(1569)＜3106＞: long in the tooth / 나이가 많은

[안영득]

                             ***** long in the tooth *****

                              (나이가 많은)

                   Tips=[1]= 옜날에는 말(horse)가 중요한 교통 수단 이였기 때문에

                                                말의 상태를 파악하는게 중요한 일이였다고 한다.

                                                그런데 이빨의 길이가 길수록 나이가 많은 말이였다고 한다.

                                                그래서 이 표현은 "늙은, 나이가 많은"이라는 뜻으로 쓰인다. 

                       (1569)(A) I'm really excited for the movie version

                                     of the Nobody Tree.

                                     It was such a good book.

                               (B) But did you hear

                                     that they cast Rick Vance as Hugo?

                                     He's a little long in the tooth

                                     to be playing a collage student.

                               (A) He's a great actor, though. 

                                      I think he'll do a good job.

                                    =excited for:~에 들떠있는            =though:그렇긴 해도  

                                                                    [본문  해석]

                                  (A) <노봐디 트리>의 영화판이 나온다니 정말 기대돼요. 너무 좋은 책이여서요.

                                         (B) 그런데 휴고 역에 룩 벤스가 캐스팅 되였다는 소식 들었어요.

                                               대학생 역할을 맡기에는 좀 나이가 있잖아요.

                                        (A) 그래도 뛰여난 배우 잖아요. 잘 할것 같은데요.

                            Tips=[2]= English Review

                             [Go window shopping /쇼윈도우 쇼핑하러 가다] 

                                          (A) Do you want to go shopping this weekend?

                                               (주말에 쇼핑하러 가지 않을 래요?)

                                      (B) Sure. But I don't have much money to spend.

                                               (가고 싶죠,하지만 쓸 돈이 별로 없네요.)

                                      (A) That's OK. We'll just go window shopping. 

                                                   ( 상관 없어요. 그냥 윈도 쇼핑만 할거예요.)

                                                [Similar and related expressions]

                                      ** We'll just browse around.**

                                                 (그냥 여기저기 둘러보기만 할거예요.)