[Dialog Tape]
A: How was your flight?
B: It was fine, but I was a little cramped.
A: Where were you sitting on the plane?
B: I was in an economy class seat.
There was not enough legroom for me.
I had no elbowroom, either.
A: It sounds uncomfortable!
B: I had no room to breathe!
A: Economy class is not for tall people like you!
B: You can say that again!
[대화/표현 해설]
A: How was your flight?
비행기 여행 어땠어요?
* flight: 비행기 여행, 비행기 편, 비행
B: It was fine, but I was a little cramped.
그런 대로 좋았어요. 하지만 비좁아 갑갑했어요.
* cramped: 불편할 정도로 공간이 비좁은 (손발에 쥐가 나다는 ‘cramp’에서 유래된 단어)
A: Where were you sitting on the plane?
비행기 어디에 앉아왔어요?
B: I was in an economy class seat.
이코노미 석에 앉아왔어요.
There was not enough legroom for me.
다리 뻗을 공간이 충분치 않았어요.
I had no elbowroom, either.
팔꿈치 움직일 공간도 없었고요.
* legroom: (의자와 의자 사이에) 다리를 뻗을 수 있는 공간
* elbowroom: 팔꿈치를 움직일 수 있는 공간(여지), 활동할 수 있는 여지
A: It sounds uncomfortable!
불편했겠군요!
* uncomfortable: 불편한
B: I had no room to breathe!
숨쉴 공간도 없었어요!
A: Economy class is not for tall people like you!
이코노미 석은 당신처럼 키가 큰 사람한테는 안 어울려요!
B: You can say that again!
그렇다마다요!
* You can say that again!: (다시 말해도 좋을 만큼) 옳은 말씀입니다. 동감이에요.
[나도 통역사]
이제 여러분들께서 한국말 표현을 영어 표현으로 말해보는 시간입니다.
비행기 여행 어땠어요?
How was your flight?
그런 대로 좋았어요. 하지만 비좁아 갑갑했어요.
It was fine, but I was a little cramped.
비행기 어디에 앉아왔어요?
Where were you sitting on the plane?
이코노미 석에 앉아왔어요.
I was in an economy class seat.
다리 뻗을 공간이 충분치 않았어요.
There was not enough legroom for me.
팔꿈치 움직일 공간도 없었고요.
I had no elbowroom, either.
불편했겠군요!
It sounds uncomfortable!
숨쉴 공간도 없었어요!
I had no room to breath!
이코노미 석은 당신처럼 키가 큰 사람한테는 안 어울려요!
Economy class is not for tall people like you!
그렇다마다요!
You can say that again!
[오늘의 표현 정리]
“다리 뻗을 공간이 충분치 않았어요.”하는 표현, 어떻게 한다고 했죠? There was not enough legroom for me. 비행기 여행 어땠어요? 하는 표현은요? How was your flight? 또는 How did you like your flight?
