Look at the crowds! I thought a seafood
festival would be a more subdued
experience. You know, a dozen tents with different styles of fish for sale.
* subdued: 차분한
Not the Port Royal Seafood Festival!
This is Jamaica’s signature food
festival. That’s why so many famous people are here.
* signature:
something a person or place is famous for
ex> Elvis’s signature song was
“Love me Tender.”
Well, since I’m not from Jamaica, I have
no idea who these so-called famous
people are. Do you mean like that guy with the funny cowboy hat?
* so-called:
the name something is referred to as, often sarcastically
ex> The so-called world
champions of baseball lost five games in a row.
Well, they’re mostly here to see Ziggy
Marley, Bob Marley’s son, perform later. But he’s also competing in the
cook-off. I take my hat off to him
for donating his time for this event.
* take
one’s hat off to someone / hats off
to someone: a way of showing admiration for someone
ex> I take my hat off to all of
the people who serve in the military to defend their country.
ex> Hats off to anyone who can
figure out how to fix the economy!
Oh, right! I have a couple of his
albums. But all this talk about shrimp is making me hungry. Let’s get some food
because my stomach is rumbling.
* one’s
stomach is rumbling: to be very hungry
= growling; starving; so hungry I could
eat a horse
ex> Tom was very embarrassed because
everybody in the library could hear his stomach rumbling.
Someone’s got deep pockets today! Thanks! How about you go get the beer over
there and I’ll wait here for the fish?
* deep
pockets: wealth
ex> Despite her deep pockets,
she was always looking for a bargain when she went shopping.
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