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Superstars Doing a Residency in Vegas  라스베이거스에 거주하는 슈퍼스타들



[Power Dialog]


I heard Lady Gaga is doing a residency in Vegas. That's a pretty big deal, considering the long list of performers who have done the same.


I know Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez, and Elton John did extended stints there.


It's an artist's dream job: Stay in one place and let the fans come to you.


Lady Gaga won't have any trouble filling the seats for her shows.


Let me go out on a limb and assume that you'll be taking your next vacation to Sin city.


As luck would have it, I am And If I can time it right, I'll go to two of her shows while I'm there.


There are pelnty of other acts to see. The world doesn't resolve around Lady Gaga, does it?




[Power Note]


1. go out on a limb - to do or say something based on a guess


A: Let me go out on a limb and guess that you've been shopping today.

B: What gave it away, the dozen shopping bags I'm carrying?


* I don't think I'm going out on a limb when I say most people don't like snacks.



2. as luck would have it - because of good or bad fortune


A: Do you have any cartridges for an old HM-55 ink printer?

B: As luck would have it, I have three left in stock.


* As luck would have it, Lori and Connor bumped into each other at the grocery store.



3. the world resolves around someone - to place the highest importance on someone


A: Why did that guy totally ignore me? Aren't I pretty enough?

B: You've got to understand his world doesn't resolve around you.


* Many young people these days seem to think the world resolves around them.




[Power Pattern & Vocabulary]


If I can't time it right...

시간이 딱 맞으면 ~


If I can time it right, she won't see me leave.

If I can time it right, I'll see before the market crashes.

If I can time it right, we'll have lunch in Reno and dinner in Vegas.



stint  일정 기간 하는 일이나 활동



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