5/12(Sun) 196-200p Flashcards
Well, me and Rowley have officially been ex-friends for about a month now, and to be honest with you, I’m better off without him.
*be better off : ~하는 편이 낫다. (이전 상황에서 벗어나 ) 더 나은 상황/상태인 Just break up with him, you’re better off without him. 그 남자와 헤어져. 너는 그 남자 없이 혼자인 게 더 나아.
I’m glad I can just do whatever I want without having to worry about carrying all dead weight around.
*Carrying dead weight : 어떤 사람이나 물건을 들고 다니는 것처럼 부담을 지고 다니는 상황,
Lately I’ve been hanging out in Rodrick’s room after school and going through his staff.
*hang out : (~에서) 많은 시간을 보내다, 어울려 지내다
*go through something : (특히 무엇을 찾기 위해) ~을 살펴보다[조사하다] I always start the day by going through my email. 나는 언제나 이메일을 살펴보는 것으로 나의 하루를 시작한다, ~을 겪다 She’s been going through a bad patch recently. 그녀는 최근에 힘든 시기를 겪고 있다.
That’s where they put pictures of the kids who get voted Most Popular and Most Talented and all that.
*and all that : 그 밖의 모든 것[뭐 그런 것들] (=and so on), and all that stuff 그밖에 이것저것, 기타 등등
You know, this Class Favorites thing has really got my gears turning.
*got my gears turning : 생각을 자극시키다
If you can get yourself voted onto the Class Favorites page, you’re practically an immortal.
*immortal : 죽지 않는, 불멸의 인물, 신
*mortal : 영원히 살 수는 없는, 사람, 치명적인
Even if you don’t live up to what you got picked for, it doesn’t really matter, because it’s on permanent record.
*live up to : ~에 부끄럽지 않게[어울리게] 살다, (기대 등)에 부응하다
People still treat Bill Watson like he’s something special, even though he ended up dropping out of high school.
*drop out of something : (참여하던 것에서) 빠지다[손을 떼다], **중퇴하다 She started a degree but dropped out after only a year. 그녀는 학위 과정을 시작했지만 겨우 1년 후에 중퇴했다.
We still run into him at the Food Barn every once in a while.
*run into somebody : ~를[와] 우연히 만나다[마주치다]
*every once in a while : 가끔, 이따금, 때때로
So here’s what I’m thinking: This school year has been kind of a bust, but if I can get voted as a Class Favorite, I’ll go out on a high note.
*bust : 부수다; 고장 내다, 흉상, 고장난
*on a high note : 성공적인 마무리
go out on a high note : 높은(좋은) 분위기(결과, 경험)로 마무리하다
I’ve been trying to think of a category I have a shot at. I’m going to have to find something that’s a little bit more in reach.
*have a shot at : ~을 시도하다, ~을 겨누어 쏘다, ~을 혹평하다
*in reach : 손이 미치는 곳에(현실적인, 가능성 있는)
I should go for Class Clown. It’s not like I’m known for being real funny at school or anything, but if I can pull off one big prank right before voting, that could do it.
*go for something : ~을 택하다, 힘을 쏟다
*be known for : ~로 알려져 있다
*pull off : 성공하다; 완성하다, ~을 훌륭히 해내다
*prank : (농담으로 하는) 장난
*pull off a prank : 장난을 치다
