83. What is ~ like? ~는 어떤데?

[They are walking to a newstand.]

Phoebe: Do you think they have yesterday’s daily news?

              해석: 어제 신문 팔까?

Monica: Why?

Phoebe: Just wanna check my horoscope see if it was right.

        ◆ Horoscope 별자리 점

Monica: Phoebe. Don’t look now. But behind us is guy who has the potential to break our hearts and plunge us into a depression. 

        ◆ Potential 잠재력, 가능성

        ◆ Plunge 급락하다, 정신없이 빠져 들다

        ◆ Depression 낙담, 낭패

        ◆ Behind 전치사로 많이 사용, 뒤에 주로 단어,명사가 옴,  문장 끝에 오지 않는다

            Back 부사로 많이 사용

            예문> Who’s the girl standing behind you? 네 뒤에 서있는 여자는 누구야?

                      Are you going back (to work)? 사무실로 돌아갈거야?

Phoebe: Where? What is he like? Oh, come to momma.

        ◆ Come to momma 감탄사로 ‘죽인다’ 라는 의미

Monica: He’s coming. Be cool.

Man: Nice hat.

Monica: Thanks. 

Phoebe: We should do something. Whistle.

Monica: We’re not going to whistle. 

Phoebe: Come on. Do it. I can’t believe you did that.

 

<오늘의 표현>

What is ~ like 명사/동명사? ~는 어떤데?

 

<예문>

① 행동, 행위 등 비교적 긴 주어를 쓰고 싶을 때 가주어 it 을 사용한다

What is living in Seoul like?

➜ What is it like living in Seoul?

What is studying in New York like?

➜ What is it like studying in New York?

② 구체적인 사물, 사람이 주어일 때

What are you like? 당신은 어떤 사람이죠?(구체성을 띈 표현)

What is the weather like in Toronto?

What is the weather like in December?

What is the new teacher like?

What was your trip like? (How was your trip?) 

What was he like when you met him?

What were you like in high school? (How was your school life?)