오늘의 영어 표현은: have a soft spot for somebody 입니다.

No matter who you are you have a soft spot for someone or something. 사람이라면 누구나, 무엇인가에 또는 누군가에 호감을 갖거나 약해지는 경향이 있는데요.

Well let’s hear if Mike has a soft spot for someone or something. 그럼 먼저 제가 친구 Mike와 나눈 대화를 들어보시겠습니다.

오늘의 영어 표현은: have a soft spot for somebody 입니다. Listen carefully!

Mike: Umm…I actually…I have kind of a soft spot for girls. I tend to bend over backwards for my girlfriend. Whether that’s going to pick her up, or bringing her dinner, or helping her clean the house when she has a lot of work to do.
Jen: Awe, you know what? I’ve got to bring my guy friends to learn from Mike!

Mike는 I have kind of a soft spot for girls, 여자에 매우 약하다고 하는데요, 여자 친구를 위해서는 라이드, 저녁, 청소까지 모든 것을 다 해주는 경향이 있다고 하네요.

오늘의 영어 표현, have a soft spot for somebody/something 인데요, soft는 부드러운 이란 뜻이고요, Spot은 특정 부위, 부분이라는 뜻이 있습니다.

그래서 have a soft spot for somebody 하면 누구누구에 대해 약한 부분이 있다, 즉 누구누구에 약하다, 또는 누구누구에 호감을 갖다는 뜻이 됩니다.

To have a soft spot for somebody is to feel a lot of affection for someone or something. For me, I have a soft spot for elders, especially grandmothers and grandfathers.

For instance, last week, I was getting some groceries and I saw an elderly couple holding hands and oh my gosh, that just melted my heart! So when I say that I have a soft spot for elders, this means that I have a caring feeling for or have sympathy for them.

저는 나이가 많이 드신 할머니 할아버지에 대해, I have a soft spot for elders, 약한데요, 즉 할머니 할아버지에게 호감이나 연민을 느낀다는 뜻이죠.

'have a soft spot for somebody ~에 약하다 / 호감을 갖다’ 라는 뜻 있다는 것 기억해 두시고요, 그럼 여기서 오늘의 대화를 다시 들어보시겠습니다.

Mike: Umm…I actually…I have kind of a soft spot for girls. I tend to bend over backwards for my girlfriend. Whether that’s going to pick her up, or bringing her dinner, or helping her clean the house when she has a lot of work to do.
Jen: Awe, you know what? I’ve got to bring my guy friends to learn from Mike!

자, 본문 다시 한 번 들어보셨죠? Mike가 "I have kind of a soft spot for girls." 라고 했습니다. 오늘의 영어표현 'have a soft spot for somebody ~에 약하다 / 호감을 갖다’. Have a soft spot for somebody.