1578)＜3115＞: dime a dozen / 흔한

[안영득]

                  ***** dime a dozen *****

                                  ( 흔  한 )

                   Tips=[1]= 10센트는 사람이 누구나 같이고 있는 적은 돈의 금액이다.

                                                 그래서 물건이 한 다스(dozn)에 10쎈트(dime)라고하는

                                                  이 표현은 "값싼, 구하기 쉬운,흔한"의 뜻이다.

                      (1578)(A) Wow. look at that beautiful bird! 

                                     It must have escaped from the zoo

                               (B) Oh, the peacock? 

                                     No, they're a dime a dozen around here.

                               (A) Really? I've never seen one

                                     in the wild before.

                                     You guys are lucky.

                               =escape: 탈출하다   =peacock: 공작새      =in the wild:야생에서

                                                                               [본문  해석]

                                    (A) 와! 저 아름다운 새 좀 봐! 저건 분명 동물원에서 탈출한게 틀림없어.

                                            (B) 아, 공작새 말이야? 아니야, 이근체에서 흔하디 흔한 새야.

                                             (A) 그래? 야생에서 공작새를 본적이 없어서. 너희들은 좋겠다.

                        Tips=[2]= English Review

                          [Reach compromise / 타협점을 찿다]

                                (A) How did the meeting go?

                                         (회ㅢ는 어떻게 됐어요?)

                                   (B) The other side was tough to negotiate with, 

                                         but we finally reach a compromise.

                                           (상대편이 워낙 완강해서 어려웠지만, 결국은 타협점을 찿았습니다)

                                   (A) That's good news!   We should go out tonight to celebrate.

                                            (정말 잘 됐네요.오늘 밤에 닽이 나가서 축하하는 밤이 되여야 하겠네요.)

                           [Similar and related expressions]

                            ** TYhe other side was tough  to negotiate with.

                                    but we finally came to an agreement.**

                                     (상대편이 워낙 완강해서 협상이 어려웠지만, 결국은 합의에 도달하였습니다.**