영어사용의 국가로 이민을 가시는 분들이나 유학생들이 항상 의사소통에 어려움을 겪었다. 왜 그럴까? 대체로 한국에서 상당한 공부를 하고 가시는 분들이 많은데. 너무나 쉬운 단어들이지만 이해를 못하는 분들이 대부분이다. 공교육이든 사교육이든 수능과 인증시험 중심의 영어교육은 의사소통이 될 수 있도록 교육하는 것이 아니라는 사실을 회원 여러분들은 아시게 될 것입니다. 아래에서 직접 느껴보시길.
'take a break'가 '깨지다' 의 뜻이 아니라 '잠깐 휴식을 취하다'의 뜻을 가지고,' give[lend] a hand'가 '손을 (잘라서^^) (빌려)주다'가 아니라 'help, aid, assist' 의 뜻이라는 것은 수능이나 인증시험 공부 열심히 한 분들은 잘 알 것이다. 그러나 아래의 것들은 그러하지 못할 것이다.
영어 단어테스트를 100단어, 200단어씩 하면서, 철자공간 비워 놓고, 뜻 공간 비워 두는 테스트는 절대 하지 마시길 바랍니다. 30단어만 테스트해도 방식이 좋다면 전교 1등 만드는 것은 절대적으로 어려운 일은 아닙니다[대상을 인식하고 오래 기억하기 위한 방법을 학생 스스로 터덕하게 될테니. 그래서 다른 과목도 자신의 학습방밥을 정립할테니. 물론 전체 학생이 그렇게 쉽게 빨리 되는 것은 아니더군요. 그러나 성실하게 몇 달간만 잘 적응한다면 분명 80점대 후반의 학생들은 전과목 평균 95점대 이상을 상회하는 성적을 얻는 스스로의 방식을 가지게 될 것입니다. ]
몇 년간 OO(어)학원을 다니면서 단어를 수업할 때마다 몇 백개씩 평가받고 좋은 성적을 얻었다고 절대 영어를 잘 사용하는 학생이 되지 못하는 이유를 아래에서 알게 될 것입니다.
1. sugar/sweeten the pill
sugar, sweeten, pill 모두 아는 단어들이다. 그런데 아래의 표현들은 뭔지 모를 것이다. 특히 수능공부 열심히 하는 학생들과 인증시험 공부하는 분들은. 현실에서 사용하는 언어를 가르치는 것은 시험이라는 제도로는 힘든 모양이다.
Faster service may sugar the pill of higher fees.
참고
pill US, informal : an annoying person 짜증스러운 사람 — 대개 단수형 Don't be such a pill. |
학원 신입생 평가자료
밑줄에 적당한 것은?
① put salt into the pot
② sweeten the pill
③ cast a coin into a wishing well
④ throw dust in mom's eyes
⑤ not count my chickens before they are hatched
[명사] 동전을 던지며 소원을 비는 우물
…을 속이다
count one's chickens before they are hatched 김칫국부터 마시다
2. warm / warmer
warm이라는 단어는 온도를 연상케해서 '따스한, 따뜻한'이라는 의미를 생각하게 된다. 이것은 대부분의 학습자들이 단어장류의 학습서로 공부하기 때문이다. 그래서 아래와 같은 의미는 놓치게 된다.
학원 신입생 평가자료
밑줄에 적당한 것은?
A : Let me ask you a riddle.
B : Yes, you may.
A : What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?
B : Rumor! Correct?
A : Nope.
B : Secret! Am I getting .
A : No. The anwer is 'stamp'.
① colder
② sweeter
③ hotter
④ warmer
⑤ saltier
참고
(as) warm as toast informal : comfortably or pleasantly warm very warm and cozy 안하거나 기분 좋게 따뜻한 <<훈훈한, 포근한>> ▪ The room was cold but I was as warm as toast lying under the covers in bed. The baby will be warm as toast in that blanket. We were as warm as toast by the side of the fire. ( ( [ |
like death warmed up[over] very ill; appearing very sickly. (*Typically: feel ~; look ~.) Oh dear, I feel like death warmed over. Poor Carol said you look like death warmed over. In a state or appearance of extreme ill health. (Often preceded by "look" or "feel.") A: "You had a lot to drink last night. How are you feeling this morning?" B: "Like death warmed up. You look like death warmed up, I think you should see a doctor! housewarming (party)A party thrown to celebrate when someone moves into a new apartment, flat, or house. We're having a little housewarming next week to get to know our neighbors and feel a bit more at home here. Are you going to the neighbor's housewarming party? I think it will be a nice way to welcome them to the neighborhood. warm the benchFig. [for a player] to remain out of play during a game—seated on a bench. John spent the whole game warming the bench. Mary never warms the bench. She plays from the beginning to the end. Also, ride the bench. Be a secondary or substitute participant; wait one's turn to participate. For example, I can't wait till the head of accounting retires; I've been warming the bench for years . This expression comes from such sports as baseball and football, and their standard practice of having substitute players sit on a bench in case they are needed in a game. [Slang; early 1900s] |
3. face the music / take the rap
be criticized, be accused of, be denounded 등의 표현을 듣거나 보면 한국식 영어공부를 열심히 한 분들[어떤 영어교육 담당자가 미국식 교육이니 뭐니 라고 하는 말을 쪼크^^로 사용했음]은 무슨 말인지 잘 알 것이다.
ac·cuse  /əˈkju:z/ verb-cus·es; -cused; -cus·ing [+ obj] : to blame (someone) for something wrong or illegal (누군가)가 잘못 또는 불법 행위를 했다고 비난하다 : to say that someone is guilty of a fault or crime 어떤 사람이 잘못·범죄를 저질렀다고 말하다 <<고소하다, 고발하다>> ▪ He was unjustly accused. — 흔히 + of ▪ He was accused of stealing the money. ▪ His children have accused him of neglect. ▪ You can't accuse him of being rude: he's always extremely polite. ▪ She has been accused of murder. = She stands accused of murder. — 때때로 유머러스한 표현으로 씀 ▪ No one could ever accuse him of being overly modest. [=he is not modest]
de·nounce /dɪˈnaʊns/ verb-nounc·es; -nounced; -nounc·ing [+ obj] 1 : to publicly state that someone or something is bad or wrong 누군가 또는 뭔가가 나쁘거나 그릇되다고 공개적으로 말하다 : to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly …을 냉혹하게 공개적으로 비판하다 <<공개적으로 비난하다>> ▪ The government called on the group to denounce the use of violence. ▪ denouncing their political enemies ▪ The film was denounced for the way it portrayed its female characters. — 흔히 + as ▪ The film was denounced [=condemned] as sexist. ▪ His former followers now denounce him as a traitor. ▪ The plan was denounced as risky and dangerous. 2 : to report (someone) to the police or other authorities for illegal or immoral acts 불법적이거나 부도덕한 행위에 대해 (어떤 사람)을 경찰이나 그 밖의 관할 당국에 신고하다 <<고발하다>> — 흔히 + as ▪ She had to flee the country after being denounced as a spy to government authorities. |
그런데 아래의 표현은 미국식 공부를 해야만 알 수 있는 것일까? 한국의 영어교육의 방식이나 방향, 내용을 의사소통이 용이하도록 수정해야 한다고 생각할 수는 없는가?
face the music : to accept and deal with the unpleasant result of something you have said or done to receivepunishment; to accepttheunpleasantresults of one'sactions. Confront unpleasantness, especially the consequences of one's errors. 자기가 말하거나 행동한 것의 불쾌한 결과를 받아들이고 대처하다 (자신의 행동에 대해) 비난[벌]을 받다 ▪ He knows that he'll be criticized for making a bad decision, and he's ready to face the music. Mary broke a dining-room window and had to face the music when her father got home. After failing a math test, Tom had to go home and face the music. |
Judge, gravely: Young man, this is the third time you've come before me in this courtroom. This is a very serious situation. |
take the rap (for somebody/something) Be punished or blamed for something to be blamed or punished for something bad that has happened,especially when it is not your fault(often + for ) to take the blame [for doing something] for someone else. (특히 자기 잘못이 아닌 일에 대해) 비난[벌]을 받다 I don't want to take the rap for you. John robbed the bank, but Tom took the rap for him. I'm not going to take the rap for someone else's mistakes. She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea. 그녀는 비록 그것이 언니[여동생]의 생각이긴 했지만 그 들치기 행위에 대해 벌을 받을 각오가 되어 있었다 I don't want to take the rap for Mary, who forgot to mail the check in time, or Steve is such a nice guy that he's always taking the rap for his colleagues. I won't take the rap for the crime. I wasn't even in town. Who'll take the rap for it? Who did it? |
4 [count] US, informal: a complaint against someone or something 어떤 사람·것에 대한 불평 :something that someone or something is criticized for 어떤 사람·것이 비난을 받는 원인 <<비난, 비난의 근거>>— 대개 단수형 ▪ The main rap against him is that he isn't totally honest about what he knows. /ˈræp/noun
▪ I was startled by a sharp rap on/against/at the window/door.▪ He gave me a rap on the knee. 2 [count] US, informal: a statement by police or the government saying that someone has committed a crime 어떤 사람이 범죄를 저질렀다는 경찰이나 정부의 발표 <<혐의>>— 대개 단수형 ▪ She faces a murder rap [=charge] for the death of her boyfriend. — see also beat the rap (below) 3the rapinformal: the blame or punishment for something 어떤 것에 대한 비난·처벌 <<질책, 징벌>>
▪ He took the rap for his brother in order to protect him.
▪ I received a rap on the knuckles for missing the meeting.
▪ He was arrested for assault, but he beat the rap.
▪ The defendant was sent to jail on a bum rap.
▪ The teenagers say they've all gotten a bum rap because one person damaged some property.▪ She thinks motorboats get a bum rap from environmentalists.▪ He was given a bum rap by reviewers.
학원 신입생 평가자료
밑줄 친 부분에 적당한 것은?
He doubts if his son did the girl harm. But he think everyone who does something controversial has to eventually.
① be wrongly accused
② be highly thought of
③ face the music
④ put up with it
⑤ be praised
con·tro·ver·sial /ˌkɑ:ntrəˈvɚʃəl/ adjective[more controversial; most controversial] : relating to or causing much discussion, disagreement, or argument 많은 논의·의견 차이·논쟁에 관련된, 또는 그런 것을 일으키는 : likely to produce controversy 논쟁을 일으킬 가능성이 높은 ▪ Abortion is a highly controversial subject/issue/topic. ▪ a decision that remains controversial ▪ He is a controversial author/director/figure. — con·tro·ver·sial·ly adverb |
be falsely[unjustly; wrongly] accused (of) 누명을 뒤집어 쓰다
put up with somebody/something
4. street
이 단어는 너무 쉽고 잘 아는 단어임에 틀림없다. 그런데 아래의 숙어들은 어떤가?
be streets ahead
▪ She is streets ahead of the other students.
(British & Australian)
the man in the street or Brit the man on the Clapham omnibus
▪ What does the man in the street think about it?
▪ The job is right up his street. [=the job suits him very well]▪ Working with animals is right up her street. [=(chiefly US) right up her alley]
/ˈstri:tˌsmɑɚt/adjective
/ˈstri:tˌwaɪz/adjective▪ a smart, streetwise cop
▪ If I'd been smarter about investing my money, I could be on easy street now. [=I could be rich now]
항상 명사 앞에 씀
▪ a street map▪ the store's street address▪ poor street lighting▪ I saw him standing on the street corner [=the area of the sidewalk where two streets meet] waiting for the bus.▪ Our apartment is at street level. [=our apartment is on the ground floor of the building] 2: occurring, performing, working, or living on a street or sidewalk 길거리에(서) 벌어지는·수행되는·일하는·사는
▪ street fighting/musicians/vendors▪ a street fair/demonstration▪ street people [=homeless people] 3: of, relating to, or characteristic of a poor part of a city where there is a lot of crime 도시에서 범죄가 많이 일어나는 빈민가의, 그런 지역과 관련된 또는 그런 지역의 특성을 지닌
▪ street drugs/crime/culture/gangs/slang
▪ She changed out of her uniform and into her street clothes.
Synonyms for take to the streets
to go outside on the streets <Angry citizens took to the streets to protest the war.>
- (intransitive, of a crowd of people) To gather together in the public streets of a town or city to show communal solidarity in either celebration or opposition.
참고
학원 신입생 평가자료
밑줄에 적당한 것은?
She has a big mouth. So she took it to the that you and Jack broke up.
① avenue
② boulevard
③ path
④ road
⑤ street
▪ They dated for years but recently broke up. ▪ I hear that he and his wife have broken up. = I hear that their marriage has broken up. — 흔히 + with ▪ He broke up with his girlfriend.
on the tip of your tongue 1 ◊단어, 이름 등을 알고는 있는데 생각이 나지 않을 때 씀 <<입에서 뱅뱅 도는>> ▪ His name is (right) on the tip of my tongue. 2 ◊어떤 말을 막 하려다가 하지 않기로 할 때 씀 <<치밀어 올라오는 말을 참는>> ▪ A sarcastic reply was on the tip of her tongue. |
5. answer
어떤 영화에서 다음과 같이 번역되어 자막이 나온 적이 있다.
(Knock-knock.)
Don't answer! 대답하지마.
왜 이렇게 엉터리 번역을 하게 만들었을까? answer에 대하여 아래와 같은 뜻으로 너무 자주 사용되지만, 한국의 영어교육은 현실을 무시하는 것인지! 적절히 교육하지 못하고 있는 실정이다.
answer
to pick up (a ringing telephone) (전화)를 받다 [no obj] ▪ The phone rang repeatedly, but no one answered.[+ obj] ▪ Would somebody please answer the phone? ▪ answer a phone call
c : to open a door when someone knocks on it 누가 문을 두드릴 때 열어 주다 [no obj] ▪ I knocked on the door but no one answered.[+ obj] ▪ No one answered the door.
get도 또한 마찬가지의 의미를 지니고 있으니, 인증시험대비를 위해서는 반드시 알고 있으야 한다. 유사한 뜻을 이용한 문제가 자주 등장하니까.
get
[+ obj] : to deal with (something that needs attention) (주의가 필요한 일)을 처리하다: 예를 들면 a : to answer (a telephone) (전화)를 받다
▪ Would somebody please get the phone?
b : to open (a door) (문)을 열다
▪ If you'll get the door for me, I'll carry that box inside. ▪ There's someone at the door. Would you please get it? [=open the door and deal with the person who knocked]
학원 신입생 평가자료
밑줄 친 부분과 의미가 같은 것은?
(Someone knocks on the door) Knock-knock.
Mom : Marya, could you get it?
Marya : Yes, I will. Who is it?
① answer
② make
③ put
④ set
⑤ take
take it
믿다, 생각하다; 이해[양해]하다; (비난, 고통 따위를) 견디다, 참다. 
believe [assume, accept] something; understand; endure, resist.
make a plan to steal someone,
"I totally set it at The Loop last night!"
"We are going to go out tonight and set it!!"
영어라는 과목을 가르치다보면 어쩔 수 없이 수능이나 인증시험 중심으로 가르치거나 배울 수밖에 없다는 것은 변명의 여지가 없어 보인다. 그러나 그렇게 하는 것이 현실적으로 영어라는 말을 사용하는데 오히려 장애물이 된다면 무엇을 어떻게 수정해야 할지 고민하고 궁리해야 함이 마땅하다. 그런데 왜 영어교육자들은 지금까지 새로운 조치를 모색하지 못하는 것일까? 영어학습자들은 깨닫고 있지 못하는 것일까? 영어학습시장에서 누군가가 촛불을 들고 앞장서야 하는가? [조금은 비꼬아 말했음]
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