23. 01. 12. Thu 〈이지라이팅〉 walk barefoot

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walk barefoot = 맨발로 걷다

Serina : Oh, my goodness! Your feet are bleeding… What happened?
Mayu : Some guy took my shoes at the restaurant, so I had to walk barefoot all the way here. Maybe he confused my shoes with his… I don’t know.
Serina : What a crazy world we’re living in. I mean… Who steals shoes at a restaurant?
Mayu : I know, right? By the way, are those your new sneakers? They look surprisingly similar to the ones I just lost…


clean (목적어) out = (목적어)의 돈을 싹 긁어 가다

Serina : I’m having dinner with Mayu. He bought me dinner last time, so it’s my turn to treat him.
Seriana: Big mistake! You know how much he eats? The dinner bill is going to clean you out!
Serina: That’s why we are going to a salad buffet.
Seriana: Now, that’s a different story, then.


to one’s right/left = ~의 오른쪽/왼쪽으로

Serina: That’s weird. You still don’t see me? What do you see around you?
Mayu: I see a white building to my left.
Serina: I’m standing right in front of it. I’m wearing a pink dress.
Mayu: Hmm… Maybe I’m lost. I only see a statue
Serina: A statue? No… I think you should…
Mayu: A gorgeous statue in a beautiful pink dress.


in a matching color = 깔 맞춤으로

Serina: Oh, my… Is that Mayu? He’s wearing a shirt and pants in a matching color.
Seriana: Is he determined to terrorize the world with his terrible sense of fashion?
Mayu: I heard that.
Serina: Oh, no… We were just saying that you…
Mayu: that I am the fashion icon every man and woman look up to? I know.
Seriana: At least, lose the socks, man!


host someone’s wedding = ~의 결혼식 사회를 보다

Serina: It would mean so much to both of us if you could host our wedding.
Mayu: Oh, Serina. I’d be honored do it.
Serina: We will get you a nice suit.
Mayu: Oh, no need. I can bring my own suit.
Serina: Please don’t.


세리나의 엄마표 영어

Dad : Hey Sweetheart, since it’s January, why don’t we talk about our goals for 2023?
Daughter : What are ‘goals’, Daddy?
Dad : A goal could be something that you want to do or it could be something that you want to be or it could be something that you want to have.
Daughter : Like a donut?
Dad : Uh… Well, kind of. But usually it’s something that you work hard for.
Daughter : I have to work hard for the donut.
Dad : How?
Daughter : I have to ask you 10 times. That's hard work!
Dad : Okay, I guess that could be a goal, too…
Daughter : Daddy, can I get a donut for 2023?
Dad : But it’s bedtime…
Daughter : Pretty please with a cherry on top?
Dad : Okay fine. Let me see if I can order some…

1. goal = 목표, 목적
2. like ~ ? = ~ 같은 거?
3. work hard for ~= ~를 위해 열심히 노력하다
4. Can I get ~? = ~ 줄 수 있나요? 가져도 돼요?
5. Pretty please with a cherry on top? = (과장된 방식으로) 제발
6. It’s bedtime = 잘 시간이야.

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