EBS 이지 잉글리쉬 2014년 11월 19일 수요일 동생의 학자금 대출 상환을 걱정하는 헬렌

동생의 학자금 대출 상환을 걱정하는 헬렌

[Try it in English]

헬렌 : 앨리가 학자금 대출 때문에 힘들어해요.

남편 : 처제가요? 아직도 갚고 있어요?

헬렌 : 네. 10년 동안 갚아야 하는데, 올해가 7년째예요.

남편 : 얼마 전에 승진하지 않았어요?

헬렌 : 맞아요. 근데 금리가 높아져서, 더 많이 갚아야 한대요.

남편 : 그렇군요. 우리가 도울 수 있는 방법이 있을까요?

[Model Dialogue]

Helen: Ally is having a hard time with her student loans.

Husband: Your sister? Is she still paying them?

Helen: Yes. She has to pay them for ten years, and this is her seventh year.

Husband: Wasn't she promoted recently?

Helen: Yes. But since interest rates have gone up, she has to pay more.

Husband: I see. Is there something we can do to help her?

[Vocabulary & Expressions]

* loan 대출

* pay 돈을 내다, 지불하다

* promote 승진하다

* recently 요즘에, 최근에

* interest rates 이자율, 금리

[Speaking Drills]

* ~ is having a hard time with ...  ~가 ··· 때문에 힘들어해요.

Ally is having a hard time with her student loans.

- She is having a hard time with her illness.

- He is having a hard time with all the problems.

- The athlete is having a hard time with his physical condition.

* Wasn't ~ p.p.?  ~가 ···하지 않았어요?

Wasn't she promoted recently?

- Wasn't he transferred to Busan recently?

- He is having a hard time with all the problems.

- The athlete is having a hard time with his physical condition.

* since ~  ~하기 때문에

But since interest rates have gone up, she has to pay more.

- I'm too hungry since I walked too much.

- We haven't seen each other since he moved away.

- You should follow your parents' advice since you're a child.

[Easy & Useful Expressions]

"This is her seventh year"

This is her seventh year.를 소리 내어 말해 보면 'seventh라고 하는 것과 seven 발음이 좀 비슷하지 않나, 소리가 그게 그거 아닌가?' 라고 생각될 수도 있는데요. seventh를 강하게 '세븐뜨'처럼은 안 하더라도 th로 끝나는 소리를 발음하고 있는 자신은 알 수 있도록 혀를 윗니와 아랫니 사이에 내밀었다가 살짝 당기는 방법으로 내지 않으면 그냥 seven year로 들려 잘못된 영어로 받아들여집니다.