20.04.10.금 That's mental! 대박이다! 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

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I’m sure for you it’ll be studying English with me.
Listen to posh accent and read out loud.

** mental 마음의;정신의;미친 insane;crazy
** 상황: 뭔가 믿기 힘든 이야기를 듣고 놀랐을 때
=> 미국식 That’s crazy; That’s insane.
=> 영국식 That’s mental. (미쳤어. 대박이야)
(친구끼리, informal)

A: 실수로 accidentally 전 여친에게 문자를 보냈어.
I texted my ex for mistake.
I accidentally texted my ex.
그녀가 안 읽고 있네.
And she has left it unread.
And she is not reading it.
B: 미쳤다. 미쳤다. 정말 대박이네
That’s mental.
That’s mental.

A: 그가 또 바람을 폈어 cheat on.
He found someone else again.
He cheated on me again.
B: 와~ 대박이야. 너의 감정을 참지마.
That’s mental. Don’t bottle up your feelings.
That’s mental. Don’t bottle up your feelings.
** bottle up 감정을 드러내지 않고 억누르다. keep one’s feelings inside, instead of expressing it.

20.06.04. 목 Don’t bottle up your feelings. 네 감정을 숨기지 마. 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어.

[문장 완성 응용 게임]
여권을 안 가져왔어.
I haven’t brought my passport.
I didn’t bring my passport.
대박 난감한 상황이야.
That’s a mental situation that I might miss the flight.
It’s a mental situation that we might miss our flight.

믿을 수가없네.
It’s unbelieveable.
I can’t belive.
아직도 옷 차려입었군.
You haven’t dressed up yet.
You are not dressed up yet.
믿을 수가 없네. 미쳤어.
That’s mental.
That’s mental.
** dress up 차려입다 put on formal clothes for a special occasion

그가 정정당당하게 선거에서 승리했어. 대박이야
He won the election in a fair way. That’s mental.
He won the election fair and square. That’s mental.
** fair and square 정정당당하게 in an honest way

[Speak Like a Brit]
A: 친구에게 보낼 문자를 실수로 직장 상사에게 보냈어.
I accidentally texted my boss instead of a friend of mine.
I accidentally texted my boss instead of texting my friend.
B: 정말 대박입니다.
That’s really mental.

A: 그가 학생과 바람을 피웠어 have an affair.
He had an affair with his student.
B: 진짜 대박이야. 말이 안 나온다 speechless
That’s mental. I’m speechless.

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