Jason: Did you hear about Charles and Henry’s car accident?
Jen: Yes, I did. It’s so unfortunate. Are they still in the hospital?
Jason: Yes they are. They sustained serious injuries, but the doctor is confident that they’ll pull through.
Jen: That’s great to hear that they will be able to pull through.

본문에서 Jason이 제게 “Did you hear about Charles and Henry’s car accident? 찰스와 헨리의 교통 사고 소식 들었니?” 라고 하자 제가 “Yes, I did. 응 소식 들었어. It’s so unfortunate. 너무 안타까운 일이야. Are they still in the hospital? 둘 다 아직도 병원에 입원해 있니?”라고 묻습니다.

이어 Jason이 “Yes they are. They sustained serious injuries, but the doctor is confident that they’ll pull through. 응 아직도 병원에 있어. 심하게 다쳤지만 의사 선생님은 회복할 거라고 확신하셨어.”라고 하자, 제가 “That’s great to hear that they will be able to pull through. 회복할 수 있다니 정말 다행이다.”라고 말합니다.

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

Jason: Did you hear about Charles and Henry’s car accident?
Jen: Yes, I did. It’s so unfortunate. Are they still in the hospital?
Jason: Yes they are. They sustained serious injuries, but the doctor is confident that they’ll pull through.
Jen: That’s great to hear that they will be able to pull through.

Today’s expression is pull through. Pull through means to endure or survive something difficult. It may be that you survive a trouble or an illness. Pull 이라는 동사는 ‘끌어 당기다’는 의미고 through는 ‘무엇 을 통해’ 라는 뜻입니다.

그래서 Pull through라는 표현은 ‘아주 힘든 일을 해내다’, ‘심각한 질병으로부터 회복하다’라는 의미로 사용됩니다. 여러분들도 어려운 시기나 힘든 일을 극복해낸 경험이 있으시죠? 그렇게 위기를 이겨냈을 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘pull through’입니다.

오늘 본문에서는 Jason 이 "찰스와 헨리가 심하게 다쳤지만 의사 선생님은 회복할 거라고 확신하셨어.” 라고 했죠. “They sustained serious injuries, but the doctor is confident that they’ll pull through.”라고요.

Now let me give you an example sentence using today’s expression. “I believe that you will pull through this difficult situation.”라고 하면 "전 당신이 이 어려운 상황을 잘 헤쳐 나갈 것으로 믿습니다.”라는 뜻이 됩니다.

‘Pull through’, 이 표현 잘 기억하시고요. 오늘의 대화를 마지막으로 들어보겠습니다. Now that you know what today’s expression means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Jason: Did you hear about Charles and Henry’s car accident?
Jen: Yes, I did. It’s so unfortunate. Are they still in the hospital?
Jason: Yes they are. They sustained serious injuries, but the doctor is confident that they’ll pull through.
Jen: That’s great to hear that they will be able to pull through.

Let’s review. Pull through means to endure or survive something difficult. PULL THROUGH. Now try using this expression on your own.