He is in hot water. 그는 곤경에 빠졌어.
<오늘의 영어 회화 표현>
Hot water 즉, 뜨거운 물... 우리나라 대중 목욕탕에 들어갔을 때 역시 I am in hot water라고 표현할 수 있습니다. 하지만 일상생활에서 뜨거운 물에 들어가는 경우는 거의 없죠? 오히려 누군가가 아주 난처하고 곤경에 빠졌을 때 은유적으로 쓰는 표현입니다. He is in hot water!
# 영영 사전
[1] in hot water : to get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished
ex) John got himself into hot water by gambling frequently.
ex) Minsu's hot temper had landed him in hot water again.
# 영어회화
- John: Have you seen Mr. David lately?
- Richard: I am pretty sure that it will take some time until we get to see him again. Now [1] he is in hot water.
- John: What happened to him?
- Richard: I heard that he was caught cheating on his girlfriend. Turning her mind back is his unique mission right now.
# 뉴스사례
[사례1] Bezos in Hot Water as Trump Delivers
US President Donald Trump on Saturday resumed his attacks against online retailing giant Amazon and accused The Washington Post, owned by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, of lobbying for the company.
http://www.livetradingnews.com/bezos-in-hot-water-as-trump-delivers-80369.html#.WsWsTIjwbIU
사례2
He is in hot water.
그는 곤경에 빠졌어.
Hot water 즉, 뜨거운 물... 우리나라 대중 목욕탕에 들어갔을 때 역시 I am in hot water라고 표현할 수 있습니다. 하지만 일상생활에서 뜨거운 물에 들어가는 경우는 거의 없죠? 오히려 누군가가 아주 난처하고 곤경에 빠졌을 때 은유적으로 쓰는 표현입니다. He is in hot water!
# 영영 사전
[1] in hot water : to get into a difficult situation in which you are in danger of being criticized or punished
ex) John got himself into hot water by gambling frequently.
ex) Minsu's hot temper had landed him in hot water again.
# 영어회화
- John: Have you seen Mr. David lately?
- Richard: I am pretty sure that it will take some time until we get to see him again. Now [1] he is in hot water.
- John: What happened to him?
- Richard: I heard that he was caught cheating on his girlfriend. Turning her mind back is his unique mission right now.
# 뉴스사례
[사례1] Bezos in Hot Water as Trump Delivers
US President Donald Trump on Saturday resumed his attacks against online retailing giant Amazon and accused The Washington Post, owned by Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, of lobbying for the company.
사례2
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