5/9(Thur) 181-185p Flashcards
She must have thought I was Rowley, because I was borrowing his coat. And I wasn’t about to correct her, either.
*be about to : 곧 ~ 할거다, 막 ~하려는 참이다
I wasn’t about to : 나는 ~할 생각이 없었다
I wasn’t ready to set the record straight just yet. I knew if I confessed, I’d lose my hot chocolate privileges. And that right there was enough to make me keep quiet for the time being.
*set the record straight : 오해를 바로잡다(=correct a misunderstanding)
*confess : 자백하다, 고백하다, 고해를 하다
*privilege : 특전, 특권, 특권을 주다
*for the time being : 당분간
At dinner tonight, Mom could tell something was bothering me, so she came up to my room afterward to talk.
*can tell : ~라는 것을 알 수 있다
*something was bothering me : 내 마음을 거슬리게(신경쓰이게) 하고있는 무언가
*afterward : 후에, 나중에
I got to give Mom credit for how she handled it. She didn’t try to pry and get all the details.
*give somebody credit for : ~에게 ~한 자질이 있음을 인정하다, 공로를 인정하다
*pry : (남의 사생활을) 캐다[캐묻다] I’m sick of you prying into my personal life! 당신이 내 사생활을 캐고 다니는 거 넌더리가 나요!
Well, I was up all night tossing and turning over this Rowley situation, but I finally made up my mind. I decided the right thing to do was to just let Rowley take one for the team this time around.
*be[stay] up all night : 온밤을 꼬박 지새우다
*toss and turn : (잠이 들지 못하고) 뒤척이다
*make up one’s mind : 결심하다
*Take One for the Team : 팀을 위해 희생하다
**the right thing to do(s) was(v) to~
be to용법(2형식, 주격보어)
*this time around : (반복되는 것에 대해서)이번에(는) / last time around (저번에는) / at that time (그 당시에, 그 때에)
On the way home from school, I came clean with Rowley and told him the whole truth about what happened, and how it was me who chased the kids with the worms.
*come clean : (사실을) 털어놓다=confess
To be honest with you, my message didn’t seem to be getting through to Rowley.
*get through to : ~에 도착하다, **~에게 이해시키다, ~와 말이 통하다, ~에 전화 연락하다
And what this whole episode has taught me is that every once in a while, it’s not such a bad idea to listen to your mother.
*(every) once in a while : 가끔[이따금], 때로는
