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I have other fish to fry [중앙일보] 다른 중요한 일이 있어요 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Mr. Kim: (phone rings) Hello, this is Mr. Kim. May I help you? Mrs. Hong: Hi, this is Joseph’s mother. I am sorry to tell you but I cannot attend our meeting this afternoon. Mr. Kim: Oh, I am sorry to hear that but you know this is quite an important meeting. Mrs. Hong: Yes, but I..

Rain cats and dogs [중앙일보] 비가 억수같이 쏟아지다 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Mom: Joseph, can we postpone our shopping to tomorrow? Joseph: Why, you promised me that you would go this afternoon. Mom: I know, but it rains cats and dogs. I don’t want to go out in this weather. Joseph: You know you have to keep your promise. Mom: You are not a child anymore. 엄마:..

Trying to swim upstream [중앙일보] 매우 어려운 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Eunice: Mom, learning new things after you are grown up seems to be like trying to swim upstream for adults. Mom: Right! That’s why I am giving you as many opportunities as possible to experience and learn new things. Eunice: Yeah, I feel the same way. Mom: Wow! You realized that already? Eunice: O..

매우 찾기 어려운 [중앙일보] ~like looking for a needle in a haystack 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 (해수욕장에서) Mom: Eunice, where is Joseph and dad? Go find them. It’s almost time for lunch. Eunice: Are you really expecting me to find them out there in the beach? Mom: Of course, they’ll be hungry. Eunice: Mom, looking for them in the beach is like looking for a..

Take a turn for the worse [중앙일보] 나빠지다 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Eunice: Dad, I really think we should change our plan for this trip and go back home. The weather is taking a turn for the worse. Dad: Well, what do you think, honey? Do you really think that we should change our plan? Mom: I don’t mind only if you are going to prepare meals for the next four days, h..

Make a mountain out of a molehill [중앙일보] 과장하다 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Joseph: Mom! Eunice is going out for the movies with this boy in our church. 　Mom: So, it’s no big deal. You are making a mountain out of a molehill. Joseph: Yes, it is a big deal. He personally asked her out for the movies. Eunice: Joseph, be reasonable. We are just friends. 조셉: 엄마..

초밥을 먹기 위해 다른 곳에 간다는 건 꿈도 꾸지 못할 걸요 [중앙일보] I would not dream of going any place else for sushi 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Mrs. Hong: Let’s go out for sushi tonight. Mr. Hong: Sure, do you have any place in mind? Mrs. Hong: Yes, you’ve got to try this new place for sushi. Once you try it, you would not dream of going any place ..

You look like two peas in a pot [중앙일보] 두 분이 똑같이 생겼네요 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Front desk: You must be Eunice, right? Welcome, your brother is waiting for you in room 203. Eunice: Yes, thank you. But how did you know that I am Eunice? Front desk: You and your brother look like two peas in a pot. Eunice: Oh…. Well, I am not really happy about it but my..

Make light of ~ [중앙일보] ~를 경시하다, 중요하게 여기지 않다 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 Eunice: Mom, where were you? I was waiting for you for over 30 minutes. Mom: I am sorry. I met one of my friends on my way here and I did not mean to talk for so long. Eunice:Mom, you have tendency to make light of promises you make with your own children. Mom: I said I am sor..

They are the icing on the cake. [중앙일보] 겉치레일 뿐이지요 관련핫이슈 찬스에 강한 영어 (At the house appliance store) Salesman: So, have you decided what you are going to buy? Mrs. Hong: Yes, I’ll take this model. Although that model comes with many other options, they seem just the icing on the cake. Salesman: Right, the options are only good when you need them. (..