5/13(Mon) 201-205p

Question 1

Mr. Worth told us he has a dentist’s appointment tomorrow, so we’re going to have a substitute. Subs are like comic gold.

Answer 1

*substitute : 대신하는 사람, 대신하다, 교체 선수
*Comic gold : 유머가 넘치는, 진정한 재미를 의미 **대리 선생님들이 학생들에게 재미를 주는 캐릭터로서 인식

Question 2

I walked into my History class today, ready to execute my plan.

Answer 2

*execute [ˈeksɪkjuːt] : 처형하다, 실행하다, 해내다

Question 3

I thought Mom’s days of getting involved at my school were over.

Answer 3

*one’s days of : ~하던 ~의 시절(시기)

Question 4

She used to be one of those parents who came in to help out in the classroom. But that all changed after Mom volunteered to be chaperone for our field trip to the zoo when I was in the third grade.

Answer 4

*used to be one : ~중 한사람 이었어
*chaperone [ʃæpəroʊn] : 샤프롱, (여행·댄스파티 등을 위해 모인 청소년 그룹의) 보호자[인솔자], 샤프롱 역할을 하다, 매니저

Question 5

Mom had prepared all sorts of material to help us kids appreciate the different exhibits, but all anyone wanted to do was watch the animals go to the bathroom.

Answer 5

*appreciate : **진가를 알아보다, 고마워하다; 환영하다, 인식하다
*exhibit [ɪɡˈzɪbɪt] : 전시하다, 전시품, 증거물

Question 6

Anyway, Mom totally foiled my plan to win Class Clown. I’m just lucky there’s not a category called Biggest Mama’s Boy, because after today, I’d win that one in a landslide.

Answer 6

*foil : 포장지, (특히 불법적인 것을) 좌절시키다[저지하다]
*spoil : 망치다, 약탈품, 성과
*landslide : 산사태, (선거에서) 압도적인 득표

Question 7

I almost lost my lunch when Mr. Worth dropped his chalk in History class.

Answer 7

*lose one’s lunch(breakfast, cookies, dinner, meal, supper] 우다, 토하다