오늘도 새로운 표현으로 나의 생활영어 실력을 쑥쑥 키워볼까요?
2024-04-15
- 1오늘의 학습 주제
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A: I hate to be crass, but Tom looks like a clown.
B: 좀 봐줘라. He has no fashion sense.
A: Nor do I, but he acts like he’s a model on a catwalk.
B: What’s it to you? He looks happy to me.
해설강의 : John Valentine(Twitter ID : @JohnValentine2), 홍주희
- 2오디오 강의 듣고, 정답 확인
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- 3해석 및 해설
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A: 무례하게 보이긴 싫지만, 탐은 마치 광대 같아.
B: Cut him some slack. 탐은 패션 센스가 좀 없어서 그래.
A: 나도 패션 센스 없긴 마찬가지거든? 하지만 탐은 마치 자기가 패션쇼 모델인 것처럼 행동하잖아.
B: 그게 무슨 상관이야? 나한테는 탐이 즐거워 보이기만 한걸?
[Additional expressions]
*I hate to be crass
– I don’t want to be rude / Forgive me if I seem a bit unmannerly
*Tom looks like a clown.
– Tom is wearing ridiculous clothes. / Tom’s clothing makes him look sill.
*Cut him some slack.
– Give him a break. / Don’t be so hard on him. / Take it easy on him.
*He has no fashion sense.
– He has no idea about fashion. / He knows nothing at all about fashion.
*Nor do I
– I don’t either. / I don’t know anything about that stuff either. / I don’t have a clue either.
*He acts like he’s a model on a catwalk.
– He prances around like he’s some kind of fashion model.
*What’s it to you?
– Why does that matter to you? / What difference does that make to you?
*He looks happy to me.
– He looks like he’s happy. / I get the impression that he’s a happy guy.