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[오디오 듣기] A breath of fresh air
Hi everyone, this is Jennifer Yoo and welcome to ENGLISH WITH YOO! 오늘의 영어 표현은: A breath of fresh air 입니다.
Today, I’m looking forward to teaching you what A breath of fresh air means.What does it mean when somebody says: “It’s like a breath of fresh air” Let’s listen to the conversation to find out what this phrase means in American English.
A breath of fresh air
Sarah: I love the new baseball coach. He’s got great ideas for making us better players. Mandy: He does. He’s like a breath of fresh air for the team.
본문 대화에서 Sarah가 Mandy에게 “I love the new baseball coach, 이번에 새로 오신 코치님 정말 좋아”라면서 “He’s got great ideas for making us better players, 코치님은 우리를 더 좋은 선수로 만들어 줄 방법을 알고 계신 분이야”라고 말합니다. 그러자. Mandy도 “He does, 맞아 He’s like a breath of fresh air for the team 그분은 우리팀에 새로운 바람을 불러일으키실 거야”라며 맞장구를 치네요.
Now let’s listen to a portion of today’s conversation.
A breath of fresh air
Sarah: I love the new baseball coach. He’s got great ideas for making us better players. Mandy: He does. He’s like a breath of fresh air for the team.
오늘의 영어 표현은 A breathe of fresh air/ A, A /Breath, B R E A T H / of, O F/ fresh, F R E S H/ air, A I R 입니다. ‘A breath of fresh air’ means something new. A breath of fresh air 은 새로움이나 신선함을 나타낼 때 쓸 수 있는 표현입니다. Imagine you are standing outside after a rain storm, and you take a deep breath. 비가 그치고 나서 밖에 나가 숨을 크게 들이쉰다고 생각해보세요. It’s new, fresh, and it smells good. 뭔가 새롭고 신선한 기분이 들겠죠. ‘A breath of fresh air’는 그와 같은 상황에서 나온 표현입니다. You can use this phrase in any fresh situation. 예를 한번 들어볼까요? 새 학기가 시작되면 공책, 연필, 실내화 같은 것들을 새로 마련하죠. 그 때 “If I buy new pencils and notebooks, it would be a breath of fresh air in this semester. 새 연필과 공책을 사면 새로운 기분이 들 거야.
A breath of fresh air
Sarah: I love the new baseball coach. He’s got great ideas for making us better players. Mandy: He does. He’s like a breath of fresh air for the team.
오늘의 영어 표현, ‘a breath of fresh air 신선한 바람을 불러일으키다, 새롭다. something new and fresh a breath of fresh air 꼭 기억해두세요!
