Pain in the neck

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오늘의 영어 표현은 Pain in the neck입니다.

Have you ever heard this American English phrase, pain the neck? This expression is very common in American English. Let’s find out what it means! 그럼 오늘의 대화를 들어보면서 ‘pain in the neck’가 무슨 뜻인지 알아 보겠습니다. 잘 들어보세요.

Pain in the neck
Jody: I heard your office hired a new guy. How is he?
Daniel: He is a pain in the neck. He is always late to meetings and he never gets his work done on time.
Jody: Oh really? I don’t think he’s going to last too long.
Daniel: Actually, I don’t think he’ll ever get fired. His father is the president of our company.
Jody: Oh?
Daniel: Yes.

Jody가 친구 Daniel에게 “I hear your office hired a new guy. How is he? 신입 사원 한 사람 들어왔다며 괜찮아?” 라고 묻자 Daniel은 “He is a pain in the neck. 말도 마! 아주 골칫거리야. 회의에도 늘 늦고 일도 제시간에 해놓는 적이 없어.” 라고 불평하네요. 이에 Jody가 “Oh really? I don’t think he’s going to last too long. 그래? 그 사람 오래 못 있겠네.”라고 답합니다. 그러자 Daniel이 “Actually, I don’t think he’ll ever get fired. 사실 그 신입 사원 절대로 해고되지 않을 거야. His father is the president of our company. 그 사람 아버지가 우리 회사 사장이거든”이라고 답하네요. Keep today’s phrase ‘pain in the neck’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Pain in the neck
Jody: I heard your office hired a new guy. How is he?
Daniel: He is a pain in the neck. He is always late to meetings and he never gets his work done on time.
Jody: Oh really? I don’t think he’s going to last too long.
Daniel: Actually, I don’t think he’ll ever get fired. His father is the president of our company.
Jody: Oh?
Daniel: Yes.

오늘의 표현은 pain in the neck입니다.

The phrase ‘pain in the neck’ is used to describe someone or something that is an annoyance or a hassle. So basically if someone is being very annoying and is making things difficult for others, you can say that they are being a ‘pain in the neck’. 간혹 잠을 잘못 자고 나면 목이 하루 종일 아프죠. 그러다 보면 신경도 쓰이고, 불편하며 짜증도 납니다. 이렇게 성가시게 하거나 귀찮게 하는 사람 또는 상황을 가리켜 ‘a pain in the neck’이라고 합니다. 일을 어렵게 만들어서 남들을 힘들게 하는 사람을 뜻하기도 하고요. 비슷한 표현으로는 ‘He is a thorn in my side’라는 말이 있습니다. Let me give you two examples. 예문을 두 개 들어볼까요? 먼저 If my brother is bothering me way too much 오빠가 너무 귀찮게 하면 you can say “My brother won’t leave me alone. He is a pain in the neck. 우리 오빠는 나를 가만히 놓아두지 않아. 아주 성가시게 해.”라고 말할 수 있어요. 또 If I am very annoyed because I can’t seem to easily solve my math assignments, 수학 숙제가 어려워 힘이들면 I can say “This math assignment is a pain in the neck! I can’t figure it out! 수학 숙제 때문에 너무 힘들어 제대로 풀 수가 없어.”라고 할 수 있습니다.

오늘의 표현 ‘pain in the neck’ 꼭 기억하시고요.

Now we’ll listen to this conversation for the last time.

Pain in the neck
Jody: I heard your office hired a new guy. How is he?
Daniel: He is a pain in the neck. He is always late to meetings and he never gets his work done on time.
Jody: Oh really? I don’t think he’s going to last too long.
Daniel: Actually, I don’t think he’ll ever get fired. His father is the president of our company.
Jody: Oh?
Daniel: Yes.

오늘 배우신 영어표현, ‘pain in the neck’는’someone or something that is an annoyance or a hassle’ 이라는 뜻입니다. 다음 시간에 다시 뵙겠습니다. 지금까지 ENGLISH WITH YOO에 Jennifer Yoo입니다. Bye bye!