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Let me sleep on it. Let me sleep on it. 시간을 갖고 생각해 볼게. 이문장은 어떤 격정을 놓고 숙고 한다는 뜻입니다. 반대되는 표현은 'deside on the spur of the moment' 입니다. 즉석에서 결정을 내린다는 뜻입니다. spur = 박차. A ; Mom! I was offered to work as an English teacher in Korea. B ; I think that's great. Did you accept that offer? A ; No, not yet. B ; Tha.. 더보기
Put it on ice. Put it on ice. 그거 나중에 하라. 'Put it on ice' 는 계획이나 일을 잠시 멈추고 보류하다는 뜻입니다. A ; You look terrible. Robin. What's the matter with you? B ; Jeff, I've been writing this paper all night and I still haven't finished it. A ; When's it due? B ; Tomorrow. A ; Why don't you put it on ice for a while. and take a break. B ; I wish I can, but I have to ha.. 더보기
If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. 네가 나를 도와주면 나도 너를 도와줄게. scratch one's back은 '등을 긁어주다' 는 말로 상부상조한다는 뜻입니다. A ; Hi, Bob! I'm having trouble doing my homework. Could you help me? B ; I'm sorry, I can't. I have to type my essay for biology class by this afternoon. A ; If you help me with my homework, I'll return the.. 더보기
It's on the house. It's on the house. 이것은 공짜로 드리는겁니다. 'on the house' 는 음식젖에서 음식을 공짜로 대접하는 것을 말합니다. 비슷한 표현으로 "It's free" "there is no charge" "It's free of charge" 등이 있습니다. A ; This is not what I ordered. I wanted meatball spaghetti, but you gave me plain spaghett. B ; I'm sorry, sir. The Kitchen must have mixed up the or.. 더보기
He makes the most of his opportunity. He makes the most of his opportunity. 기회를 최대한 살린다. A; I've been waiting for this moment my entire life. B; I know what you went through to get to this point. A; Our dinner tonight may be my very last chance, ever. B; I agree. You get only a few chances in life. A; I'm going to make the most of this opportunity and ask her to marry me. B; Go for it! A; 난 평생 이 순간을 .. 더보기
Sure Thing. 카플란의 SMART ENGLISH Sure Thing. 당연하지. ▨ Conversation ▨ A; The weather forecast said that another round of heavy rain is coming. B; Not again. A; I hope the weather person is wrong this time. B; whether he is right or wrong, I must make sure nothing happens to my house. A; Before you do anything dramatic, get yourself a nicer, sturdy umbrella before you get soaked again. B; Su.. 더보기
Can't you go easy on me? 카플란의 SMART ENGLISH Can't you go easy on me? 내게 좀 너그러울 수 없니? A; Hey, Lisa. Are you still mad at me? B; Nope. A; Then why do you avoid talking with me? We haven't had a word since that night. B; We haven't? I didn't notice. A; Come on. Don't you think I apologized enough? I told you that I'm sorry hundreds of times. Can't you just go easy on me? B; I'm just not in the .. 더보기
She's as ugly as sin. 카플란의 SMART ENGLISH She's as ugly as sin. 그녀는 진짜 못생겼어. ▨ Conversation ▨ A; Did you see the new secretary yet? B; No, I didn't. Why do you ask? Is she hot? A; Not quite, you might say that she has a really nice personality. B; So, she's ugly. A; That's an understatement. She's as ugly as sin. B; You're bad! A; 새로 온 비서를 봤어? B; 아니, 왜 물어봐? .. 더보기

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