EiK Podcast 73: 오늘의 표현 4
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. To not be cut out for ~ : 무슨 무슨 일에 안 맞다 (직업상). 예문: I easily get seasick (뱃멀미), so I’m not exactly cut out for life as a sailor.
I don’t think that man is cut out to be a teacher.
Before you have children, it is important to make sure you are cut out for parenting.
2. That really takes the cake: 최고다, 보통 아니다 (비꼬는 말투) I’ve heard a lot of ridiculous excuses from you, but this really takes the cake!
You borrow money from me and then when I ask you to pay it back, you treat me like I’m a bad person. This really takes the cake.
3. She/he is easy on the eyes: 외모 훈훈하다 (예쁘거나 잘생겨서 눈을 즐겁게 하는 사람) She’s not too smart, but she sure is easy on the eyes.
My grandmother admitted that she enjoys George Clooney movies just because he is so easy on the eyes.
4. Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth: 선물을 트집 잡지 마라. Why are you complaining about a free computer? Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
Yeah, it’s too bad your dad just gave you his old can instead of buying you a new one, but you shouldn’t look a gift horse in the mouth.
5. To treat somebody with kid gloves: 상냥하게 대하다. Our boss is really strict with staff but treats the actors with kid gloves.
In the workplace, men have a tendency to treat beautiful women with kid gloves.
6. The tip of the iceberg: 빙산의 일각이다. 예문: Investigators suspect that bribery (뇌물 수수) is just the tip of the iceberg in this case.
The corruption in City Hall is just the tip of the iceberg.
7. Today I began a new chapter in my life: 오늘 내 삶의 새로운 장이 열렸다. 예문:With this move, I feel like I’m starting a new chapter in my life.
You need to get out of that relationship and start a new chapter in your life as soon as possible.
8. I’m feeling really flustered: 정신이 하나도 없어. A: I have too much going on today. B: Yeah, you do look a little flustered.
My schedule is jam packed as of late. I feel so flustered all the time.
9. How am I supposed to know?: 내가 어떻게 알아요? A: Is she seeing someone? B: How am I supposed to know? Go and ask her yourself.
How am I supposed to know how much that guy makes? Go and ask him yourself.
10. You can count on me: ‘나는 신뢰할 수 있는 사람이다’ 또는 ‘<약속, 모임 따위에> 꼭 참석할게’. Q) Can you make it to the party? A) Yeah, you can count on me.
A friend is someone you can always count on — through thick and thin.
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