[OPIc] 집안일 4

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#95 OPIc ( 집안일 4)   

 

안녕하세요 여러분,

이번에는 집안일 하기와 관련된 네번째 예상 질문과 답변을 함께 살펴보겠습니다.

 

[ Q ] Tell me about your memorable housework experiences. What happened? Please tell me about the whole story.

 

오늘의 질문은 기억에 남는 집안일의 경험을 묻는 것입니다. 어떤 일이 있었는지 전체의 스토리를 말해달라는 것인데요, 이 질문을 미리 준비하지 않았다면 실제 시험 시간에 꽤 당황스러울 수 있겠죠. 집안일 했던 것이 특별히 기억에 남을만한 경험이 없었을 테니까요. 자, 이제 여기서 약간의 거짓말이 필요할 수 있겠네요. 앞선 집안일에 대한 답변과 차별화를 두기 위해서 이야기를 하나 지어내도 좋습니다. 어떤 것이 있을까요?

예를 들자면, 설거지를 하다가 접시를 깼는데, 엄마가 혹은 아내가 아끼는 접시라 걱정했는데, 더 좋은 접시를 사다 주었더니 좋아하셨다는 스토리도 하나의 예가 되겠네요.

또는, 엄마 혹은 아내를 도와 함께 집안일을 하면서 이런 저런 이야기도 많이 나누게 되어 집안일이 오히려 즐거운 경험이었다고 이야기할 수도 있겠습니다.

 

[ 필수 표현 ]

break a dish by dropping it 접시를 떨어뜨려 깨뜨리다

by mistake 실수로

talk about this and that 이런 저런 이야기를 하다

become closer to each other 서로 더 가까워지다

 

자, 그렇다면 질문에 대한 체계적인 답변을 만들어 볼까요?

 

[ Model Answer ]

I still remember that day as if it were yesterday. It was about a month ago. When I woke up in the morning, it was 7am Sunday morning and all of my family members were still asleep. I felt hungry and then I had a good idea. I wanted to surprise my Mom by making breakfast by myself. So, I started cooking some Korean dishes. I was so excited expecting that my mom would be deeply touched when she woke up. When I was finally done with making breakfast, all I had to do was to set the table. I wanted to make it look great, so I was reaching for my Mom’s favorite dishes from the cupboard shelf. Then, I broke a dish by dropping them by mistake! I was so embarrassed and worried because I knew they were my Mom’s favorite dishes! My intentions to help my mom with making breakfast were good, but the result was bad. My mom said it was not a problem, but I felt so bad. The next day, I went shopping for new dishes and got a nice set of dishes. My mom looked happy to get new dishes from me and since then, we always talk about the morning whenever we use the dishes. It was a memorable housework experiences for me. Now, I never make the same mistake.

 

* I still remember that day as if it were yesterday 나는 그날이 어제처럼 생각나요

* All I had to do was ~  내가 해야 할 일이라고는 ~가 전부였다

* I was reaching for ~ ~에 손을 뻗고 있었다

* My intentions were good 나의 의도는 좋았다