5/4(Sat) 156-160p

Question 1

We were supposed to have a test in Pre-Algebra, and I’ve kind of slacked off ever since I became a Safety Patrol. So I was psyched.

Answer 1

*slack : 느슨한, 느슨한 부분, 해이해지다
*slack off : (~에) 게으름을 부리다[태만해지다]
*psych : 정신적으로 혼란시키다, 불안하게 하다, 겁나게 하다, 흥분시키다
*psyched : (특히 곧 있을 일에 대해) 들뜬[흥분한]

Question 2

But every time we’ve gotten serious about going for the record, all the snow has melted, and we’ve missed our window of opportunity.

Answer 2

*window of opportunity : 호기, 절호의 기회(국제 관계에서 흔히 쓰이는 말로 어떤 일을 성사시킬 수 있는 기간)

Question 3

I figured the base was going to have to be at least eight feet tall on its own if we wanted to have a shot at breaking the record.

Answer 3

*have a shot at : ~을 시도하다, ~을 겨누어 쏘다, ~을 혹평하다
I have a shot at the new method. 나는 새로운 방법을 시도한다.

Question 4

The snowball got real heavy, and we had to take a bunch of breaks in between rolls so we could catch our breath.

Answer 4

*catch one’s breath : 호흡을 가다듬다,
숨을 고르다

Question 5

Our snowball was blocking her car in. So we got a little free labor out of her.

Answer 5

*block somebody/something in : (차를 너무 가까이 주차해서) ~가 빠져 나가지 못하게 하다
*out of her : 그녀로부터

Question 6

I was hoping it would snow a few more inches and cover up our tracks, but just like that, it stopped snowing.

Answer 6

*just like that : (아무 경고나 설명 없이) 갑자기, 딱 그런 순간에

Question 7

Our plan to build the world’s biggest snowman was starting to fall apart.

Answer 7

*fall apart : 다 허물어질 정도이다, 결딴나다
My car is falling apart. 내 차는 다 망가져 간다. Their marriage finally fell apart. 마침내 그들의 결혼생활은 결딴이 났다.

Question 8

While I was waiting for Rowley to show up, I watched Manny trying to build a snowman out of the piddly crumbs of snow that were left over from our snowball.

Answer 8

*piddling (piddly) : 하찮은, 사소한
*crumb [ krʌm ] : 부스러기, 작은 것, 약간
She stood up and brushed the crumbs from her sweater. 그녀가 일어서더니 스웨터에서 빵 부스러기를 털어 냈다.
*be left over from something : (필요한 것을 쓰고 난 뒤) 남다 There was lots of food left over. 음식이 많이 남았었다.