회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 바늘같이 작은 일을 몽둥이같이 크게 불리어 말한다. 침소봉대, 영어로 표현해 보겠습니다.

A: John, I heard you had a big fight with your roommate. What happened?

J: Oh, it's nothing major, just a small disagreement over household chores. But you know how it goes, sometimes people tend to make a mountain out of a molehill. What did you hear?

A: I heard that you are looking for a new roommate.

J: No, I’m not looking for a new roomie. It all started when I asked my roommate to help with the dishes. He got a bit defensive and said he was too busy. I felt a little annoyed because we had agreed to share the responsibilities.

A: So, did you talk it out?

J: Absolutely! I told him that I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but I wanted to make sure we were both doing our fair share.

제가 John에게 룸메이트, 같이 생활하는 룸메이트와 큰 싸움을 해서 새로운 동거인을 구하는지 물었더니, 사람들은 사소한 일을 과장해서 얘기하는 경향이 있다고 말했습니다. 침소봉대.

Make a mountain out of a molehill

Molehill 두더지가 땅을 파면서 걷어 찬 흙이 쌓여 만들어진 작은 흙더미 molehill입니다.

Make a mountain out of a molehill

두더지가 만든 흙더미로 산을 만든다. 그러니까 사소한 것을 과장해서 말한다는 표현 입니다. 침소봉대와 비슷하죠.

바늘만한 것을 몽둥이 만하다고 말한다. Make a mountain out of a molehill

Sometimes people tend to make a mountain out of a molehill.

가끔 사람들은 작은 일을 과장해서 얘기하는 경향이 있어요. 대화 느린 속도로 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: I heard you had a big fight with your roommate. What happened?

J: Oh, it's nothing major, just a small disagreement over household chores. But you know how it goes, sometimes people tend to make a mountain out of a molehill. What did you hear?

A: I heard that you are looking for a new roommate.

J: No, I’m not looking for a new roomie. It all started when I asked my roommate to help with the dishes. He got a bit defensive and said he was too busy. I felt a little annoyed because we had agreed to share the responsibilities.

A: So, did you talk it out?

J: Absolutely! I told him that I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but I wanted to make sure we were both doing our fair share.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

I heard you had a big fight with your roommate. What happened?

룸메이트, 같이 사는 사람하고 큰 싸움을 했다고 들었어요. 무슨 일인가요?

It's nothing major, just a small disagreement over household chores.

It's nothing major. 별거 아닙니다.

It’s no big deal. It’s nothing major. 별일 아니라는 의미죠.

Did you talk it out?

Talk out 대화로 푼다는 표현입니다.

But you know how it goes, sometimes people tend to make a mountain out of a molehill.

그러나, 알잖아요, 가끔 사람들은 별일 아닌 것을 과장해서 얘기하는 경향이 있어요.

What did you hear?

무슨 얘기를 들었나요?

I heard that you are looking for a new roommate.

당신이 새로 함께 살 사람 roommate를 구한다고 들었어요.

No, I’m not looking for a new roomie.

아닙니다. 나는 roomie, roommate의 또다른 표현입니다. 나는 룸메이트를 찾고 있지 않아요.

It all started when I asked my roommate to help with the dishes.

이것은 내가 룸메이트에게 설거지를 도와달라고 하면서 시작됐어요.

He got a bit defensive and said he was too busy.

He got a bit defensive. 그는 약간 방어적인 태도를 보였습니다.

He became a little bit defensive.

Defensive 방어적인, 수비의 태도를 보이는 이라는 뜻 입니다.

I felt a bit annoyed because we had agreed to share the responsibilities.

I felt a bit annoyed. 약간 짜증이 났어요.

because we had agreed to share the responsibilities.

왜냐면 우리는 책임을 나누기로 약속했거든요.

Did you talk it out?

말로 잘 풀었나요?

Talk out 대화로 해결하다, 말로 풀다라는 뜻 입니다.

Let’s talk it out.

말로 풉시다.

Absolutely!

물론입니다.

I told him that I didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

I told him 그에게 말했습니다.

I didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

Make a big deal out something 어떤 것이 별것도 아닌데 큰 일 처럼 만들고 싶지 않다.

I didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

나는 별 것도 아닌 일을 크게 만들고 싶지 않았어요.

비슷한 표현

make a mountain out of a molehill두더지가 만든 흙더미로 산을 만든다.

I don’t want to make a mountain out of a molehill.

나는 사소한 일을 과장하고 싶지 않아요.

Make a big deal out of it, make a mountain out of a molehill

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 오늘은Make a mountain out of a molehill. 침소봉대, 바늘만한 것을 몽둥이 만하다고 말한다, 사소한 일을 과장해서

말한다는 표현 두더지가 만든 흙더미로 산을 만든다 영어로 어떻게 표현하는지 배웠습니다.