EBS 이지 잉글리쉬 2014년 9월 17일 수요일 커피에 대해 얘기하는 헬렌과 남편

커피에 대해 얘기하는 헬렌과 남편

 

​​​​[Try it in English]

헬렌: 여보, 커피 좀 마실래요?

남편: 아니, 괜찮아요. 내가 커피 별로 안 좋안하는거 알잖아요.

헬렌: 나한테는 매일 꼭 해야하는 일과에요.

남편: 당신은 커피를 몇 잔이나 마셔요?

헬렌: 하루에요? 두세 잔 정도요, 아마.

남편: 그렇군요. 커피가 나한테는 영향을 주지 않아서 난 커피가 필요 없어요.

​[Model Dialogue]

Helen: Honey, do you want some coffee?

Husband: No, thanks. You know I'm not a coffee drinker.

Helen: It's a daily ritual for me.

Husband: How many cups of coffee do you drink?

Helen: A day? Two or three cups, I guess.

Husband: I see. I don't need coffee because it doesn't affect me.

[Vocabulary & Expressions]

* want: 원하다, 바라다

* how many cups: 몇 잔

* a day: 하루에

* guess: 추측하다, 생각하다​​​

​[Speaking Drills]

* a coffee drinker

you know I'm not a coffee drinker.

- You're such a coffee drinker.

​- I'm not much a coffee drinker.

- I'm addicted to coffee, but my husband is not a coffee drinker.​

* a daily ritual

It's a daily ritual for me.

 

- Meditation is a daily ritual for me.

- Drinking a cup of coffee in the morning is a daily ritual for me.​

-  Listening to the radio is a daily ritual for my family.​

* affect~

It doesn't affect me.​

- Does it affect you a lot?

- What affects the quality of you life?

- Do you believe that our past lives affect us?​​