Jen: Wow! Look at that soccer player. He is making all the goals.
Mike: Do you know how a player like him gets to be so good? By practicing every day. Practice, practice, practice! Practice makes perfect.

제가 Mike에게 “Wow! Look at that soccer player. He is making all the goals. 와, 저 축구 선수 좀 봐! 골을 혼자 다 넣고 있어.” 라고 하자 Mike가 “Do you know how a player like him gets to be so good? 저런 선수가 어떻게 해서 저렇게 잘하게 됐는지 알아? By practicing every day. 매일 훈련을 꾸준히 해서 그래. Practice, practice, practice! 연습에 연습을 거듭했기 때문이지. Practice makes perfect. 끊임없이 반복해야 무언가에 숙달될 수 있는 법이니까 말이야.”라고 합니다.

Now keep today’s expression ‘practice makes perfect’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Jen: Wow! Look at that soccer player. He is making all the goals.
Mike: Do you know how a player like him gets to be so good? By practicing every day. Practice, practice, practice! Practice makes perfect.

Today’s expression is practice makes perfect. Practice makes perfect is something that you say which means if you do something many times and put effort into it you will get good at it, even to the point where you perfect the skill. Practice makes perfect 은 ‘자꾸 연습하면 아주 잘하게 된다. 또는 뭐든지 하루 아침에 잘 할 수 있는 게 아니다. 무언가에 능숙해지려면 끊임없이 반복해야 한다.’ 라는 뜻입니다.

오늘 본문에서 제가 Mike에게 저 축구 선수 좀 보라고 하며 그 선수 혼자 골을 다 넣는다고 하자 Mike가 “Practice, practice, practice! Practice makes perfect.” 라고 했죠. 이렇게 똑같은 걸 하고 또 해야만 잘할 수 있다. 훈련만이 숙달의 비결이다. 라는 뜻으로 ‘practice makes perfect’이라는 표현을 쓸 수 있습니다.

이제 practice makes perfect’의 실제 활용 예를 들어보겠습니다. “If you want to improve in English, speak it as much as you can. Practice makes perfect.” 라고 하면 “영어를 잘하려면 될 수 있는 한 많이 영어로 대화를 나눠라. 계속 연습해야만 실력이 붙는다.”라는 뜻이 됩니다.

Now you know what today’s expression means right? Then we will listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jen: Wow! Look at that soccer player. He is making all the goals.
Mike: Do you know how a player like him gets to be so good? By practicing every day. Practice, practice, practice! Practice makes perfect.

Let’s review. Practice makes perfect is something that you say which means if you do something over and over again you will learn to do it very well. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. Now try using this expression on your own.