Dirt cheap

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[오디오 듣기] Dirt cheap

오늘의 영어 표현은 dirt cheap입니다.

Today we are going to find out what ‘dirt cheap’ means. 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘dirt cheap’가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.

Dirt cheap

Jeewon: Hey, let’s go shopping. There is a huge sale going on today at the mall.

Mike: Really?

Jeewon: Yes. Many of the stores are selling good quality items for dirt cheap.

Mike: For dirt cheap? Man, I’d better be careful. I might end up spending too much money.

Jeewon이 Mike에게 “Hey, let’s go shopping. There is a huge sale going on today at the mall. 오늘 쇼핑하러 가자! 백화점에서 물건을 아주 싸게 판대.” 라고 하자 Mike가 놀라서 “Really? 정말?” 이라고 하네요. 그러자 Jeewon이 “Yes. Many of the stores are selling good quality items for dirt cheap. 응, 많은 가게에서 좋은 물건들을 무척 싸게 팔고 있대.”라고 하더라고요. 이어 Mike가 “For dirt cheap? 엄청나게 싸게 판다고? Man, I’d better be careful. I might end up spending too much money. 야, 잘못하다 생각 없이 돈 많이 쓰겠는데. 조심해야겠다.” 라고 하네요. Keep today’s phrase ‘dirt cheap’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Dirt cheap

Jeewon: Hey, let’s go shopping. There is a huge sale going on today at the mall.

Mike: Really?

Jeewon: Yes. Many of the stores are selling good quality items for dirt cheap.

Mike: For dirt cheap? Man, I’d better be careful. I might end up spending too much money.

오늘 영어표현은 dirt cheap입니다. Dirt cheap means that something is very inexpensive. Dirt는 먼지나 흙 또는 형편없는 것을 말하고요. cheap는 싸다는 뜻 이죠? 그래서 Dirt cheap하면 아주 싼, 헐값인 이라는 의미가 되는 것입니다. 다만 값이 싼 만큼 품질은 떨어질 수도 있겠죠? 예를 들어보겠습니다. “This price on a bicycle is dirt cheap. How can the store sell it at such a low price and still make money?” 라고 하면 “와! 이 자전거 아주 싸다! 이렇게 팔고도 이익이 남는 거야?” 라는 뜻이 됩니다. Now you know what ‘dirt cheap’ means right? Now let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Dirt cheap

Jeewon: Hey, let’s go shopping. There is a huge sale going on today at the mall.

Mike: Really?

Jeewon: Yes. Many of the stores are selling good quality items for dirt cheap.

Mike: For dirt cheap? Man, I’d better be careful. I might end up spending too much money.

Let’s review. ‘dirt cheap’ means that something is inexpensive. Dirt cheap, 매우 싸다, 헐값이다 dirt cheap. Try using the phrase on your own and let me know if you need any help! 그럼 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Bye Bye!