103-Hard to swallow-applejack's english tip-Today's Dialogue

오늘의 영어표현은 『Hard to swallow,』 English with Yoo! A daily introduction to English words and phrases! Hi! everyone this is Jennifer Yoo with English with Yoo! 안녕하세요 English with Yoo! 의 Jennifer Yoo입니다. 대화를 듣고 싶으시명 재생 아이콘을 클릭 하십시요 오늘의 영어 표현은 : Hard to swallow, Hard to swallow 입니다 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 hard to swallow가 무슨 뜻인지 알아보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요 Alice : Have you seen Thomas? I have a meeting with him but he's not in his office. Jason : He's not here yet. Alice : He's late to work again? Jason : Well, he called in saying that he got a flat tire on his way to work. Alice : His excuse for coming in late to work is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? Jason : It is a bit hard to swallow. 오늘 본문은 Alice와 Jason의 대화인데요. 회사 동료인 Thomas는 지각을 많이 하나 봅니다. Alice가 Have you seen Thomas? I have a meeting with him but he's not in his office. 혹시 토마스 봤니? 오늘 나랑 회의가 있는데 아직 사무실에 없네. 라고 묻자, Jason이 He's not here yet. 아직 출근 안 했어. 라고 답합니다. 그러자 Alice가 He's late to work again? 또 지각이야? 라고 다시 묻는데요. Jason이 글쎄, 출근하는 길에 차 바뀌가 펑크났다고 연락이 왔어. 라고 이유를 설명합니다. 그런데 Thomas는 지각이 잦아서 신용이 나빠졌나 봅니다. Alice가 His excuse for coming in late to work is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? 그의 지각 이유는 좀 믿기 어렵다. 그렇지 않아? 라고 묻는데요. Jason도 Yeah. It is a bit hard to swallow. 응, 받아들이기 힘들어. 라고 맞장구를 칩니다. Now keep today's ｅxpression, in mind and let's hear the conversation again. Alice : Have you seen Thomas? I have a meeting with him but he's not in his office. Jason : He's not here yet. Alice : He's late to work again? Jason : Well, he called in saying that he got a flat tire on his way to work. Alice : His excuse for coming in late to work is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? Jason : It is a bit hard to swallow. Today's ｅxpression is hard HARD hard, to TO to, swallow SWALLOW swallow. hard to swallow, If something is hard to swallow, it's difficult to accept or believe. Hard to swallow를 직역하면 무엇을 삼키기 힘들다. 즉 '받아들이기 어렵다'. 또는 '믿기 어렵다' 라는 의미입니다. 오늘 본문에서 Alice가 Jason에게 혹시 Thomas를 봤냐고 묻자, Jason은 Thomas가 회사 오는 길에 차 바뀌가 펑크 나서 늦게 도착한다고 알려줬습니다. 그러자 Alice는 Thomas의 이유를 변명으로 받아들이고 믿기 힘들다고 했죠. His excuse for coming in late to work is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? 라고요. 이렇게 어떤 상황 또는 남의 말에 의심이 가고, 그대로 받아들이기 어려울 때 쓰는 표현이 바로 ‘ hard to swallow 입니다. 이 표현 잘 기억하시고요. 마지막으로 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보겠습니다. Alice : Have you seen Thomas? I have a meeting with him but he's not in his office. Jason : He’s not here yet. Alice : He's late to work again? Jason : Well, he called in saying that he got a flat tire on his way to work. Alice : His excuse for coming in late to work is a bit hard to swallow, don't you think? Jason : It is a bit hard to swallow. Let's review If something is hard to swallow, it's difficult to accept or believe. HARD TO SWALLOW. HARD TO SWALLOW. HARD TO SWALLOW 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Until next time, bye bye!