Yeah, that guy is so gullible. He falls for anything. (To fall for: 속다)
He believes anything. His gullibility is legendary.
3. He didn’t buy it: 그는 속지 않았어요. (누군가를 속이려고 했는데 안 속을 때 쓰는 말)
I told my dad I was studying last night, but he didn’t buy it.
My wife never buys my excuses.
That’s ridiculous. I don’t buy it for a minute.
4. To wing it: 즉석에서 대충 하다.
A: How did the speech go? B: I left my notes at home by accident, but it turned out all right. I just winged it
Your speech today was amazing. You’re telling me you just winged it?
5. To be deflated: 맥이 풀리다.
The performers were deflated by the harsh criticism leveled at them (그들을 향한) by the newspaper’s theater critic.
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