[English with Yoo] To have some say

안녕하세요 English with Yoo! 의 Jennifer Yoo입니다. English with Yoo! 일상생활에서 자주 쓰이는 다양한 표현들을 익히는 시간입니다.

I’ll give you a daily introduction to some meaningful and useful everyday English words and phrases! So let’s get started today!
오늘의 영어 표현은: To have some say

You’ll find many young voters becoming more involved with the campaigns for the upcoming 2012 presidential elections on November 6^th.
다가오는 11월 6일, 2012년 대통령 선거 운동에 점점 더 많은 젊은 유권자들이 참여하고 있습니다.

There are approximately 46 million 18-29 year olds who are eligible to vote this year. 미국 국민 가운데 젊은 유권자들은 4천6백만 명 정도 입니다. That’s nearly one quarter of eligible American voters. 인구 전체의 4분의 1 이상이 젊은 유권자들이라고 합니다.

They are diverse, engaged and passionate about issues and they are certainly politically aware. 젊은 유권자들은 성향이 다양하고, 정치적인 의식과 관심이 높습니다.

But in order to have some say and have your vote count, it’s obvious that one has to get involved and participate. That’s what Danny had to say about the young voters and campaign volunteers.

오늘의 영어 표현인to have some say / to have some say in (something)이 어떻게 쓰이는 지 알아보기 전에 제가 Danny(대니)와 함께 대화한 것을 먼저 들려드릴게요.
Listen carefully!

If you want some say in (something)
Jen: There are a lot of young professionals and young adults who are getting really involved in the campaign, both for Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
Danny: I think it’s really important that young people do get involved in the political process because if you want some say in what goes on, you do have to participate.

오늘의 영어 표현은: If you want some say in (something)이죠?
If you want / If you want는 ‘~을 원한다면 / ~ 하려면 / ~싶다면’ 이라는 뜻이고 ----- 라는 뜻입니다.

그래서 If you want to have some say하면 ‘얘기 하고 싶다면 / 의견을 얘기하고 싶으면’이라는 뜻입니다.

Danny (대니)는…if you want some say in what goes on, you do have to participate라고 했습니다// …if you want some say / if you want some say

그럼 대화를 다시 들어보겠습니다. Try to pick out the phrase we are learning today. Listen carefully.

If you want some say in (something)
Jen: There are a lot of young professionals and young adults who are getting really involved in the campaign, both for Republican Party and the Democratic Party.
Danny: I think it’s really important that young people do get involved in the political process because if you want some say in what goes on, you do have to participate.

제가 대니에게 “공화당, 민주당 대통령 선거 운동 모두에 젊은이들이 관여하고 있는것 같아.”라고 했더니 “I think it’s really important that young people do get involved…젊은이들이 정치과정의 많이 참여하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 그리고 If you want some say…~에 얘기 하고 싶다면 또는 의견을 얘기하고싶으면 그 정치과정에 참여해야한다” 라고 하더라고요.

Now it’s your turn: I’ll say some examples in Korean and you try saying it in English!

제가 한국말로 예문을 얘기할게요. 영어로 표현해 보세요.

이 프로젝트의 대한 의견을 얘기하고 싶으면 앉아만 있지 말고, 같이 도와줘.
맞습니다~ If you want some say in this project, don’t just sit around and do nothing, help us.

너의 의견을 얘기하고 싶다면 같이 참여해.
그렇죠~ Get involved if you want some say in this.

If you want some say ‘얘기 하고 싶다면 / 의견을 얘기하고 싶으면’If you want some say in (something)

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