EBS 이지 잉글리쉬 2014년 10월 20일 월요일 조카가 허락 없이 자신의 옷을 입는 게 싫은 존

조카가 허락 없이 자신의 옷을 입는 게 싫은 존

[Try it in English]

존: 아, 내 조카가 나를 너무 화나게 해.

테일러: 왜? 그 애가 너한테 어떻게 했는데?

존: 그 애가 늘 허락 없이 내 옷을 입어.

테일러: 그 애랑 마음을 터놓고 얘기를 하지 그래?

존: 해 봤는데, 변하지를 않아.

테일러: 너무 심하게 하지는 마.

[Model Dialogue]

John: Oh, my nephew makes me so upset.

Taylor: Why? What did he do to you?

John: He always wears my clothes without permission.

Taylor: Why don't you have a heart-to-heart talk with him?

John: I tried, but he didn't change.

Taylor: Don't be so hard on him.

[Vocabulary & Expressions]

 

* nephew 남자 조카

* upset 속상한, 기분이 상한

* clothes 옷

* be hard on ~ ~를 심하게 대하다

​[Speaking Drills]

* permission  허락, 허가

He always wears my clothes without permission.

- Did you get permission?

- Whose permission do I need to get?

- You can't get in without prior permission.

* have a heart-to-heart talk with ~  ~와 허심탄회하게 [마음을 터놓고] 이야기하다

Why don't you have a heart-to-heart talk with him?

- Let's have a heart-to-heart talk with each other.

- I had a heart-to-heart talk with my husband.

- It's good to have a heart-to-heart talk with one another.

* I tried, but ~.  노력했지만, ~.

I tried, but he didn't change.

-  I tried, but I failed.

- I tried, but nothing changed.

- I tried, but she didn't accept my proposal.