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English with Yoo! A daily introduction to English words and phrases!
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Hi! everyone this is Jennifer Yoo with English with Yoo! 안녕하세요 English with Yoo! 의 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
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오늘의 영어 표현은:
On the edge of your seat,
on the edge of your seat 입니다
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So
what does it mean to be on the edge of your seat? what's find out, but
first we will listen to conversation I had with Linda, Listen carefully.
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Jen
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: Hey, how was the movie that you watched yesterday?
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Linda
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: Oh man! It was so exciting it had me on the
edge of my seat the entire time!
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Jen
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: It kept you on the edge of your seat
the whole time?
Wow! That movie must have been good!
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Linda
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: Yes it was. You should go watch it too.
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Jen
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: Yeah I should.
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본문에서 제가 Lina에게
Hey, how was the movie that you watched yesterday?
어제 본 영화 어땠니?”라고 묻자
Lina가
Oh man! It was so exciting it had me on the
edge of my seat the entire time!
굉장히 재미 있어서, 영화 내내 가만히 앉아있지 못할 정도였어!” 라고합니다.
그러자 제가
It kept you on the edge of your seat
the whole time? Wow! That movie must have been good!
와! 영화 내내 가만히 앉아있지 못할 정도로 흥미로웠다니, 그 영화 정말 재미있나 보다!
라고 다시 묻는데요.
Lina 가
Yes it was. You should go watch it too.
(응, 너도 꼭 봐야 돼.)
라고 권유합니다.
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Now keep today's ｅxpression on the edge of your seat in mind
and let's hear
the conversation again.
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Jen
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: Hey, how was the movie that you watched yesterday?
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Linda |
: Oh man! It was so exciting it had me on the
edge of my seat the entire time!
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Jen
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: It kept you on the edge of your seat
the whole time?
Wow! That movie must have been good!
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Linda
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:
Yes it was. You should go watch it too.
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Jen |
: Yeah I should.
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Today's ｅxpression is on on on, the edge EDGE edge, of your seat SEAT seat. on the edge of your seat If something keeps you on the edge of your seat you are feeling nervous or excited, about what is going to happen next. You are feeling that way because you are closely following the action and excitement of a performance.
On the edge of your seat를 직역하면
자리의 끝에 앉아 있다. 즉 불안해하다 또는 긴장하다 라는 의미입니다. 매우 불안해서 안달하는 모습, 초조하고 불안한 상태를 나타낼 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이죠. 하지만 긍정적인 의미로도 쓸 수 있는데요. 굉장히 흥미진진할 때, 자리에 가만히 앉아있지 못할 정도로 흥분된 상태를 표현하기도 합니다.
오늘 본문에서는 Lina 가 영화가 굉장히 재미 있어서, 내내 가만히 앉아있지 못할 정도였다고 합니다.
Oh man! It was so exciting that it had me on the edge of my seat the entire
time! 라고요.
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Keep in mind that this
ｅxpression is usually used when talking about watching a performance, reading a
book or watching movie.
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On the edge of your seat, 이 표현 잘 기억하시고요. 오늘의 대화를
마지막으로 들어보겠습니다.
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Jen
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: Hey, how was the movie that you watched yesterday?
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Linda
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Jen
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: It kept you on the edge of your seat
the whole time?
Wow! That movie must have been good!
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Linda
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: Yes it was. You should go watch it too.
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Jen
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: Yeah I should.
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Let's review, If something keeps you on the edge of your seat you are feeling nervous or excited, about what is going to happen next.
ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT. on THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT
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그럼
다음시간에 뵙겠습니다, 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
Until next time, bye bye!
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