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2021 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

21.03.23.화 He clammed up. 그는 입을 다물었어. 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어

by Namaskara 2022. 3. 23.

Today is Tuesday, the 23rd of March.
Many scientists believe that knowledge of another language can boost your brain power.
A study of mono-lingual and bilingual speakers suggest speaking two languages can help slow down the brains’ decline with age.
Absolutely amazing!

*clam up: suddenly stop talking or refuse to speak
(비밀을 숨기기 위해서, 부끄러워서)

A: He was selling his mother’s bags, and must haves, and all that jazz
B: He clammed up when she texted him.
*jazz: 헛소리
*all that jazz: (앞서 말한 것 같은) 기타 등등

A: You clammed up whenever I ask you about your ex.
B: We have actually not met yet because she was workaholic.
She was workaholic so actually we’ve never met yet.

She just clammed up when I came in
She just clammed up when I walked in.

Are you going to respond to me or are you going to clam up again?
Are you going to answer me or are you going to clam up again?

You should completely clam up about your accomplishments
You’ve got to clam up totally about your accomplishments.

He was selling his mother’s accessories andmust-haves, and all that jazz.
He clammed up when she recognized it.

You clam up whenever I ask you about your father.
He was workaholic so actually we haven’t watched TV together.
He was workaholic so actually we`ve never watched telly together.

출처 EBS 오디오 어학당 5dang.ebs.co.kr 권주현의 진짜 영국 영어 He clammed up. 그는 입을 다물었어.

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