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[오디오 듣기] Eat like a bird
오늘의 영어 표현은 Eat like a bird 입니다.
Let’s find out what it means to eat like a bird, but first we will start by listening to today’s conversation. 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 Eat like a bird가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.
Eat like a bird
Jason: Hey, do you know any good places to go for dinner with my wife?
Mike: Oh, oh, I know! You both should go to the buffet that just opened up near my house. Their food is delicious and plus, you can eat as much as you want.
Jason: A buffet? Hmm…my wife eats like a bird though.
Mike: Oh. If your wife eats like a bird you wouldn’t want to take her there. Instead, take her to the seafood restaurant near our work. They have small portions there.
Jason: Perfect! Thanks.
Jason이 Mike에게 “Hey, do you know any good places to go for dinner with my wife? 아내와 밖에서 저녁을 먹고 싶은데 어디 괜찮은 식당 없을까?” 라고 묻자 Mike 가 “Oh, oh, I know! You both should go to the buffet that just opened up near my house. 우리 집 근처에 새로 연 뷔페식당이 있는데 Their food is delicious and plus, you can eat as much as you want. 음식 맛이 정말 좋고, 먹고 싶은 만큼 먹을 수 있어.” 라고 하네요. 이어 Jason 이 “A buffet? 뷔페라고? Hmm…my wife eats like a bird though. 글쎄, 그런데 내 아내는 많이 안 먹어. 소식하는 편이거든.”이라고 하자 Mike 가 “Oh. If your wife eats like a bird you wouldn’t want to take her there. 아 그래? Instead, take her to the seafood restaurant near our work. They have small portions there. 그러면 그 대신 우리 회사 근처에 있는 해산물 식당에 가면 되겠다. 거긴 양이 얼마 안 되거든.”라고 대답하더라고요. Keep today’s phrase to ‘eat like a bird’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?
Eat like a bird
Jason: Hey, do you know any good places to go for dinner with my wife?
Mike: Oh, oh, I know! You both should go to the buffet that just opened up near my house. Their food is delicious and plus, you can eat as much as you want.
Jason: A buffet? Hmm…my wife eats like a bird though.
Mike: Oh. If your wife eats like a bird you wouldn’t want to take her there. Instead, take her to the seafood restaurant near our work. They have small portions there.
Jason: Perfect! Thanks.
오늘 영어표현은 eat like a bird입니다. If a person eats like a bird, he or she does not eat very much. To ‘eat like a bird’는 소식하다, 음식을 조금씩밖에 안 먹다’라는 뜻입니다. 영어 표현 그대로 새처럼 조금만 먹는다. 라고 생각하시면 됩니다. If you think about it, birds are much smaller than human beings. So obviously birds must have a smaller stomach than we do. Thus if someone eats like a bird, they are really eating small portions. Now you know what it means to eat like a bird right? Then we will now listen to the conversation for the last time.
Eat like a bird
Jason: Hey, do you know any good places to go for dinner with my wife?
Mike: Oh, oh, I know! You both should go to the buffet that just opened up near my house. Their food is delicious and plus, you can eat as much as you want.
Jason: A buffet? Hmm…my wife eats like a bird though.
Mike: Oh. If your wife eats like a bird you wouldn’t want to take her there. Instead, take her to the seafood restaurant near our work. They have small portions there.
Jason: Perfect! Thanks.
Let’s review. To ‘eat like a bird’ means to eat small portions and very little. Try using the phrase on your own and let me know if you need any help! 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Bye Bye!