굿 플레이스 시즌1: 11화 영어표현 keep a straight face, fall out of love, what's holding you back

 

영어 공부를 위해 시트콤 <굿 플레이스>를 보고있습니다. 이 작품은 영어 회화를 배우는데 적격이라는 이야기가 많아 입문하게 되었는데요. 처음 한 두편은 제 취향이 아닌것 같았지만 보다보니 재미가 들렸습니다.  게다가 제가 즐겨본 <프렌즈>를 통해 익힌 표현과 영어 회화 책을 통해 익힌 표현이  이 작품에도 나와서 재밌게 감상하고 있는데요. 반복되는 표현과 익히고 싶은 문장을 기록합니다.  :)

 

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Scene 1 

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Eleanor: It's gonna be hard to keep a straight face tonight.

 

keep a straight face : 

1. : to manage to stop yourself from smiling or laughing
   
2. *-*

• She tried to keep a straight face but, unable to contain herself, burst into laughter.
  
• I couldn't keep a straight face. 

 

 

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Scene 2

(...)

'Real' Eleanor: What's holding you back?

Chidi: Honestly, my biggest fear is just making sure
that my motivation for saying it...

 

hold back:

1. : to not do something, often because of fear or because you do not want to make a bad situation worse
   

• He held back, terrified of going into the dark room.
  
• This is a great job opportunity; what's holding you back? 

 

 

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Scene 3

(...)

Janet: No, I'm not starting over.
What if he reboots me, and we fall out of love?
We have to get out of here right now.

 

fall out of love:

1. to no longer feel romantic love for someone

• Sometimes couples simply fall out of love. 
• Just as co-founder Larry Page discovers marital bliss, Wall Street starts to fall out of love with the search engine. 

 

I wasn't a failed DJ,
I was pre-successful.