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Welcome to ENGLISH WITH YOO! 안녕하세요 English with Yoo!의 Jennifer Yoo입니다.
오늘 배워볼 영어 표현은 To be picky입니다.
What does it mean to be picky? Let’s find out but first we will listen to today’s conversation. Listen carefully. 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘to be picky’가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요. Listen carefully.
To be picky
Jen: Did you get a chance to review my presentation? How does it look?
Jason: It looks great to me, but keep in mind that our new boss is very picky so double check that you have exactly what he wants.
Jen: Oh really? I didn’t know he was going to be so picky about it. Thanks for the heads up.
본문에서 제가 “Did you get a chance to review my presentation? 혹시 내 프레젠테이션 검토 해봤니? How does it look? 괜찮은 거 같았니?”라고 묻자 Jason이 “It looks great to me, but keep in mind that our new boss is very picky so double check that you have exactly what he wants. 내가 보기에는 아주 좋은데 새 사장님이 워낙 세심한 데까지 신경 쓰시는 분이니까 원하시는 내용이 분명히 다 들어있는지 다시 한 번 확인해봐.”라고 조언해주네요. 제가 “Oh really? I didn’t know he was going to be so picky about it. Thanks for the heads up. 오, 그래? 그 정도인지는 몰랐어. 귀띔해줘서 고마워.”라고 했습니다. Now keep today’s expression ‘to be picky’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?
To be picky
Jen: Did you get a chance to review my presentation? How does it look?
Jason: It looks great to me, but keep in mind that our new boss is very picky so double check that you have exactly what he wants.
Jen: Oh really? I didn’t know he was going to be so picky about it. Thanks for the heads up.
오늘의 표현은 to be picky입니다. The meaning of ‘pick’ is to choose something deliberately or carefully. 단어 ‘pick’의 뜻은 무언가를 ‘신중하게 고르다’, ‘선택하다’ 입니다. 그리고’picky’는 사람이 ‘까다롭다’라는 의미입니다. 특정한 것만 고집하거나 매사 많이 가리는 사람, 사소한 것에까지 지나치게 신경 쓰는 사람, 결벽증일 정도로 청결에 관해 예민한 사람, 좀체 기뻐하지 않는 사람에게 쓸 수 있습니다. 옷 하나를 사러 가도 고르다 고르다 못해 같이 간 사람까지 힘들게 하고요, 같이 뭘 먹으려고 해도 이것저것 가리는 게 많아 신경 쓰이는 사람이 좋은 예겠죠. 오늘 picky에 대해 설명해 드리다 보니까 물이 지극히 맑으면 고기가 없고 사람이 너무 살피면 따르는 무리가 없다는 옛말이 생각나네요. If you are picky it means that you are very choosy, overly critical about something, or excessively concerned with cleanliness. A picky person is usually hard to please which makes it difficult on others. 오는 본문에서 제가 업무상 중요한 프레젠테이션 내용을 Jason에게 좀 검토 해달라고 하자 Jason은 다 좋아 보인다고 했죠. 그런데 새 사장님께서 워낙 세심한 분이라 원하는 내용이 다 들어가 있는지 신중하게 다시 점검해야 할 거라고 조언해줬습니다. “It looks great to me, but keep in mind that our new boss is very picky so double check that you have exactly what he wants.” 라고요. 그럼 예문을 통해 오늘 표현에 대해 더 자세히 알아보겠습니다. “Tommy is a picky eater.” 하면 “토미는 음식을 너무 가려.”라는 뜻이 됩니다. Here is another example. “I don’t think it’s good to be so picky all the time. It makes it hard on the other person.” 라고 하면 “사람이 너무 까다로우면 안 돼. 남들이 피곤해져.” 라는 뜻이 됩니다. 이 표현 잘 기억하시고요. 오늘의 대화를 마지막으로 들어보겠습니다. Now that you know what today’s expression means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.
To be picky
Jen: Did you get a chance to review my presentation? How does it look?
Jason: It looks great to me, but keep in mind that our new boss is very picky so double check that you have exactly what he wants.
Jen: Oh really? I didn’t know he was going to be so picky about it. Thanks for the heads up.
Let’s review what we have learned today If you are picky it means that you are very particular, choosy, overly critical, or excessively concerned with cleanliness. TO BE PICKY. PICKY. Now try using this expression on your own. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Until next time, bye bye!
