EBS 파워잉글리쉬 2014년 7월 3일 목요일 Dublin Ghost Tour

Dublin Ghost Tour

Nikki : I can't believe you made me go on this dumb ghost tour. You know I find that "paranormal" stuff to just be a bunch of malarkey.

Rex : But you know how big a fan I am of Bram Stoker, the author of "Dracula." He used to live here. And with good reason, too - they say there are more haunted sights here than in all of London.

Nikki : I think that's stretching the truth a bit. That is, if you believe in ghosts, which I don't.

Rex : Well, then, you shouldn't have any problems on this tour. We'll go to Dublin Castle, which they say has 100 headless bodies buried under it. At night, they roam the halls looking for their heads.

Nikki : You aren't going to scare me.

Rex : And then to the picth-black graveyard at St. Patrick's Cathedral to look for the Lady in White, who haunts her cruel husband.

Nikki : I don't want to hear any more about it. Let's just get it over with and go back to the hotel and lock all the doors and windows!

Rex : You sound scared, Nikki! You even have goosebumps on your arm! I knew I would get you in the right frame of mind for the tour.

Nikki : You aren't very funny. Rex. I'm just a bundle of nerves when I know I'm going to be startled at any second.

Rex : If it makes you happy, the tour ends at the Brazen Head, a haunted pub, for a pint of the local dark ale!

Nikki : Well, at least it won't be a total waste of time. Come on, let's get this over with.

[Vocab Tips]

* paranormal - 초자연적인

* goosebumps - 소름

* haunted - 귀신이 나오는

* startled - 놀란

* malarkey - nonsense 허튼소리

* stretch the truth - to exaggerate; tell a small lie 진실을 왜곡하다

* pitch-black - as dark as tar; completely without light 칠흑같이 어두운

* the right frame of mind - the proper attitude for doing something 올바른 마음 상태

* a bundle of nerves - a person who is nervous, tense or worried 안절부절못하는 사람, 신경 과민인 사람

[Expression of the day]

I'm just a bundle of nerves right now.

나는 지금 안절부절못하고 있다.

I'm just a nervous wreck right now.

I'm just a basket case right now.

I'm just shaken up right now.