회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 무거운 물건을 드는 것을 heavy lifting한다고 하는데요, 이 표현은 비유적으로 어렵고 힘든일을 하는 것을 표현하기도 합니다. 대화를 통해 들어보시죠.

A: John, did you hear the news? We won!

J: That's incredible! I knew we had a shot, but winning it all? You did all the heavy lifting. I couldn't have done it without you.

A: Oh, stop it! Don't sell yourself short. You were the brains behind the whole strategy. I was just trying to keep up.

J: Well, we make a great team. That’s what got us through. Teamwork! Each of us brought something crucial to the table.

John과 함께 팀이 되어 경연에서 이겼습니다. John은 제가 힘든 일은 모두 다 했다고 감사함을 표현했습니다.

You did all the heavy lifting.

힘든 일을 도맡아 한 사람에게 감사함을 전할 때,

You did all the heavy lifting.

당신이 힘들고 어려운 일은 다 했습니다.

You carried the bulk of the workload.

You took care of the most challenging tasks.

The majority of the hard work was shouldered by you.

You handled the most demanding aspects of the project.

You did all the heavy lifting.

당신이 힘들고 어려운 일은 다 했다는 표현 You did all the heavy lifting. 기억하시면서 오늘의 대화 느린 속도로 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: Did you hear the news? We won!

J: That's incredible! I knew we had a shot, but winning it all? You did all the heavy lifting. I couldn't have done it without you.

A: Oh, stop it! Don't sell yourself short. You were the brains behind the whole strategy. I was just trying to keep up.

J: Well, we make a great team. That’s what got us through. Teamwork! Each of us brought something crucial to the table.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

Did you hear the news?

소식 들었어요?

We won!

우리가 이겼습니다.

That's incredible!

정말 대단해요.

I knew we had a shot, but winning it all?

기회가 있다는 건 알았지만, 이기는 건?

You did all the heavy lifting.

당신이 힘들고 어려운 일은 다 했습니다.

I couldn't have done it without you.

당신 없이는 못했을 겁니다.

Don't sell yourself short.

당신을 과소평가하지 마세요.

Don’t underestimate yourself.

Don’t sell yourself short.

당신을 과소평가하지 마세요.

I was just trying to keep up.

나는 단지 뒤처지지 않으려고 노력했어요.

Keep up 계속하다, 유지하다는 뜻 입니다.

Each of us brought something crucial to the table.

Each of us

우리 개개인이

Brought something crucial to the table.

테이블에 중대한 것들을 가져왔습니다.

상대방에게 힘들고 어려운 일을 당신이 다 했다. 모든 크레딧을 상대방에게 주고 싶을 때, 할 수 있는 표현.

You did all the heavy lifting. 기억하시면서 오늘의 대화 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: Did you hear the news? We won!

J: That's incredible! I knew we had a shot, but winning it all? You did all the heavy lifting. I couldn't have done it without you.

A: Oh, stop it! Don't sell yourself short. You were the brains behind the whole strategy. I was just trying to keep up.

J: Well, we make a great team. That’s what got us through. Teamwork! Each of us brought something crucial to the table.

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 오늘은 You did all the heavy lifting. 힘든 일을 도맡아 한 사람에게 감사함을 전할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현 배웠습니다.