20.07.27.월 We got on like a house on fire. 우린 급속도로 친해졌어. 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

Welcome to 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어 on EBS radio.
Today is Monday the 27th of July.
Today would never come again.
So, do your utmost and spend quality time for yourself.
10 minutes quality time is ready for you.
All you need to do is listen and repeat after me.

** get on 잘 지내다
** 직역: 우리는 불이 난 집처럼 잘 지냈다 => 집에 불이나면 급속도로 번지는 것처럼 인간관계도 급속도로 친해지다.
** 영국에서 사람들이 빠르게 친해졌을 때 사용하는 캐주얼한 표현
** get along like a house on fire (미국식)

A: 우린 급속도로 친해졌어.
We got on like a house on fire.
We got on like a house on fire.
난 그녀가 진짜 좋아.
I really like her.
I really like her.
B: 이봐, 이 말해도 될지 모르겠지만
hey, I don’t know whether I could say this,
Look, I’m not sure I should say this
그녀가 어제 너의 뒤에 대고, 뒷담화하는 거 봤어.
but I saw her talking on your back yesterday.
but she was talking behind your back yesterday.

** talk behind one’s back 뒤에서 얘기하다 -> 뒷담화 하다

A: 철수와 영숙이를 소개팅해줬어.
I arranged a blind date for 철수 with 영숙.
I set up a blind date for 철수 and 영숙
둘이 금방 친해질 것 같애
I think they get on like a house on fire.
I think they will get on like a house on fire.
B: 그런데 문제는 그들의 공통점이 많지 않다는 거야.
But the thing is they don’t have in common much.
But the thing is they don’t have a lot in common.

[문장 완성 응용 게임]
우린 첫순간부터 급속도로 친해진 것 같애.
I think we got on like a house on fire from the beginning.
I think we got on like a house on fire from the first minute.

믿을 수 없을 정도로 우리는 ( )급속도로 친해졌어.
We got on like a house on fire at an unbelievable rate.
Unbelievably, we got on like a house on fire
(제대로된 영어대화 없이도)
without proper English coversations.
without speaking proper English.

난 그와 인터뷰를 했고,
I had an interview with him,
I had an interview with him,
우리는 즉시 급속도로 친해졌어요.
and we immediately got on like a house on fire.
and we got on like a house on fire immediately.

[Speak Like a Brit]
A: 우린 급속도로 친해졌어.
We got on like a house on fire.
난 그녀가 너무 좋아.
I really like her.
B: 이봐, 뭐라고 말해야 할지 모르겠는데,
Look, I’m not sure what to say,
그녀가 어제 너에 대해 뒷담화하던데.
but she was talking behind your back yesterday.

A: 내 절친 두명을 소개팅 주선해줬어.
I set up a blind date for two of my best friends.
둘이 금방 친해질 것 같애
I think they will get on like a house on fire.
B: 맞아. 그들은 공통점이 많아.
Indeed, they’ve got a lot in common.

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