오늘의 영어 표현은: Draw someone into something 입니다.

제 친구 Paul은 무대에 혼자 서서 재밌는 말이나 행동을 통해 관객들을 즐겁게 해주는 희극 배우인데요, 제가 얼마전 Paul과 함께 나눈 대화 내용을 들어보시겠습니다.

오늘의 영어 표현은: Draw someone into something 이죠? Listen carefully!

Jen: Laughter, laughter is what everyone needs and it’s universal, right?
Paul: It’s definitely universal and that’s what drew me into stand-up comedy. And at that moment, they are not thinking about their problems or stress, everybody is just connecting. They say that the shortest distance between two people is laughter.

Paul은 사람들을 즐겁게 해주는 것이 직업인 stand-up comedian 희극 배우입니다. Paul은 사람들을 웃게 해주고 행복하게 해주고 싶어, stand-up comedian 일을 하게 됐다고 했는데요.

영어로 that’s what drew me into stand-up comedy 라고 했죠. 그러면서 웃음은 스트레스를 해결해주고, 또 사람들을 친하게 해주는 역할을 한다고 했습니다.

오늘의 영어 표현, Draw someone into something 인데요, draw는 ~을 끌다, 끌어당기다는 뜻이 있죠?

Draw someone into something means to pull someone into doing something and to attract someone or something in.

그래서 draw someone into something은 누군가를 ~으로 끌어당기다, 즉 ~를 ~에 끌어들이다, 누군가가 ~에 관심을 갖게 하다는 뜻 있다는 것 꼭 기억해 두시고요. 그럼 여기서 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보시겠습니다.

Jen: Laughter, laughter is what everyone needs and it’s universal, right?
Paul: It’s definitely universal and that’s what drew me into stand-up comedy. And at that moment, they are not thinking about their problems or stress, everybody is just connecting. They say that the shortest distance between two people is laughter.

자, 본문 다시 한 번 들어보셨죠? 본문에서 Paul은 "It’s definitely universal and that’s what drew me into stand-up comedy."라고 했죠?

Now, I will give you an example sentence in Korean, and try saying it in English. Okay?
이 책 앞 부분은 전개가 느리지만, 뒤로 갈수록 점점 책에 빠져들게 만듭니다.
그렇죠! The book starts slowly, but it gradually draws you in.

오늘의 영어 표현 draw someone into something, ‘~를 ~에 끌어들이다 / 누군가가 ~에 관심을 갖게 하다’. Draw someone into something. 꼭 기억해 두세요!

So, what drew you into learning English? Think about that. Okay?