Jason: What’s wrong? You seem a little down and sad.
Mike: Yes, I’m feeling blue. I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Jason: Oh I’m sorry to hear that but let me cheer you up. Let’s go watch a comedy movie with our friends and grab some dinner. How does that sound?
Mike: That sounds good. That will help me get my mind off of this breakup.

Jason이 Mike에게 “What’s wrong? You seem a little down and sad. 무슨 일 있니? 기분이 안 좋아 보여.”라고 걱정스러운 듯 말하자 Mike가 “Yes, I’m feeling blue. 응, 맞아. 기분이 우울해. I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it. 어제 여자 친구랑 헤어진 게 계속 마음에 남아서 그래.”라고 하네요.

그러자 Jason이 “Oh I’m sorry to hear that but let me cheer you up. 어휴, 그렇구나. 기분 좀 풀어줘야겠네. Let’s go watch a comedy movie with our friends and grab some dinner. How does that sound? 오늘 친구들이랑 코미디 영화도 보고 저녁도 맛있게 먹자. 어때 괜찮아?”라며 위로해 주려고 애를 쓰네요.

그 말에 Mike가 “That sounds good. 그래, 좋아. That will help me get my mind off of this breakup. 그러면 이별 때문에 괴로워진 마음이 많이 풀릴 것 같아.”라고 대답하더라고요.

Keep today’s phrase ‘to feel blue’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jason: What’s wrong? You seem a little down and sad.
Mike: Yes, I’m feeling blue. I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Jason: Oh I’m sorry to hear that but let me cheer you up. Let’s go watch a comedy movie with our friends and grab some dinner. How does that sound?
Mike: That sounds good. That will help me get my mind off of this breakup.

오늘 영어표현은 to feel blue입니다. If you feel blue, you are feeling unhappy, sad, or unwell. ‘Blue’는 슬픈 또는 우울한 이라는 뜻의 형용사죠. 따라서 I feel blue라고 하면 슬프다, 울적하다, 기분이 안 좋다라는 의미가 됩니다. So when you are feeling cheerless and low-spirited, you can say that you are feeling blue.

Now let me give you an example. 예를 들어보겠습니다. “I feel blue when the weather is gloomy.”라고 하면 “날씨가 흐리고 하늘이 어두워지면 기분이 우울해져.”라는 뜻이 됩니다.

Now you know what it means to feel blue right? Then we'll listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jason: What’s wrong? You seem a little down and sad.
Mike: Yes, I’m feeling blue. I broke up with my girlfriend yesterday and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Jason: Oh I’m sorry to hear that but let me cheer you up. Let’s go watch a comedy movie with our friends and grab some dinner. How does that sound?
Mike: That sounds good. That will help me get my mind off of this breakup.

Let’s review. ‘To feel blue’ means to feel sad, depressed, or unhappy. TO FEEL BLUE. Try using the phrase on your own.