Eat like a horse

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[오디오 듣기] Eat like a horse

오늘의 영어 표현은Eat like a horse 입니다.

Let’s find out what it means to eat like a horse, but first we will start by listening to today’s conversation. 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 Eat like a horse가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.

Eat like a horse

Jen: I don’t understand?

Jason: What don’t you understand?

Jen: Greg eats like a horse but I don’t understand how he manages to stay thin and fit.

Jason: Oh! You’re right. Greg does eat like a horse. I heard that he manages to stay fit and thin by always running and working out at the gym.

Jen: Ah! I see.

제가 Jason에게 “I don’t understand? 야, 난 이해가 안 가.”라고 하자 궁금해진 Jason이 “What don’t you understand? 뭐가 그렇게 이해가 안 간다는 건데?”라고 물어보네요. 제가 “Greg eats like a horse but I don’t understand how he manages to stay thin and fit. 그레그 말이야. 음식을 무척 많이 먹는데 어떻게 그렇게 날씬하고 건강한지 모르겠어.” 라고 했습니다. 이어 Jason이 “Oh! You’re right. Greg does eat like a horse. 맞아, 그래그는 아주 많이 먹어. I heard that he manages to stay fit and thin by always running and working out at the gym. 그런데 내가 듣기로 워낙 달리기도 열심히 하고 체육관가서 운동도 많이 해서 날씬하고 건강한 거래.”라고 대답하네요. Keep today’s phrase to ‘eat like a horse’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Eat like a horse

Jen: I don’t understand?

Jason: What don’t you understand?

Jen: Greg eats like a horse but I don’t understand how he manages to stay thin and fit.

Jason: Oh! You’re right. Greg does eat like a horse. I heard that he manages to stay fit and thin by always running and working out at the gym.

Jen: Ah! I see.

오늘 영어표현은 eat like a horse입니다. If a person eats like a horse, he or she eats a lot of food. 영어 표현 그대로 ‘eat like a horse’ 라고 하면 말처럼 많이 먹는다는 말이죠. 말은 힘도 세고 덩치가 큰 동물이라서 아주 많이 먹습니다. 그래서 사람이 말처럼 먹는다고 하면 음식을 많이 먹다, 끊임없이 먹기를 좋아하다 라는 의미가 됩니다. There is another phrase that means the same as eat like a horse. That phrase is to eat like a pig. 참고로 eat like a horse 와 eat like a pig 라는 표현과 바꿔 쓸 수 있습니다. Now you know what it means to eat like a horse right? Then we will now listen to the conversation for the last time.

Eat like a horse

Jen: I don’t understand?

Jason: What don’t you understand?

Jen: Greg eats like a horse but I don’t understand how he manages to stay thin and fit.

Jason: Oh! You’re right. Greg does eat like a horse. I heard that he manages to stay fit and thin by always running and working out at the gym.

Jen: Ah! I see.

Let’s review. To ‘eat like a horse’ means to eat large amounts of food. 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!