[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] Dump that clunker 이제 그 고물차는 버려버려

◇오늘의 학습 주제


A: My car engine went kaput. I'm so bummed.

B: Will you get it repaired or are you done with it?

A: A new car is going from the frying pan into the fire.

B: There you have it. 이제 그 고물차는 버려버려 and take buses.





◇해석 및 해설



A: 내 차 엔진이 고장 났어. 완전 실망이야.

B: 고칠 거야 아니면 없앨 거야?

A: 새 차를 사는 건 고치는 것보다 더 돈이 들 테니 최악인 거고

B: 바로 그거야. Dump that clunker 그리고 버스를 타.



◇부가표현



*My car engine went kaput.

My car engine died. / The engine in

my car totally broke down.

*I'm so bummed.

I'm really disappointed about it. / It's really bringing me down.

*Will you get it repaired?

Will you have it fixed? /Are you going to pay to get it back into working order?

*Are you done with it?

Are you going to sell it? / Have you

had enough of it? / Are you through with it?

*going from the frying pan into the

fire

changing from a bad situation into a

worse situation

*There you have it.

There's your answer. / Now you know what to do. / That's the solution.

*Dump that clunker.

Get rid of that old junker / Dispose of that piece of junk

*take buses

use the public transportation system / take public transportation / ride the bus system