[신나는 공부/초등 생활영어]What was it about?

What was it about?

Michael: Have you finished the book you were reading already?

읽고 있던 책을 벌써 다 읽었니?

Scott: Yes, I have.

그래.

Michael: That was fast.

빨리 읽었구나.

Scott: Yeah, I really enjoyed it. It was awesome!

I couldn't put it down.

응, 정말 재미있었어. 굉장한 책이었어! 손에서

놓을 수가 없었어.

Michael: Why?

왜?

Scott: There were so many twists and turns.

반전이 정말 많았거든.

Kelly: What was it about?

무슨 내용이었는데?

Scott: It was about a man's adventures in the Arctic.

북극에서 벌어진 한 남자의 모험에 관한 이야기야.

Kelly: Is it a true story?

실화야?

Scott: No, it's fiction. I love reading make-believe stories.

아니, 소설이야. 난 가공의 이야기를 읽는 게 좋더라.

*awesome : 인상적인, 멋있는

*put down : 내려놓다

*twists and turns : 반전, 우여곡절

*the Arctic : 북극

*make-believe : 공상의, 가공의

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