Day 15. Wimpy Kid 표현·구문 분석 노트 (p142–156)

📘 p142

(L3) a foot

1 foot = 12 inches ≈ 30cm
복수: feet

📌 예문
• The snow was a foot deep.
• He is six feet tall.

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(L4) sweat it

→ 걱정하다 / 스트레스 받다 (구어체)

📌 예문
• Don’t sweat it.
• I was sweating it before the test.

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📘 p143

(L1) count on ~ing

→ ~을 기대하다 / 믿다

📌 예문
• I was counting on you to help me.
• You can count on me.

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(L3) tell a different story

→ 전혀 다른 이야기를 하다 / 결과가 다르다

📌 예문
• The numbers tell a different story.

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(P) dodge a bullet

→ 큰 위기를 가까스로 피하다

📌 예문
• We dodged a bullet with that mistake.

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(L6) get cracking

→ 빨리 시작하다

📌 예문
• Let’s get cracking on our project.

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📘 p144

(L1) bail someone out

→ (곤란한 상황에서) 구해주다

📌 예문
• My dad bailed me out again.

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(L2) figure (that)

→ ~라고 생각하다

📌 예문
• I figured you were busy.

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(L5) jump right in

→ 바로 시작하다

📌 예문
• She jumped right in and helped.

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📘 p145

(L4) There was no way I’d do that

→ 절대 그럴 리 없다

📌 예문
• No way I’m going there.

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(L7) go through someone

→ ~을 거쳐 가다

📌 예문
• All requests must go through the manager.

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(L9) (clear plastic) binder

→ 투명 파일철

📌 예문
• Put your report in a binder.

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(L10) go crazy for

→ ~을 매우 좋아하다

📌 예문
• Kids go crazy for candy.

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(L11) stash

→ 비밀로 숨겨둔 돈/물건

📌 예문
• He has a stash of cash.

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📘 p146

(L3-4) take it to another level

→ 한 단계 더 높이다

✔ correct: a whole other level

📌 예문
• This performance takes it to another level.

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(L5-6) suck it up

→ 참고 견디다

📌 예문
• I sucked it up and apologized.

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(L9) the power went out

→ 정전되다

📌 예문
• The lights went out suddenly.

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(L11) flunk

→ 낙제하다

📌 예문
• He flunked math.

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(L.L) take someone up on ~

→ 제안을 받아들이다

📌 예문
• I took her up on her offer.

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📘 p147

(L1) scrape together

→ (돈을) 긁어모으다

📌 예문
• I scraped together enough money for lunch.

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(L3) let someone off easy

→ 쉽게 봐주다

📌 예문
• The teacher didn’t let him off easy.

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(L6) desperate

→ 절박한

✔ desperate for + 명사: ~에 너무 필요하다
✔ desperate to + 동사: ~하고 싶어서 안달이다

📌 예문
• I’m desperate for sleep.
• She’s desperate to win.

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(L11) turn over

→ 넘기다 / 뒤집다

📌 예문
• He turned over the paper.

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📘 p148

(L2) take one look (at)

→ 한 번 보기만 하다

📌 예문
• I took one look at it and laughed.

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(L4) type out

→ 타이핑하다

📌 예문
• She typed out the report.

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(L6) It hit me

→ 깨달았다

📌 예문
• Then it hit me — I forgot my keys.

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📘 p150

(L3) roll around

→ (시간이) 돌아오다

📌 예문
• Christmas rolled around again.

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(L12) fishy

→ 수상한

📌 예문
• Something seems fishy.

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📘 p151

(L4) circulation

→ 유통 / 순환

📌 예문
• The money is in circulation.

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confiscate

→ 압수하다

📌 예문
• The teacher confiscated my phone.

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(L10) put one over on someone

→ 속이다

📌 예문
• He tried to put one over on me.

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(L.L) get it out of the way

→ 빨리 끝내다

📌 예문
• Let’s get this over with.

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📘 p152

(L4) entertain

→ 상대해주다

📌 예문
• I had to entertain the guests.

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(L7-8) The biggest fights we have ever had

→ 우리가 지금까지 겪은 가장 큰 싸움들

(현재완료 + 관계절)

📌 예문
• That’s the best movie I’ve ever seen.

be over something ~때문에 생기다/ ~을 두고 실제로 다툼
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📘 p153

(L1) trickle in

→ 조금씩 들어오다

📌 예문
• Guests trickled in one by one.

trickle 물이 졸졸 흐르다.

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(L4) pretty tense

→ 꽤 긴장된

📌 예문
• The room was pretty tense.

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(L.L) out of diapers

→ 기저귀를 떼다

📌 예문
• He’s finally out of diapers.

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📘 p154

(P) little fella

→ 꼬마 녀석

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(L3-4) step foot in

→ 발을 들이다

📌 예문
• He never stepped foot in that house again.

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(L6) curse under one’s breath

→ 낮게 욕하다 / 중얼거리다

📌 예문
• He cursed under his breath.

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(L8-9) feel like ~ing

→ ~하고 싶다 / ~같은 기분이다

📌 예문
• I don’t feel like studying.

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📘 p155

(L1) have enough of

→ ~에 질리다

📌 예문
• I’ve had enough of this noise.

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(L8) give a speech

→ 연설하다

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(L9) role it played

→ 그것이 맡았던 역할

📌 예문
• The role she played was important.

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(L10) regiment

→ 연대

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(L11) Gettysburg

→ 게티즈버그 전투

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📘 p156

(L1) didn’t last much longer

→ 오래가지 않았다

📌 예문
• The party didn’t last long.

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(L2) thermostat

→ 온도조절기

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(L3) stuffy

→ 답답한

📌 예문
• The room feels stuffy.

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clear out

→ (사람들이) 다 나가다

📌 예문
• The guests cleared out early.