4/16(Tue) 66-70p Flashcards
I should have known there was a catch when Mom gave me that costume.
*should have pp ~했어야 했다
could have pp ~할수도 있었다
would have pp ~했을텐데
*a catch : (숨은) 문제점[애로점]
All that money for two hours’ work—what’s the catch? 두 시간 일에 그 돈을 다 준다니, 숨은 애로점이 뭐죠?
I told Mom there was no way we were taking Manny with us, because we were going to hit 152 houses in three hours.
*there was no way : ~할 방법이(도리가) 없다
*hit : (어떤 장소에) 닿다[이르다]
Follow this footpath and you’ll eventually hit the road. 이 오솔길을 따라가면 마침내 그 도로에 이르게 될 겁니다.
I should never have mentioned that last part, because the next thing I knew, Mom was telling Dad he had to go along with us to make sure we didn’t step foot outside our neighborhood.
Dad tried to squirm out of it, but once Mom makes up her mind, there’s no way you can change it.
*the next thing I knew : 깨닫고 보니, 어느 틈엔가
*along with : ~와 함께, ~에 따라
*step foot outside : 밖으로 나가다(=go outside)
*squirm : (초조하거나 불편하거나 하여 몸을) 꿈틀[꼼지락]대다, 몹시 당혹해[창피해] 하다
*squirm out of : [책임 등]에서 벗어나다
*make up one’s mind : 결심하다
Before we even got out of our own driveway, we ran into our neighbor Mr. Mitchell and his kid Jeremy. So of course they tagged along with us.
*run into : ~와 우연히 만나다, 뛰어들어가다, ~와 충돌하다
*tag along with : ~에 붙어다니다.
Manny and Jeremy wouldn’t trick-or-treat at any houses with spooky decorations on them, so that ruled out pretty much every house on our block.
*spooky : 으스스한, 귀신이 나올 것 같은
*rule out : 제외시키다, 배제하다; 불가능하게 하다.
Dad and Mr. Mitchell started talking about football or something, and every time one of them wanted to make a point, they’d stop walking.
*make a point : 주장[생각]을 밝히다, 주장[변명]이 정당함을 보여주다
I was glad, because that meant me and Rowley could take off.
My pillowcase was almost empty, so I wanted to make up as much time as possible.
*take off : 이륙하다, (특히 서둘러) 떠나다
A little while later, Rowley told me he needed a “potty break”. I made him hold off for another forty-five minutes.
I told Rowley if he wasn’t back outside in one minute, I was gonna start helping myself to his candy.
*hold off : 시작하지 않다, 미루다[연기하다]
*help oneself to : [음식물 따위]를 마음대로 집어먹다, 자유로이 먹다, ~을 마음대로 쓰다, ~을 훔치다[착복하다]
Help yourself to these cookies. 이 쿠키를 마음껏 드십시오.
When we were halfway home, this pickup truck came roaring down the street with a bunch of high school kids in it.
*roaring : 으르렁[웅웅]거리는, 노호하는, 아우성치는 듯한, 맹렬히 타오르는
The kid in the back was holding a fire extinguisher, and when the truck passed by us, he opened fire.
*open fire : 공격을 시작하다, 발포하다
He blocked about 95% of the water with his shield. And if he hadn’t done that, all our candy would have gotten soaked.
*would have pp ~했을텐데
*soak : 담그다, 담그기, 몸을 푹 담그기
*soaked : 흠뻑 젖은 (=drenched)
When the truck drove away, I yelled out something that I regretted about two seconds later.
*drive away : (차를 몰고[타고]) 떠나다/~을 몰고[태우고] 떠나다
*yell : 소리치다, 고함, 응원의 함성
Why are you yelling at me? 왜 나한테 고함을 치고 그래?
