오늘의 영어 표현은: packed (in) like sardines 입니다.

‘We the Pizza’ is a very popular pizza joint that draws crowds with their delicious specialty pizzas. 워싱턴 DC에 ‘We the Pizza’라는 피자집이 있는데요, 너무 맛있어서, 손님들로 늘 북적입니다.

Lines are usually out the door and it’s definitely a happy atmosphere among families and couples of all ages! But the day I visited, the store was pretty quiet with only a few customers.

그런데, 며칠 전 제가 그곳을 방문했을 때 손님도 별로 없고, 너무 한산해서 깜짝 놀랐는데요, 그럼 먼저 제가 ‘We the Pizza’ 위 더 피자집에서 일하는 Abe와 나눈 대화 내용을 들어보시겠습니다.

오늘의 영어 표현은: packed (in) like sardines 입니다.

Jen: It’s quite today.
Abe: Yes, it is. It’s very quiet today.
Jen: Usually it’s packed like sardines in here.
Abe: Exactly! This weekend is going to be very busy.

Jen: Oh yeah! I know.
Abe: Starting tomorrow, it’s going to be very busy.
Jen: It’s usually packed. So many people and that’s good for your business.

제가 본문에서 "Usually it’s packed like sardines in here."라고 했죠? Packed는 ‘꽉 들어찬, ~이 가득한’ 이란 뜻이고요, sardines는 ‘정어리 또는 빽빽이 채우다’는 뜻인데요. 그래서 ‘Packed in like sardines’는 '~이 빽빽이 들어찬’, ‘매우 혼잡한, 복잡한’의 의미가 있습니다.

예를 들어 "지하철에 사람들이 빽빽히 들어차 있다". 영어로 ‘The subway was full. The passengers were packed in like sardines.’라고 할 수 있죠!

If people are packed (in) like sardines, there are a large number of them in a small space, so they are packed very tightly.

'Packed (in) like sardines', '~이 빽빽이 들어찬’, ‘매우 혼잡한, 복잡한’ 이란 뜻 있다는 것 꼭 기억해 두시고요. 그럼 여기서 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보시겠습니다.

Jen: It’s quite today.
Abe: Yes, it is. It’s very quiet today.
Jen: Usually it’s packed like sardines in here.
Abe: Exactly! This weekend is going to be very busy.

Jen: Oh yeah! I know.
Abe: Starting tomorrow, it’s going to be very busy.
Jen: It’s usually packed. So many people and that’s good for your business.

자, 본문 다시 한 번 들어보셨고요. 이젠 제가 한국말로 할게요. 영어로 표현해 보세요.
출퇴근 시간에 지하철은 승객들로 꽉 찬다.
맞습니다! During rush hour, passengers are packed (in) like sardines on the subway.

오늘의 영어 표현 ‘packed (in) like sardines', '꽉 차다, 빽빽이 들어찬, 매우 혼잡한, 복잡한’. Packed (in) like sardines. 꼭 기억해 두시고요, 친구들과 함께 연습해 보세요!