4/7(Sun) 21-25p

Question 1

You know how I said I play all sorts of pranks on Rowley?
I could never get away with pulling any of that stuff on him.

Answer 1

*you know how I said : 당신이 알고 계시는 바와 같이, 내가 말했듯이
*prank : (농담으로 하는) 장난
*get away with : ~을 잘 해내다, [벌 따위]를 교묘히 모면하다
you’ll never get away with it. 절대 그냥 안 넘어갈 테니까.
We’d never get away with that behavior here. 여기서 그렇게 했다가는 무사하지 못할 거예요.

Question 2

He never gets in trouble, even if he really deserves it.
I thought Mom and Dad were really going to let him have it, but as usual, I was wrong.

Answer 2

*get in trouble : 곤란에 처하다
*even if : (비록) ~일지라도, (설사) ~이라고 할지라도
*deserve : ~을 받을 만하다[누릴 자격이 있다], ~을 (당)해야 마땅하다
*I’ll let him have it. 그 녀석 혼쭐을 내야겠다
I am waiting for the right moment to let him have it. 나는 그 녀석을 한번 혼내 주려고 벼르고 있다
*as usual : 늘 그렇듯이[평상시처럼]

Question 3

He still calls me that now, even though I keep trying to get Mon and Dad to make him stop.
I have had some really close calls.

Answer 3

*even though / even if : 비록 ~일지라도, 설사 ~이라고 할지라도
*keep trying
*close call : 위기일발, 구사일생

Question 4

Mom is always getting on me about not finishing my breakfast. But if she had to scrape cornflakes out of the bottom of a plastic potty every morning, she wouldn’t have much of an appetite either.

Answer 4

*get on me about : 나에게 따지다
*much of an appetite : 식욕이 많은
*appetite : 식욕, 욕구
appetizer : 전채, 식욕을 돋우기 위한 것

Question 5

I’ll bet I could beat anyone in my grade head-to-head.

Answer 5

*bet : (내기 등에) 돈을 걸다 (→betting, gamble),
(~이) 틀림없다[분명하다] (무엇에 대해 거의 확신함을 나타냄)
*beat : 이기다
*head-to-head : 직접 대면하는

Question 6

Unfortunately, Dad does not exactly appreciate my skills. He’s always getting on me about going out and doing something “active”.

Answer 6

*appreciate : 진가를 알아보다[인정하다], 고마워하다, 환영하다, (제대로) 인식하다 (=realize)

Question 7

So tonight after dinner when Dad started hassling me about going outside, I tried to explain how with video games, you can play sports like football and soccer, and you don’t even get all hot and sweaty.
But as usual, Dad didn’t see my logic.

Answer 7

*hassle : 귀찮은[번거로운] 상황[일], (귀찮을 정도로) 따지기[이러쿵저러쿵하기], 재촉하다, 들볶다 (=bother)
*어떻게 video games를 가지고, 축구와 같은 스포츠를 할 수 있고, 땀을 흘리지 않고도 즐길 수 있는지…
*logic : 논리, 타당성, 논리학

Question 8

Dad is a pretty smart guy in general but when it comes to common sense, sometimes I wonder about him.

Answer 8

*in general : 보통, 대개, 전반적으로
*when it comes to : ~에 관한 한, ~에 대해서[관해서]라면
*common sense :상식, 상식적인

Question 9

I’m sure Dad would dismantle my game system if he could figure out how to do it. But luckily, the people who make these things make them parent-proof.

Answer 9

*dismantle : (기계·구조물을) 분해[해체]하다, (조직·체제를) 해체하다
*gadget : [ˈɡædʒɪt] (작고 유용한) 도구[장치]