English with Yoo! 는 일상생활에서 자주 쓰이는 다양한 표현들을 익히는 시간입니다. 오늘의 영어 표현은 A needle in a haystack입니다.
English with Yoo! 는 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!
Hi everyone, this is Jennifer Yoo and welcome to ENGLISH WITH YOO! 안녕하세요 English with Yoo! 의 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
오늘의 영어 표현은A needle in a haystack입니다.
What does it mean when someone says “a needle in a haystack”? 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘a needle in a haystack”가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
Alicia가 축구장에서 뛰어다니다가 귀걸이가 빠졌나 봐요. 혼자 찾기 어려우니까 Mike에게 도와달라고 합니다. Alicia가Mike에게 “Oh no! 어떡하지 my earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. 뛰어 다니다가 귀걸이가 빠졌어. Can you help me find it? 같이 좀 찾아줄래?” 라고 묻자, Mike는 “Oh man! That’s impossible! 뭐라고? 야, 그렇게 작은 귀걸이를 이 큰 축구장에서 어떻게 찾아? 불가능하다니까! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack. 마른풀 더미에서 바늘을 찾는 것과 같아.”라고 말합니다. Alicia가 “I know, but I have to find it. 알아 하지만 꼭 찾아야 해.” 라고 하니까 Mike가 “Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there. 알았어. 그러면 내가 여기서부터 찾아볼 테니까 너는 저쪽 가서 찾아봐.” 라고 대답하네요. Let’s listen to the conversation again.다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
오늘의 영어표현은 A needle in a haystack입니다. ‘A needle in a haystack’ means that something is difficult or impossible to find because there are many other things surrounding it just like it is almost impossible to find a small needle in a haystack. 마른풀 더미에서 작은 바늘을 찾는다고 생각해보세요. 거의 불가능하다고 봐야겠죠. 이렇게 무언가를 찾기가 몹시 어렵거나 못 찾을 것 같은 경우에 ‘a needle in a haystack’를 쓰실 수 있습니다. ‘ Here is an example. 예를 하나 들어드릴게요. Say that Ethan is looking for the house keys on his sister’s desk but he can’t seem to find it. 여동생 책상에서 집 열쇠를 찾으려고 하는데 너무 너저분해서 찾기가 어려우면, You can say “Looking for the keys on my sister’s desk is like finding a needle in a haystack!” “내 동생 책상에서 열쇠 찾는 건 꼭 마른풀 더미에서 바늘 찾는 것 같아.”라고 말할 수 있어요. Keep the phrase ‘a needle in a haystack’ in mind and now we’ll listen to the conversation for the last time.
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
오늘 배우신 영어표현, ‘a needle in a haystack, 마른풀 더미에서 바늘 찾기; when something is very hard or impossible to find, a needle in a haystack.’ Keep on practicing. 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
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English with Yoo! 는 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!
Hi everyone, this is Jennifer Yoo and welcome to ENGLISH WITH YOO! 안녕하세요 English with Yoo! 의 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
오늘의 영어 표현은A needle in a haystack입니다.
What does it mean when someone says “a needle in a haystack”? 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘a needle in a haystack”가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
Alicia가 축구장에서 뛰어다니다가 귀걸이가 빠졌나 봐요. 혼자 찾기 어려우니까 Mike에게 도와달라고 합니다. Alicia가Mike에게 “Oh no! 어떡하지 my earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. 뛰어 다니다가 귀걸이가 빠졌어. Can you help me find it? 같이 좀 찾아줄래?” 라고 묻자, Mike는 “Oh man! That’s impossible! 뭐라고? 야, 그렇게 작은 귀걸이를 이 큰 축구장에서 어떻게 찾아? 불가능하다니까! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack. 마른풀 더미에서 바늘을 찾는 것과 같아.”라고 말합니다. Alicia가 “I know, but I have to find it. 알아 하지만 꼭 찾아야 해.” 라고 하니까 Mike가 “Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there. 알았어. 그러면 내가 여기서부터 찾아볼 테니까 너는 저쪽 가서 찾아봐.” 라고 대답하네요. Let’s listen to the conversation again.다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
오늘의 영어표현은 A needle in a haystack입니다. ‘A needle in a haystack’ means that something is difficult or impossible to find because there are many other things surrounding it just like it is almost impossible to find a small needle in a haystack. 마른풀 더미에서 작은 바늘을 찾는다고 생각해보세요. 거의 불가능하다고 봐야겠죠. 이렇게 무언가를 찾기가 몹시 어렵거나 못 찾을 것 같은 경우에 ‘a needle in a haystack’를 쓰실 수 있습니다. ‘ Here is an example. 예를 하나 들어드릴게요. Say that Ethan is looking for the house keys on his sister’s desk but he can’t seem to find it. 여동생 책상에서 집 열쇠를 찾으려고 하는데 너무 너저분해서 찾기가 어려우면, You can say “Looking for the keys on my sister’s desk is like finding a needle in a haystack!” “내 동생 책상에서 열쇠 찾는 건 꼭 마른풀 더미에서 바늘 찾는 것 같아.”라고 말할 수 있어요. Keep the phrase ‘a needle in a haystack’ in mind and now we’ll listen to the conversation for the last time.
A needle in a haystack
Alicia: Oh no! My earrings fell out while running around on the soccer field. Can you help me find it?
Mike: Oh man! That’s impossible! That’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
Alicia: I know, but I have to find it.
Mike: Well, then, I’ll start looking around here and you can go over there.
Alicia: Got it!
오늘 배우신 영어표현, ‘a needle in a haystack, 마른풀 더미에서 바늘 찾기; when something is very hard or impossible to find, a needle in a haystack.’ Keep on practicing. 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다.