20.12.01.화 He is vanilla. 그는 평범해. 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

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Today is Tuesday the 1st of December.
Welcome December.
We are in the last month of the year.
I felt I should thank everyone who made me smile this year.
You are one of them, absolutely.
So, here is big thank you to everybody.
I’m very happy to have you in my life.
Thank you for coming in to my life listeners!
The time we spent together was some of the best times in my life in 2020.
Is this too early to say this?
And I’m definitely looking forward to our new month, now.
Let’s wrap up our last month, spending quality time with me.

** vanilla 평범한; 특별할 것 없는

A: 그가 평범하다는 건 확실해.
It’s obvious that he is vanilla.
I’m certain he is vanilla.
B: 우와….
Well,
Oh-my-days,
나는 그가 매우 특별한 사람이라고 생각했는데.
I thought he was a very special person.
I thought he was a very special person.

** oh-my-days = oh my gosh 놀람/기쁨/슬픔 소식에 반응할 때 완곡하게 표현

A: 나는 평범한 오토바이를 사고 싶어.
I want to buy a vanilla motorbike.
I want to buy a vanilla motorbike.
B: 구매하기 전에,
Before purchasing it,
Before buying,
옵션들을 따져봐야 해.
you’ve got to split hairs of the options.
You need to weight up your options.
** weight up 무게를 달기 위해 위로 들고 있는 상황 => 어떠한 결정을 내리기 전에 장단점을 신중하게 따져볼 때 사용하는 표현

[문장 완성 응용 게임]
그는 자신이 평범한 독신남이라는 사실을 결코 받아들이지 않을거야.
He’ll never take the fact that he is vanilla and single.
He’ll never accept the fact that he is vanilla bachelor.

bachelor 독신남 a man who has never married before.
vanilla bachelor평범한 독신남일 경우 “부정관사 a” 없음

설령 그가 정말 평범할지라도, 난 그를 좋아해
Even if he is really vanilla, I like him.
I like him even if he is really vanilla.

그녀는 평범한 것 같애.
I think she is vanilla.
I think she is vanilla.

넌 그녀에 대해 아무것도 모르는 거야.
You don’t know anything about her
You obviously don’t know anything about her
넌 그녀가 평범한다고 생각한다면,
if you think she is vanilla.
if you think she is vanilla.

[Speak Like a Brit]
A: 내가 이해하기로는 그는 평범해
I understand he is vanilla.
B: 우와!나는 그가 매우 친절한 신사라고 생각했는데.
Oh mydays, I thought he was a nice gentleman.

A: 나는 정말로 평범한 오토바이를 사고 싶어.
I really want to buy a vanilla motorbike.
B: 결정을 내리기 전에 옵션들을 따져봐야 해.
You have to weight up your options before you make a decision.

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