20.08.20.목 It's no picnic. 그건 쉬운 일이 아니야. 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

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Today is Thursday the 20th of August.
One said the most valuable thing you can make is a mistake.
You can’t learn anything from being perfect.
Am I right?
So listeners! Make sure you shout out with me today and don’t be afraid to make mistakes.
Make it and learn it.
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** 직역: 그것은 소풍이 아니다.
** 의미: 피크닉을 온 것같이 편하고 즐거운 느낌이 아니라 쉽지 않은 일, 즉 어려운 일이라는 뜻

A: 아내와 딸들에게서 떨어져 있는 것이 나에게 쉬운 일이 아니지.
It’s no picnic for me to stay away from my wife and daughters.
It’s no picnic for me to be away from my wife and daughters.
B: 내가 너라면, 당장 사직하겠어.
If I were in your shoes, I would quit immediately.
If I were in your shoes, I would resign imeediately.

20.06.29.월 If I were in your shoes ~,  만약 내가 너라면, ~ 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

A: 외국으로 이민가는 건 어려워.
It’s difficult to emigrate to overseas.
It’s hard to emigrate to a foreign country.
B: 그건 쉬운 일 아니야.
It’s no picnic.
It’s no picnic.
무지개를 바란다면, 비부터 참아야 하는 법이다.
If you wish a rainbow, you will have to bear rain first.
If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.

* emigrate (다른 나라로) 이주해가다
* immigrate (다른 나라에서) 이주해오다

** put up (높은 곳으로) 올라가다
=> put your hands up 손 들어
** put up with 참다; 견디다

[문장 완성 응용 게임]
집주인의 생활은 쉬운 일이 아니야.
It’s no picnic for a landlord’s life.
A landlord’s life is no picnic.
확실히 너가 생각하는 것만큼 쉽지는 않아.
Certainly, it’s not as easy as you think.
Certainly, not as easy as you may think.

실직 상태에서 가족을 부양하는 건 쉬운 일이 아니야
It’s no picnic to support a family under joblessness.
Bringing up a family when you’re unemployed is no picnic.
그들은 결혼하는 게 쉬운 일이 아니라는 걸 깨달아야 해.
They need to realize that getting marriage is no picnic.
They must realise that getting married is no picnic.

[Speak Like a Brit]
A: 그 문제를 다루는 건 나에게 쉬운 일이 아니지.
It’s no picnic for me to address the problem.
It’s no picnic for me to deal with that problem.
B: 내가 너라면 관두고 새 직장을 구하겠어.
If I were in your shoes, I would quit and get a new job.

A: 외국으로 이민가는 건 훨씬 더 어려워.
It’s further difficult to emigrate to a foreign country.
It’s far more difficut to emigrate to a foreign country.
B: 그건 쉬운 일이 아니야.
It’s no picnic.
결과를 바란다면, 고통을 참아야 해.
If you want an outcome, you’ve got to bear the pain.
If you want the result, you’ve got to endure the pain.

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