[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] that will be the case 그럴 것 같아

◇ 오늘의 학습 주제


A: My folks are flying over. It's their first visit.

B: That's pretty cool! You'll be busy entertaining for a while.

A: I expect 그럴 것 같아. I'm not sure what to do, though.

B: Just see some of the sights and keep feeding them.




◇ 해석 및 해설


A: 우리 가족들이 비행기를 타고 놀러 와. 이번에 처음으로 오는 거야.

B: 그거 멋진데! 가족들 즐겁게 해주느라 한동안 바쁘겠네.

A: 내 생각에도 that will be the case. 그런데 뭘 해야 좋을 지 모르겠네.

B: 관광 좀 하고, 계속 맛있는 걸 사주면 되지.



◇ 부가 표현


*My folks are flying over.

My parents are going to fly in. / My mom and dad will be flying over here.

*It's their first visit.

This is their first time to come here. / They've never been here before.

*That's pretty cool!

That's great! / I'm really happy to hear that! / Wonderful news!

*You'll be busy entertaining for a while.

They'll be keeping you busy while they are here.

*I expect that will be the case.

I'm sure that's what is going to happen. / I believe that to be the case.

*I'm not sure what to do, though.

However, I don't really have a clear plan for what to do with them.

*Just see some of the sights

Just go around to some of the tourist attractions / Go see the regular sights

*keep feeding them

feed them a lot of food / give them a ton of things to eat