‘Drop pounds’
살을 빼다
(Alice is talking to her husband Charlie … )
(앨리스가 남편 찰리와 얘기한다…)
Alice: It’s been three weeks since you started exercising.
앨리스: 당신 운동 시작한지 3주 됐네.
Charlie: Yes I know.
찰리: 그러게 말야.
Alice: How much weight have you lost?
앨리스: 얼마나 살이 빠졌어?
Charlie: I dropped five pounds.
찰리: 5파운드 빠졌어.
Alice: Really? That’s fantastic!
앨리스: 정말? 굉장하네!
Charlie: And I have more energy.
찰리: 그리고 더 힘도 나.
Alice: Keep up the good work.
앨리스: 계속 열심히 해.
Charlie: And you? How much weight have you lost?
찰리: 당신은? 당신은 얼마나 체중이 줄었어?
Alice: I took off three pounds.
앨리스: 3파운드 빠졌지.
Charlie: That’s great!
찰리: 잘됐네!
Alice: And I love that we’re doing this together.
앨리스: 그리고 같이 한다는 게 정말 좋아.
Charlie: So do I.
찰리: 나도.
Alice: When I lose more weight I want to go on a shopping spree and buy new clothes.
앨리스: 더 살이 빠지면 샤핑 나가서 새 옷들좀 실컷 살래.
기억할만한 표현
* keep up the good work: 계속 잘 하세요 열심히 하세요
“You got an A in your math test? That’s great! Keep up the good work.” (수학 시험에서 A 받았어? 잘했네! 계속 열심히 해.)
* take off pounds: 살을 빼다
“I want to take off about ten pounds.” (10파운드정도 빼고 싶습니다.)
* go on a shopping spree: 실컷 샤핑하다
“She went on a shopping spree on her birthday.” (그녀는 생일날 실컷 샤핑을 즐겼습니다.)
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