영어잘해야 뉴스읽는거 아니고 

뉴스읽어야 영어잘하게되요

영어로 뉴스를 읽는다하면 다들 너무 어려울꺼라 생각하시는데, 

앞뒤상황 판단이 어려운 정치뉴스가 아닌 담에야 

뉴스영어 단어들이 그렇게 어렵지 않아요. 

내가 관심있는 분야로 짤막한 문화뉴스들  

몇가지 표현들만 알면 얼마든지 이해할수 있습니다. 

이를테면 우리말로 ‘곱게 늙는다’는 말을 

단어 한마디 한마디로 직역하면 안되고 

영어적인 표현으로 age gracefully라는거죠. 

뒤로갔다 앞으로 해석하지 마시고 

앞에서부터 죽죽 해석해 내려가면서 

긴문장은 얼마든지 토막쳐서 이해해도 상관없어요.

이를테면 이런 토막 문화뉴스 한번 읽어봅시다!

How To Age Gracefully

곱게 늙는법

There are many easy ways to age gracefully 

all within your control including staying active, eating right, 

and protecting your skin from sun damage. 

More than anything, 

stay hydrated to remain youthful!  

Simple water will prevent wrinkles 

and keep your organs running efficiently. 

Plus, those who sip water regularly 

flush their bodies of age-causing toxins.

곱게 늙는 방법에는 여러가지 쉬운 방법이 많은데 

다 우리가 할수 있는 일이다. 

활동적이기, 건강음식 먹기, 

햇빛에 상하지 않도록 피부보호하기가 그 예들이다. 

무엇보다도, 

젊음을 유지하기 위해서 수분을 유지시켜야 한다. 

간단히 물을 마시는 것으로 주름을 예방하고 

장기가 잘 작동하도록 해줄것이다. 

또한 정기적으로 물을 한모금씩 마시는 사람들은 

몸에 있는 노화촉진 독성들을 씻겨 나가도록한다.

여기나온 중요한 표현

1.       ways to age gracefully

age가 명사로 쓰이면 ‘나이’이지만 여기에서처럼 동사로 쓰이면 ‘나이를 먹다’가 됩니다. gracefully하면 ‘우아하게’라는 말이니 age gracefully하면 우리말로 ‘곱게 늙는다’는 말이 되는거죠.

2.       including staying active, eating right, and protecting your skin

예를 들때 많이 나오는including은 전치사럼 쓰여서 그다음에는 명사가 나와줘야 되는데 여기서는 ~ing 형의 동명사로 나열이 되었어요. ‘staying active 활동적이기 eating right 건강음식 먹기, protecting your skin 피부보호하기’처럼 명사적으로 해석하면 되지요.

3.       stay hydrated/ remain youthful

stay와  remain은  둘다 비슷한 뜻으로~한 생태를 유지시켜 준다는 의미인데, stay or remain +형용사로 나와 ‘ ~한 상태로 머물다, 유지시켜주다’는 말입니다. 그래서stay hydrated 하면 수분유지시키기, remain youthful하면 젊음을 유지하기로 해석하면 되죠.  

4.       keep your organs running efficiently

5형식 동사라고 불리우는 keep은 keep+목적어+목적보어의 형태로 ‘목적어를 목적보어 상태로 유지시켜 주다’라고해석됩니다. 여기서 목적보어는 형용사나 ~ing 혹은 목적어에 따라 과거분사형으로 나와도 되요. 여기서 run은 ‘달리다’의 의미가 아니라 ‘작동하다’에요.

5.       those who sip water regularly flush their bodies of age-causing toxins

아주 많이 쓰이는 관계대명사절 those who~는 숙어처럼 ‘~한 사람들’이라고 해석됩니다. 관계대명사절 who sip water regularly때문에, 이문장의 동사는 주어 those한참 뒤에 나오는 flush’물내리다, 물에 씻다’죠. Sip는 한꺼번에 들이키는 물이 아니라 한모금씩 마시는 물을 말해요.

6.       age-causing toxins

toxins하면 좋지않은 ‘독성성분들’을 말하는거고, 그앞에 age-causing즉 ‘노화를 일으키는’이라는 말이 붙었으니 ‘노화를 촉진하는 독성’이라는 말이죠.