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!
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오늘의 영어 표현은 Pick a fight입니다.
Let’s find out what it means to pick a fight, but first we will begin by listening to today’s conversation. 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘pick a fight’가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.
Pick a fight
Jen: Hey, I heard you almost got in a fight last night at the bar. What happened?
Jason: A drunken man came over to our table and he purposely tried to pick a fight with me for no reason. I really thought it was ridiculous. So I just ignored him.
Jen: Good. That’s the best thing to do in that situation.
재가 Jason에게 “Hey, I heard you almost got in a fight last night at the bar. What happened? 야, 너 어젯밤에 술집에서 싸울 뻔했다며. 도대체 어떻게 된 거야?” 라고 묻자 Jason이 “A drunken man came over to our table and he purposely tried to pick a fight with me for no reason. 술 취한 사람이 우리 쪽으로 와서 이유도 없이 일부러 시비를 걸지 뭐야. I really thought it was ridiculous. So I just ignored him. 하도 어이가 없어서 그냥 모르는 척했어.” 라고 하네요. 제가 “Good. That’s the best thing to do in that situation. 잘했어. 그런 상황에서는 그렇게 하는 게 최고야.” 라고 대답합니다. Keep today’s phrase ‘pick a fight’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?
Pick a fight
Jen: Hey, I heard you almost got in a fight last night at the bar. What happened?
Jason: A drunken man came over to our table and he purposely tried to pick a fight with me for no reason. I really thought it was ridiculous. So I just ignored him.
Jen: Good. That’s the best thing to do in that situation.
오늘의 영어표현은 Pick a fight입니다. When you pick a fight it means that you purposely start an argument or a fight with someone. 단어 ‘pick’은 고르다, 선택하다 또는 뽑다’라는 뜻이고요 pick a fight은 ‘ 누군가에게 싸움(시비)을 걸다, 싸움을 일으키다 또는 다투다’는 의미 입니다. 예문을 들어볼까요? Let me give you some examples. “Stop picking a fight about what I said. There is no need to argue.”라고 하면 “내가 한 말 갖고 괜히 트집 잡지 마. 쓸데 없이 다툴 필요 없잖아.”라는 뜻이 됩니다. 또 다른 예를 들어 보겠습니다. “Blake always tried to pick a fight with his younger sister.”라고 하면 “블래이크는 툭하면 여동생에게 싸움을 건다.”는 뜻이 됩니다. Now you know what it means to pick a fight right? Then we will listen to the conversation for the last time.
Pick a fight
Jen: Hey, I heard you almost got in a fight last night at the bar. What happened?
Jason: A drunken man came over to our table and he purposely tried to pick a fight with me for no reason. I really thought it was ridiculous. So I just ignored him.
Jen: Good. That’s the best thing to do in that situation.
Let’s review. ‘Pick a fight’ means to purposely start a fight or an argument with someone. PICK A FIGHT. Now try using the phrase on your own. 그럼 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Bye Bye!