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2013년 3월 11일 월요일

PE 3/7 Arriving in Miami



1. not too shabby: 나쁘지 않은, 근사한
ex> Hey! Your new apartment is not too shabby!

2. make a mean plate[bowl] of: ~으로 훌륭한 요리를 만들다
ex> My wife makes a mean plate of chili. She won a chili contest two years in a row.
* mean: skillful, (솜씨가) 기막힌[훌륭한]  ex> He's a mean tennis player.

3. get the heck out of Dodge: to leave somewhere immediately, to evacuate or scram. 급하게 탈출하다
ex> We didn't wait to see what would happen next. We just got the heck out of Dodge.
cf> get out of Dodge: 사라지다, 자취를 감추다 (leave a bad or dangerous situation)

* ashore: 해변으로
* Marielito: 1980년에 쿠바의 Mariel 에서 미국으로 집단 이주해 온 망명자


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