오늘 배울 영어 표현은: Bump up the price 입니다.

You know, prices are being bumped up daily and it can really affect you! I spoke with Sienna and guess what, she is not happy at all about her apartment management because they are bumping up the price.

그럼 제가 Sienna 와 나눈 대화 내용을 들어보시겠습니다. 오늘의 영어 표현은 Bump up the price 입니다. 잘 들어보세요.

Sienna: I’m a good tenant. I pay my rent on time.
Jen: My friend, she doesn’t want to renew her apartment lease because the apartment management is bumping up the rent a lot!

Sienna: Yeah, that’s what they did.
Jen: Almost $100.

Sienna 는 지금 살고 있는 아파트를 rent 임대하고 있는데요, Sienna 는 집세를 꼬박꼬박 잘 내고 지금까지 늦게 내본 적도 없는데 아파트 건물 주인은 해마다 집세를 올려서 불만스럽다고 하네요.

그래서 제가 “My friend, I know that she doesn’t want to renew her apartment lease because the apartment management is bumping up the rent a lot!" 아파트 건물 주인이 집세를 상당히 올려서 임대 계약을 갱신하지 않고 싶다고 말했죠.

오늘의 영어 표현은 bump up the price 이죠? To bump up means to raise or increase. And the phrase ‘to bump up the price’ is used mainly for prices or other figures. For example, ‘Oil-producing nations decided to bump up the price of oil.’

To bump up 은 ‘~을 올리다’라는 뜻이죠. 그래서 ‘to bump up the price’ 는 ‘가격을 올리다’ 라는 뜻입니다. 그럼 여기서 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보시겠습니다. Listen carefully.

Sienna: I’m a good tenant. I pay my rent on time.
Jen: My friend, she doesn’t want to renew her apartment lease because the apartment management is bumping up the rent a lot!

Sienna: Yeah, that’s what they did.
Jen: Almost $100.

네, 제가 본문에서 "My friend, I know that she doesn’t want to renew her apartment lease because the apartment management is bumping up the rent a lot!" 라고 했죠?

오늘의 영어 표현 Bump up the price ‘가격을 올리다’. Bump up the price 꼭 기억해두세요!