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[생활영어8] 아쉬움이 남아~(leaves a lot to be desired)

calmmimi 2022. 5. 26. 07:54

아래 예제는 라이브아카데미 영상에서 발췌하였습니다.
https://youtu.be/WbaLcTT7Jx4


💡기본 표현

It leaves a lot to be desired
It leaves much to be desired
It leaves something to be desired



🌳활용 예제

ex) 영화가 아쉬움이 많이 남네
The movie leaves a lot to be desired
= The movie leaves something to be desired
= It was good. But I have to say, it leaves something to be desired ex) 정부의 최근 결정이 아쉬움이 남아
The government’s recent decision leaves a lot to be desired ex) 새 로고 디자인은 아쉬움이 많아요
The new logo design… it leaves a lot to be desired to say the least

ex) 한국의 교육 시스템은 수년간 많은 개선이 있었지만 아쉬움이 남아
Our education system in Korea has seem a lot of improvement over the years, but it leaves a lot to be desired


☑️ 잘못된 표현
The chicken and the pasta were great. They were excellent. But the pizza… it left something to be desired
✔️개인 경험이나 개인적인 후회에 대해서 말할 때는 잘 사용하지 않음
✔️비교적 formal한 어감으로 사용함
➡️ The chicken and the pasta were great. They were excellent.
1) the pizza wasn’t quiet up there with the rest.
* up there : 저기서
2) the pizza wasn’t quiet on par with the rest.
* A is on a par with B : A가 하나의 기준(par) 위에 B와 함께 있으니 "A와 B가 같은 수준이다"란 뜻
3) I mean it was bad per se
(풀어서 설명 버전)
Yeah, I would even say that it was above average. It’s just that the others were so exceptionally good that made the pizza seem worse

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