EBS 이지 잉글리쉬 2014년 10월 23일 목요일 이웃의 가게가 망하자 걱정하는 로리와 미린다

이웃의 가게가 망하자 걱정하는 로리와 미린다

[Try it in English]

미란다 : 우리 이웃 마이크한테 무슨일이 생겼어요?

로이 : 그 사람 가게가 문을 닫았다고 하더군요.

미란다 : 정말요? 잘 되고 있는 줄 알았는데요.

로이 : 그랬었죠. 그런데 자기 사업에 돈을 너무 많이 투자했다고 그러더라고요.

미란다 : 아, 안됏네요. 가족들의 생활이 힘들어지겠어요.

로이 : 상황이 나아지길 바라야죠.

[Model Dialogue]

Miranda : Did something happen to our neighbor Mark?

Roy : I heard his store went out of business.

Miranda : Really? I thought it was going well.

Roy : It was. But he said he invested too much money in his business.

Miranda : Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Life must be tough for his family.

Roy : I hope things get better.

[Vocabulary & Expressions]

* neighbor 이웃, 이웃 사람

* go well

* tough 힘든, 어려운

* get better 나아지다. 좋아지다.

​[Speaking Drills]

* go out of business  파산하다, 폐업하다.

I heard his store went out of business. 

- Her shoe store went out of business.

- How come your store went out of business?

- When did your restaurant go out of business?

* invest A in B  A를 B에 투자하다 

He invested too much money in his business.

- Did you invest your money in stock?

- I invest 10,000 dollars in her food business.

- When did you begin to invest your money in his business?

* must be  ~한 게 틀림없다.

Life must be tough for family.

- That must be enjoyable.

- They must be very happy about it.

- She must be excited by now.