Alice: So how did you do on your test?
Jason: I blew it! I just blew the whole test!
Alice: Oh no! Why would you say that you blew it?
Jason: Well, I got the results this morning and I got a lot of questions wrong. So it looks like I have to study harder and retake it.
Alice: Don’t worry. I’m sure you won’t blow it next time..

본문에서 Alice가 Jason에게 묻습니다. “So how did you do on your test? 시험 어땠니?” 라는 질문이죠. 그러자 Jason이 답합니다. “I blew it! I just blew the whole test! 망쳤어! 시험을 다 망쳤다고!” 라고요.

이어서 Alice가 “Oh no! Why would you say that you blew it? 아니, 왜 망쳤다는거야?”라고 다시 묻자, Jason이 “Well, I got the results this morning and I got a lot of questions wrong. So it looks like I have to study harder and retake it. 오늘 아침에 결과가 나왔는데 문제를 많이 틀렸어. 더 열심히 공부해서 재시험을 봐야 할 것 같아.”라고 합니다.

그러자 Alice가 “Don’t worry. I’m sure you won’t blow it next time. 걱정 마. 다음 번에는 망치지 않을 거야.”라고 위로합니다. Now keep today’s expression ‘I blew it’ in mind and let’s listen to the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Alice: So how did you do on your test?
Jason: I blew it! I just blew the whole test!
Alice: Oh no! Why would you say that you blew it?
Jason: Well, I got the results this morning and I got a lot of questions wrong. So it looks like I have to study harder and retake it.
Alice: Don’t worry. I’m sure you won’t blow it next time.

Today’s expression is 'I blew it.' If you blew it, it means that you messed something up, or missed an opportunity. 단어 ‘blew’는 ‘blow’의 과거형입니다. 그리고 blow는 ‘입으로 바람을 불다’ 라는 뜻을 가지고 있죠.

만약 여러분이 입으로 무엇을 ‘호’ 하고 불면 입에서 나오는 바람 때문에 그 물건이 날아가버리겠죠. 이렇게 어떤 일을 날려버리거나 망쳤을 때, 또는 어떤 상황이 꼬여버렸을 때도 ‘I blew it!’이라고 말할 수 있습니다.

오늘 본문에서 Alice가 Jason에게 시험 잘 봤냐고 묻자 Jason은 “다 망쳤어. 시험을 다 망쳤다고!”라고 했죠. “I blew it! I just blew the whole test!”이라고요.

Blew it 또는 blow it, 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.

Alice: So how did you do on your test?
Jason: I blew it! I just blew the whole test!
Alice: Oh no! Why would you say that you blew it?
Jason: Well, I got the results this morning and I got a lot of questions wrong. So it looks like I have to study harder and retake it.
Alice: Don’t worry. I’m sure you won’t blow it next time.

Let’s review what we have learned today. If you blew it, it means that you messed something up or missed an opportunity. I BLEW IT. Now try using this expression on your own.