오늘의 영어 표현은: Suck up (to somebody).

I still remember my first day of kindergarten class. Most of my classmates and I brought shiny red apples to suck up to the teacher on the first day. Because they say that an apple is somewhat of a traditional present for teachers in the United States.

제가 유치원 첫 날 수업 때 선생님께 반짝반짝 빛나는 빨간 사과를 드린 기억이 아직도 생생하네요. 미국에서는 첫 수업 때 이렇게 선생님께 사과를 드리는데요. 이유는 선생님 눈에 들어서 사랑을 듬뿍 받고 싶어서랍니다.

As a little kid, I guess everyone wants to be loved by a teacher and become a teacher’s pet.

I asked my friend, Vivian, who is an elementary teacher what a teacher’s pet is and if she was ever a teacher’s pet. 그럼 제가 비비안과 대화한 것을 한 번 들어보실까요? 오늘의 영어 표현은 suck up 입니다. 잘 들어보세요!

Vivian: Usually a teacher’s pet is someone that really likes to suck up to the teacher just to try to get easy grades or just, you know, trying to better themselves.

Jen: Maybe they bring an apple on the first day of class, were you a teacher’s pet?
Vivian: No I wasn’t. I was pretty much a bad kid!

비비안은 ‘A teacher’s pet, 선생님의 사랑을 많이 받는 학생은, 보통 선생님에게s uck up 한다고 하네요.

제가 비비안에게 ‘학생 때 학기 첫날마다 선생님께 사과 그러니까 Apple 을 갖다 줬냐고 또 선생님 사랑을 많이 받는 학생이었느냐고’ 물어 보니까 비비안은 '나는 대단한 말성꾸러기였어’라고 하더라고요.

오늘의 영어 표현은: Suck up (to somebody) 입니다.
Suck up (to somebody) 는 kiss up (to somebody) 와 같은 뜻입니다.

To suck up (to somebody) / kiss up (to somebody) 는 ‘~에게 잘 보이려고 하다, 비위를 맞추다, 애교떨다’ 라는 뜻입니다.

비비안은 “Usually a teacher’s pet is someone that really likes to suck up to the teacher” 이라고했죠? 그럼 대화를 다시 들어보겠습니다.

Vivian: Usually a teacher’s pet is someone that really likes to suck up to the teacher just to try to get easy grades or just, you know, trying to better themselves.

Jen: Maybe they bring an apple on the first day of class, were you a teacher’s pet?
Vivian: No I wasn’t. I was pretty much a bad kid!

Now I will give you some examples in Korean. You try saying them in English. Okay?
조는 새로 온 최고경영자에게 잘 보이려고 했다.
그렇죠! Joe sucked up to the new CEO.

나한테 너무 잘 보이려고 하지마. 소용없는 일인 걸 알잖아.
맞습니다! Don’t try to suck up to me, it won’t work.

오늘의 영어 표현 ‘suck up (to somebody) ~에게 잘 보이려고 하다, 비위를 맞추다, 애교떨다’. Suck up 꼭 기억해 두세요!