Ring any bells

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[오디오 듣기] Ring any bells


오늘의 영어 표현은 Ring any bells입니다.

Have you ever heard people say, “Ring any bells”? Let’s find out what it means. 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘Ring any bells’이 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.

Ring any bells
Mike: Hey look what I found, a picture of us at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Take a look!
Jason: How can I forget this trip, it was so much fun!
Mike: Yes it was. Also, you know the person in this photo, standing all the way in the back, he looks familiar but I just can’t recall his name. Does this person’s face ring any bells for you?
Jason: Of course! His name is Luke. He is the one who gave us a ride to our hotel because it started raining.
Mike: Oh yeah!

Mike가 “Hey look what I found, a picture of us at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Take a look! 야, 여기 좀 봐. 예전에 워싱턴 D.C에 있는 링컨 기념관에서 찍은 사진이야!”라고 말하자, Jason이 “How can I forget this trip, it was so much fun! 내가 어떻게 그 여행을 잊겠어, 무척 재밌었잖아.”라고 대답하고 있어요. Mike가 “Yes it was. Also, you know the person in this photo, standing all the way in the back, he looks familiar but I just can’t recall his name. 맞아. 그런데 여기 뒤에 서 있는 사람 있지. 많이 본 것 같은데 이름이 기억이 안 나네. Does this person’s face ring any bells for you? 넌 누군지 알겠니? ”라고 물어봅니다. 그러자 Jason이 “Of course! His name is Luke. He is the one who gave us a ride to our hotel because it started raining. 물론이지. 루크 잖아. 그때 비가 온다고 우리를 숙소까지 태워다 줬지.”라고 답하고 있네요. Mike는 “Oh yeah! 그래 맞아”하고 말하고 있네요. Keep today’s phrase ‘ring any bells’ keep in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Ring any bells
Mike: Hey look what I found, a picture of us at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Take a look!
Jason: How can I forget this trip, it was so much fun!
Mike: Yes it was. Also, you know the person in this photo, standing all the way in the back, he looks familiar but I just can’t recall his name. Does this person’s face ring any bells for you?
Jason: Of course! His name is Luke. He is the one who gave us a ride to our hotel because it started raining.
Mike: Oh yeah!

오늘의 영어표현은 ‘Ring any bells’입니다. ‘Ring any bells’ means to recall a memory by causing a person to remember someone or something. Ring any bells는 지난 일을 떠올리다, 사람이나 어떤 일을 생각나게 하다 라는 뜻입니다. 학교 다닐 때 보면 수업이 시작될 때나 끝날 때 종이 울리죠. 수업시간이나 휴식 시간이라는 걸 알려주기 위해서요. Ring any bells는 여기서 나온 표현입니다. 잊고 있던 기억을 떠올리게 하거나, 무언가를 기억하게 하다라는 의미를 지닙니다. 예문을 들어볼까요? 예전에 즐겨 듣던 음악을 듣고 추억에 잠겼을 때, “That music rings a bell to me. It reminds me of my days as a college student. 그 음악은 옛 추억에 잠기게 해요. 대학 시절이 떠오르네요.”라고 말할 수 있어요. Now we’ll listen to this conversation for the last time.

Ring any bells
Mike: Hey look what I found, a picture of us at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. Take a look!
Jason: How can I forget this trip, it was so much fun!
Mike: Yes it was. Also, you know the person in this photo, standing all the way in the back, he looks familiar but I just can’t recall his name. Does this person’s face ring any bells for you?
Jason: Of course! His name is Luke. He is the one who gave us a ride to our hotel because it started raining.
Mike: Oh yeah!

So remember the phrase that we learned today ‘ring any bells’ or ‘ring a bell’. 그럼 다음 시간에 만나요. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Bye bye!