(859)＜2581＞: It slipped my mind. / 깜박 잊었어요.

[williamahn]

                              **** It slipped my mind.****

                                (깜박 잊었어요)

            Tips=[1]= 오늘의 표현에 등장한 slip은 "미끌어지다, 빠져 나가다"라는 뜻이있다.

                                      그래서 "It slipped my mind".는 "마음 속에서 미끌어져 나갔다"로

                                      "깜박 잊었어요."라는 뉴앙스로 쓸 수 있다.

              (859)(A) Hey, there's a bunch of presents and flowers

                             on Kethy's desk. 

                             What's going on?

                       (B) It's her birthday today.

                              Didn't you know that?

                       (A) Oh my God!  It slipped my mind.

                              I should go buy a present for her right now.

                                           [본문  해석]

                                 (A) 저기,캐슈의 책상에 선물과 꽃이 잔득 있네요. 무슨 일이죠?

                                         (B) 오늘 생일이잔아요. 몰랐어요?

                                         (A) 맙소사! 깜박 잊었어요. 지금 당장 가서 선물을 사와야 겠어요.

                    Tips=[2]= English Review

                           [Come clean / 사실을 털어 놓다]

                                  (A) I borrowed my sister's laptop. But I lost it.!

                                                (제 여동생의 노트붘을 빌렸는데 잃어버렸어요.)

                                          (B) You should comeclean with her before she finds out.

                                                 (그녀가 알기전에 사실을 털어놓으세요.)

                                                    (A) Yeah, I should. I hope she dosen't get too angry with me.

                                                  (네, 그래야겠어요. 제게 화를 많이 내지 않으면 좋겠어요.)

                                               [ Similar and relared expressions]

                                 ** You should fess up to her before she finds out.**

                                                   (그녀가 알기 전에 자백하세요.)