회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 어떤 일이 처절하게 실패로 끝났다는 표현, 풍선을 사용해서 표현해 보겠습니다. 대화 들어보시죠.

A: John, how did your son's first birthday party go?

J: It went over like a lead balloon. The weather was terrible, and hardly anyone showed up. The snow was so heavy.

A: Yeah, I was in Florida. I heard the news. I’m so sorry. Did you at least have some fun activities planned?

J: We hired a clown who braved the snow and did make it, so that was a relief. But the singer we booked? Nowhere to be found. It was just the clown trying to entertain a small crowd. It felt more like a family dinner than a birthday party. And we had this whole outdoor setup with games and a barbecue, but it all went out the window.

John의 아들 돌잔치가 어땠는지 물었는데, 눈이 많이 와서 완전한 실패로 끝났다고 합니다.

It went over like a lead balloon.

완전한 실패로 끝났습니다.

Go over like a lead balloon.

처절하게 실패하다는 뜻입니다.

Something failed miserably.

The birthday party went over like a lead balloon.

생일잔치는 완전 실패로 끝났습니다.

Lead balloon 납 풍선은 공중에 뜨질 않겠죠.

풍선이 뜨질 않으니까 어떤 계획이 완전히 실패했다는 뜻입니다.

It went over like a lead balloon.

완전한 실패로 끝났습니다.

대화 느린 속도로 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: How did your son's first birthday party go?

J: It went over like a lead balloon. The weather was terrible, and hardly anyone showed up. The snow was so heavy.

A: Yeah, I was in Florida. I heard the news. I’m so sorry. Did you at least have some fun activities planned?

J: We hired a clown who braved the snow and did make it, so that was a relief. But the singer we booked? Nowhere to be found. It was just the clown trying to entertain a small crowd. It felt more like a family dinner than a birthday party. And we had this whole outdoor setup with games and a barbecue, but it all went out the window.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

How did your son's first birthday party go?

아들 돌잔치 어땠나요?

It went over like a lead balloon.

완전한 실패로 끝났습니다.

The weather was terrible.

날씨가 너무 나빴습니다.

The snow was so heavy.

눈이 너무 많이 왔어요.

We hired a clown who braved the snow and did make it.

우리는 광대를 고용했고, braved the snow 눈이 많이 온 나쁜 날씨에도

make it행사에 맞춰 도착했어요.

He did make it.

He made it.

But the singer we booked?

그러나 고용한 가수는요?

Nowhere to be found.

어디서도 찾을 수 없었습니다.

It all went out the window.

모든 것이 쓸데없게 됐어요.

Go out the window

창문 밖으로 나갔다는 표현은 쓸모 없어지다. 어떤 것이 낭비되다는 말 입니다.

It all went out the window.

모든 것이 쓸데없게 됐어요.

완전한 실패로 끝났습니다.

It went over like a lead balloon. 표현 기억하시면서 오늘의 대화 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

A: How did your son's first birthday party go?

J: It went over like a lead balloon. The weather was terrible, and hardly anyone showed up. The snow was so heavy.

A: Yeah, I was in Florida. I heard the news. I’m so sorry. Did you at least have some fun activities planned?

J: We hired a clown who braved the snow and did make it, so that was a relief. But the singer we booked? Nowhere to be found. It was just the clown trying to entertain a small crowd. It felt more like a family dinner than a birthday party. And we had this whole outdoor setup with games and a barbecue, but it all went out the window.

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 오늘은 It went over like a lead balloon. 완전한 실패로 끝났습니다. 풍선을 사용해 어떤 일이 처절하게 실패로 끝났다는 표현 배웠습니다.