(1239)＜3070＞: get one's feet wet /처음해 보다, 시작하다

[안영득]

               ***** get one's feet wet *****

                              (처음 해보다, 시작하다)

        Tips=[1]= 물이 무서운 사람은 한번에 물에 뛰어 들 수 없기 때문에

                                        발을 조금씩 물에 담그면서 물에 적응 할것이다.

                                        이럼 비유에서 이 표현은 "처은 해보다, 시도해보다"라는 뜻으로 쓰인다.

               (1239)(A) I have some exciting news--

                                I'm going to compete in the city

                                music contest next month!

                         (B) That's great! 

                               But... have you ever played your guitar

                               in public before?

                         (A) No. So, I think I'll try going to some open mic

                                nights before then to get my feet wet.

                      = compete: 경쟁하다             =in public:대중앞에서      

                                            =open mic: 자유공개무대        =before then:그 전에 

                                [본문  해석] 

                   (A) 신나는 소식이 있어. 다음달에 시에서 주관하는 음악경연 대회에 나갈 예정이야.

                                      (B) 좋네! 그런데... 사람들 앞에서 키타 쳐본적 있어?

                                      (a) 아니, 그래서 그 전에 자유 공개 무대에 나가서 시작해 보려고.

                       TiP=[2]= English Review

                         [ out in the sticks /시골에] 

                           (A) I heard you went home during the holiday.

                                           (휴가 때 집에 단여 왔다고 들었어요.)

                                   (B) Yeah, I did. 

                                          I went to visit my parents out in the sticks. 

                                          It was really nice to get away from the city.

                                            (네, 맞아요. 부모님이 계신 시골에 단여 왔어요. 도시를 벗어나니까 진짜 좋더군요.)

                                   (A) That sounds great.  I stayed in town for the holiday.

                                            (정말 좋았겠어요. 저는 휴가 때 집에 있었어요.)

                              [Similar and related expressions]

                             ** I went to visit my parents out in the countryside.**

                                         (부모님이 계신 시골에 단여 왔어요.)