회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 어떤사람에게 별거 아닌 제안이나 보상을 준다는 표현 영어로 해 보겠습니다. 대화 들어보시죠.

A: John, how's work been treating you?

J: Well, my boss threw me a bone! Yesterday, out of the blue, my boss gave me a small break. He let me go home two hours early.

A: That’s nice of him to do that!

J: By the way, it looks like David is really struggling with the new project. We should do something to help him out. Maybe we can throw him a bone and offer our assistance.

A: That's a great idea. We can provide him with some guidance. It might help him navigate the project more smoothly.

J: Let's reach out to David and let him know that we're here to support him. A little gesture like that can go a long way in boosting his morale and making him feel like he's not alone in this.

어떤 사람에게 작은 보상을 준다. 작은 도움을 준다.

Throw someone a bone

뼈를 던진다는 것은 별로 중요하지 않은 것을 준다는 걸 의미합니다.

그래서 throw someone a bone 한다는 것은 별로 대수롭지 않은 도움이나 제안을 할 때 쓸 수 있습니다.

My boss threw me a bone!

내 상사가 뼈를 내게 던졌습니다. 내 상사가 작은 보상을 해줬습니다.

He let me go home two hours early.

그는 나를 2시간 일찍 집에 가게 해 줬습니다.

David is really struggling with the new project.

데이빗이 새로운 프로젝트로 인해 많이 힘들어합니다.

We can throw him a bone and offer our assistance.

우리가 조금 도와줄 수 있을 것 같아요.

약간, 아주 작은 도움을 줄 수 있을 것 같을 때,

I can throw him a bone.

아주 큰 도움을 줄 수 있다면

I can really help him big time.

I can help him a lot in many ways.

아주 적은 도움이나 작은 보상을 하다 throw someone a bone 기억하시면서 느린 속도로 대화 한 번 더들어보겠습니다.

A: How's work been treating you?

J: My boss threw me a bone! Yesterday, out of the blue, my boss gave me a small break. He let me go home two hours early.

A: That’s nice of him to do that!

J: By the way, it looks like David is really struggling with the new project. We should do something to help him out. Maybe we can throw him a bone and offer our assistance.

A: That's a great idea. We can provide him with some guidance and mentorship. It might help him navigate the project more smoothly.

J: Let's reach out to David and let him know that we're here to support him. A little gesture like that can go a long way in boosting his morale and making him feel like he's not alone in this.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

How's work been treating you?

일 어때요?

My boss threw me a bone!

내 boss, 상사가 아주 작은 보상을 줬어요.

Yesterday, 어제 out of the blue, 뜻밖에

Out of the blue는 아무런 조짐도 없었는데 뜻밖에 어떤 일이 생길 때

out of the blue갑자기, 난데없이라는 뜻 입니다.

My boss gave me a small break.

내 상사가 아주 작은 휴식을 줬습니다.

He let me go home two hours early.

그는 나를 2시간 일찍 집에 가게 해 줬습니다.

By the way, 그나저나, 어쨌든, 화제를 바꿀 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이죠.

It looks like David is really struggling with the new project.

데이빗이 새로운 프로젝트로 정말 힘들어 합니다.

Maybe we can throw him a bone and offer our assistance.

아마 우리가 조금 도움을 제공해 줄 수 있지 않을까 생각해요.

throw him a bone 그에게 뼈를 주다. 그를 조금 도와주다.

Throw someone a bone어떤 사람에게 별거 아닌 제안이나 보상을 준다는 표현 기억하시면서 오늘의대화 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: How's work been treating you?

J: Well, my boss threw me a bone! Yesterday, out of the blue, my boss gave me a small break. He let me go home two hours early.

A: That’s nice of him to do that!

J: By the way, it looks like David is really struggling with the new project. We should do something to help him out. Maybe we can throw him a bone and offer our assistance.

A: That's a great idea. We can provide him with some guidance. It might help him navigate the project more smoothly.

J: Let's reach out to David and let him know that we're here to support him. A little gesture like that can go a long way in boosting his morale and making him feel like he's not alone in this.

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 오늘은 Throw someone a bone어떤 사람에게 뼈를 던진다는 표현이 어떤 사람에게 별거아닌 제안이나 보상을 준다는 뜻이라는 것 배웠습니다.