[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] You`re just skin and bones! 너 완전 피골이 상접해 보여

◇오늘의 학습 주제


A: Let's do Italian today for lunch. I'm famished.

B: I wish I could, but I can't. I'm on a strict diet.

A: 너 완전 피골이 상접해 보여. You could use some pasta!

B: It's not a weight issue. My cholesterol is through the roof.



◇해석 및 해설


A: 오늘 점심은 이태리 음식 먹자. 나 배고파 죽겠다.

B: 그랬으면 좋겠지만, 안돼. 나 다이어트 제대로 해야 하거든.

A: You're just skin and bones! 파스타는 좀 먹어도 돼!

B: 살 찌는 것 때문에 그런 게 아니야. 콜레스테롤 수치가 너무 높아서 그래.



◇부가표현


*Let's do Italian today for lunch.

Let's have Italian food for our lunch today. / Let's have an Italian lunch.

*I'm famished.

I'm starving to death. / I'm super hungry. / I could eat a horse.

*I wish I could, but I can't.

I'd love to, but it won't be possible today. / I'm sorry to say, I can't do that.

*I'm on a strict diet.

I've got a very nonflexible eating schedule . / My diet is very nonflexible.

*You're just skin and bones!

You're so skinny! / You're super slim! / You are so very thin!

*You could use some pasta!

Pasta would be good for you! / You need some pasta on your bones!

*It's not a weight issue.

It's not about being overweight. / I don't have an overweight problem.

*My cholesterol is through the roof.

My cholesterol level is really high. / I've got high cholesterol.