Note: 아래의 단어, 숙어, 표현 등을 설명함에 있어 '쓸데없는 말'은 생략하고, 핵심만 덧붙입니다. 굳이 쓸데없는 말들을 덧붙이는 것이 너무 귀찮습니다. 양해 바랍니다. ^^;
▶front to back: 앞뒤가 바뀐/backwards. ※ inside out: 안과 밖이 뒤짚힌.
▶weasel 족제비
▶It's time to get together with family and friends and enjoy a sumptuous meals. 값비싼/사치스런/호화로운
▶cold turkey: 담배 술 카페인 SNS 등 나쁜 습관이나 중독을 즉시 완전히 끊는 뜻으로 사용. ex) He had been trying to quit smoking for a year but couldn’t, so he finally decided to go cold turkey. I quit caffeine cold turkey last week, and the headaches are finally starting to fade. To break her phone addiction, she went cold turkey and deleted all her social media apps.
▶turkey trot: It is a footrace that is held all across America where people run in turkey costumes. 미국 추수감사절(Thanksgiving) 전후에 열리는 ‘칠면조(Turkey) 테마의 달리기(러닝) 행사.
▶You'll see a huge procession of people, dancers, and performers riding Thanksgiving-themed vehicles passing through main roads. ※ procession: 행렬/행진
▶friendsgiving: Thanksgiving is usually reserved for family getting together, but for those who can't meet up with family, those who live too far, they share a meal with their local friends. Friendsgiving is a modern holiday tradition where friends gather for a meal similar to Thanksgiving, usually held on a weekend before or after the official holiday.
▶After a meal with turkey, scalloped potatoes, gravy, and brussel sprouts, you will probably have a food coma.
※ 'food coma' is when you fall into a state of drowsiness after stuffing yourself to the max.
※ scalloped potatoes: 얇게 썬 감자를 크림 베이스 소스와 함께 겹겹이 넣어 오븐에 구워 만드는 사이드 디쉬
※ gravy: 그레이비(고기를 익힐 때 나온 육즙에 밀가루 등을 넣어 만든 소스)
※ brussel sprouts: 미니 양배추
▶nut house 정신병원, dissenter 반대자
▶the purported goal: 표면상의 이유. ex) So how do we pursue the purported goal of protecting someone without taking away their diginity and agency? 존엄성과 자율성의 훼손없이.
▶His fingers are prunney. 손끝이 물에 불다/불었다
▶nitty-gritty: 핵심/본론/세부사항/구체적 사항. ex) let's skip the small talk and get down to the nitty-gritty. We discussed the nitty-gritty of the contract.
▶serendipity: 의도치 않거나 우연히 얻은 좋은 경험이나 성과/우연의 일치.ex) Sometimes the best idea come from serendipity.
▶improvisational: 즉흥적인. spontaneity: 자발적인/즉흥적인/자연스러움
▶note: 음/음표. score: 악보
▶weather: 명사로는 날씨의 뜻이지만... 동사로... 역경 등을 무사히 헤쳐 나가다/ 견디다/햇볕에 변하다. ex) This brick weathers to a warm pinkish-brown colour. The company just managed to weather the recession. African Americans weathered their hardships and ordeals.
▶jazz: 명사로 stuff의 뜻이 있으며, nonsense, empty talk의 뜻도 있음. ex) you are telling me you are going to skp school today. don't give me that jazz. The store had chairs, tables and that jazz. 동사로는 enliven(더 재미있게/생동감 있게 만들다)의 뜻도 있음. ex) the party costumes were jazzed up with sparkly things.
▶I rinse my clogged sinuses.: '공동'/몸에서 텅 비어 있는 곳/코로 이어지는 해골에 있는 '공동'
