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<table width='618' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p' bgcolor='F5F5F5'> <tr> <td width='15'> </td> <td height='40'>2004.5.12 (수) - <a href='http://mplay.donga.com/ybme/asx/20040512.asx'><img src='https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.donga.com%2Fedu%2Fimg%2Fsound_icon.gif' align='absmiddle' hspace='3' border='0' alt='듣기'></a></td> <td width='15'> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width='15'> </td> <td height='50' valign='top'> I’m afraid she might turn me down. 그녀가 거절할까 봐 걱정돼. </td> <td width='15'> </td> </tr> <tr><td background='http://www.donga.com/edu/img/dot_long.gif' colspan='3'><img src='https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.donga.com%2Fedu%2Fimg%2Fblank.gif' width='10' height='1'></td></tr> </table> <table width='595' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p'> <tr><td colspan='2'><table width='595' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p'> <tr><td colspan='2'>남의 제의나 요구를 ‘거절하다’라는 말로 turn down이 있습니다. 대화 중의 ask someone out은 ‘…에게 데이트 신청을 하다’, have nothing to lose는 실패하더라도 ‘더 이상 잃을 것이 없다’라는 뜻입니다.</td></tr> </table> </td></tr> </table> <table width='594' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p'> <tr> <td width='20' valign='top'><img src='https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.donga.com%2Fedu%2Fimg%2Farrow2.gif'></td> <td width='574'>영어 A: I want to ask Cathy out, but I’m afraid she might turn me down. </td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>B: Come on. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose. </td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>A: What should I do? </td></tr><tr><td colspan=2>B: First ask her if she wants to go to a movie with you.</td></tr> </table> <table width='594' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p'> <tr> <td width='20' valign='top'><img src='https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.donga.com%2Fedu%2Fimg%2Farrow2.gif'></td> <td width='574'>해석 A: 캐시한테 데이트 신청하고 싶은데, 거절 당할까 봐 걱정돼. B: 용기를 내. 한번 시도해 봐. 밑져야 본전이잖아. A: 어떻게 해야 하지? B: 우선 같이 영화 보러 가자고 해 봐.</td> </tr> </table> <table width='594' border='0' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' class='gulim9p'> <tr> <td width='20' valign='top'><img src='https://img1.daumcdn.net/relay/cafe/original/?fname=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.donga.com%2Fedu%2Fimg%2Farrow2.gif' width='19' height='15'></td> <td width='574'>More tips I’m worried that she will say no. 그녀가 싫다고 할까 봐 걱정돼. It can’t get any worse. 더 이상 나빠질 건 없어.</td> </tr> </table>