You know, about 80% of employed Americans work on weekdays, either full- or part-time. And the average workday is about 8 hours Monday through Friday. So people do look forward to the weekend to relax and chill out.

늘 바쁜 일정에 시달리는 직장인들, 주말 만큼은 긴장을 풀고 한 주간 동안 쌓인 스트레스를 해소하는 것이 필요한데요. 제 친구 Mike도 이번 주 피로를 풀기 위해 찜질방을 갈 계획이라고 합니다.

그럼 먼저 제가 Mike와 함께 나눈 이야기를 들어보시죠. 오늘의 영어 표현은 Chill out 입니다. 잘 들어보세요!

Jen: Are you going out for the weekend? What are you doing?
Mike: Actually my roommate and I are going to…well I’m almost embarrassed to say this…but we are going to a local spa. We’re just going to chill out for the weekend.
Jen: So you guys are just chilling out at a spa?
Mike: Uh-huh!

Jen: Oh!
Mike: Which sounds really funny now that I say that out loud.
Jen: You know what? I think you, Mike, you are a little high maintenance. Well, have a great time chilling out this weekend and have a great weekend. And I’ll see you next week!
Mike: Sounds good. See you next week!
Jen: Alright! See ya!

제가 마이크에게 이번 주말 무엇을 할 계획이냐고 물어봤더니, 마이크는 My roommate and I are going to a local spa, 찜질방에 갈 계획이라고 했습니다. 그러면서 "we’re just going to chill out for the weekend."라고 했죠!

오늘의 영어 표현, Chill out 인데요, Chill out은 긴장을 풀고 편히 쉬다는 뜻입니다. To chill out means to relax.

Chill은 명사로 오한, 한기라는 뜻이 있고요, 동사로는 오붓한 시간을 보내다는 뜻이 있습니다. 그래서 "Let’s just chill at home." 또는 "Let’s just chill out at home." 하면 그냥 집에서 편히 쉬자는 뜻이 됩니다.

Chill out ‘긴장을 풀고 편히 쉬다’라는 뜻 있다는 것 꼭 기억해 두시고요, 그럼 여기서 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보시겠습니다.

Jen: Are you going out for the weekend? What are you doing?
Mike: Actually my roommate and I are going to…well I’m almost embarrassed to say this…but we are going to a local spa. We’re just going to chill out for the weekend.
Jen: So you guys are just chilling out at a spa?
Mike: Uh-huh!

Jen: Oh!
Mike: Which sounds really funny now that I say that out loud.
Jen: You know what? I think you, Mike, you are a little high maintenance. Well, have a great time chilling out this weekend and have a great weekend. And I’ll see you next week!
Mike: Sounds good. See you next week!
Jen: Alright! See ya!

네, 본문에서 Mike가 "We’re just going to chill out for the weekend."라고 했죠? Now let me give you an example sentence in Korean and you try to saying that in English. Right?

그들은 가끔 만나서 영화를 보며 편히 쉽니다.
그렇죠! They sometimes meet up to chill out and watch a movie.

오늘의 영어 표현 'chill out 긴장을 풀고 편히 쉬다'. Chill out. 꼭 기억해 두세요!