22.10.13 Thu〈이지 라이팅〉 figure out

Weekly Pick



1.

Serina : Poor Mayu… He was cursed at birth.
Miyu : Cursed? At birth? Is that why he has a terrible sense of fashion?
Serina : Well… That, too. The town witch cast a spell on him so his jokes would never be funny. Never ever. Never ever ever.

at birth : 태어날 때

2.

Serina :I finally figured out how old you are.
Mayu : How did you…
Serina : See? You went to high school in the States. You lived in New Jersey for 11 years, then in California for another 5 years, and you’ve been living in Korea for almost 10 years now. So, you are now…
Mayu : Hey, do you want to grab a bite to eat or something?

figure out (명사) : (명사)를 알아내다

3.

Mayu : You’re amazing, Serina. You are second generation Korean Canadian, yet your Korean is still very good.
Serina : Nah… I still have a long way to go.
Mayu : Say ‘곤충’.
Serina : ‘공충’…

Korean American/Canadian : 한국계 미국인/캐나다인

4.

Mayu : Oh, no… What should I do?
Serina : Are you okay, sir?
Mayu : No… Someone important is missing and I can’t find her…
Serina : I’m sorry, but who’s missing?
Mayu : Oh, never mind because… I just found her. The girl of my dreams.
Serina : Just keep walking.

(주어) is missing : (주어)가 없어졌다

5.

Mayu : OK, Evening Special listeners. Let’s try the next example sentence. <세리나는 약속했어>
Serina : Serina made a promise
Mayu : <이브닝 스페셜에서 노래하겠다고.>
Serina : to sing on Eve…ning… Spe…cial…
Mayu : Go right ahead.

Make a promise to (동사원형) : (동사원형)하겠다고 약속하다


세리나의 엄마표 영어

Mom : Hey, Kristen! How are you?
Son : Mommy!
Mom : No way! How’s your son doing? Good…
Son : Mommy, Mommy, MOMMY!
Mom : Hold on a second, Kristin. Mayu, it’s not polite to interrupt someone when they’re talking about on the phone.
Son : Okay, Mommy. Can I eat this cookie?
Mom Sure, sure, sure. Anyway, Kristen, I can’t believe he’s so big now…
Son : Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!
Mom : Ugh… Not now, Mayu…


1. It’s not polite to do something : ~하는 건 예의가 아니야
2. interrupt : 방해하다, 간섭하다.
3. Hold on a second : 잠깐 기다려.
4. Not now : 지금은 아니야 → 나중에 얘기해 (짜증)