🏂 Learning to Ski | 스키 강습 – 입이 트이는 영어 (2025.05.29)
📘 Full English Script – 스키 영어 배우기
I’m not very good at skiing or snowboarding. I can manage a little, but that’s about it.
The last time I even tried was before I got married, which was well over 10 years ago.
In contrast, my kids first started skiing at the age of 5, so they have taken several ski lessons.
Their skills have improved rapidly, and now they can easily handle the intermediate slopes.
They’re getting more confident by the day, saying they are ready to tackle the advanced slopes, too.
That’s where the problem starts. I started to worry as the kids kept getting better last season.
Can my husband and I really keep up with them and safely ski down together?
I think this season, we might be the ones who need lessons again.
🧠 Today’s Memorization Sentences
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I can manage a little, but that’s about it. 조금은 할 수 있지만 그게 전부예요.
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Kids pick it up quickly, don’t they? 애들은 금방 배우지 않나요?
🧠 Today’s Key Expressions
✅ handle the slope –
She can handle the beginner slopes just fine.
→ 그녀는 초급 슬로프는 잘 타요.
He’s not ready to handle the advanced slopes yet.
→ 그는 아직 상급자 코스를 탈 준비가 안 됐어요.
📝 참고 표현
handle = 어떤 일이나 상황을 잘 다루다, 감당하다
the slope = 스키장 코스를 의미
bunny slope(초급), intermediate slope(중급), advanced slope(상급)으로 나뉨
✅ tackle the slope : (어려운) 슬로프에 도전하다 / 타보려고 시도하다
The kids are ready to tackle the advanced slopes.
→ 아이들이 상급자 슬로프에 도전할 준비가 되었어요.
I’ve never tackled a black diamond slope before.
→ 블랙 다이아몬드 슬로프(가장 어려운 코스)는 처음 도전해봐요.
🧠 기억 포인트
handle은 능숙함, 자신감
tackle은 도전, 시도, 용기
🧠 Writing Practice
1. I’m not very good at skiing or snowboarding.
→ 저는 스키나 스노보드를 잘 타지 못해요.
★ be good at ~ : ~을 잘하다
✨ not very good at ~ : 그리 잘하지는 않다
2. I can manage a little, but that’s about it.
→ 조금은 탈 수 있지만, 그게 다예요.
★ manage a little : 조금은 해내다
★ that’s about it : 그게 전부다, 더 이상은 없다
3. The last time I even tried was before I got married, which was well over 10 years ago.
→ 마지막으로 시도한 것도 결혼 전이었으니 벌써 10년이 훌쩍 넘었네요.
★ well over ~ : ~을 훨씬 넘는
4. In contrast, my kids first started skiing at the age of 5, so they have taken several ski lessons.
→ 반면에 우리 아이들은 5살 때부터 스키를 배웠고, 여러 번 강습을 받았어요.
★ in contrast : 반면에
★ several ski lessons : 여러 번의 스키 강습
5. Their skills have improved rapidly, and now they can easily handle the intermediate slopes.
→ 실력이 빠르게 늘어서 지금은 중급 코스도 무난하게 타요.
★ improve rapidly : 빠르게 늘다
★ handle ~ : (힘든 것을) 감당하다, 다루다
6. They’re getting more confident by the day, saying they are ready to tackle the advanced slopes, too.
→ 날이 갈수록 자신감이 붙어서 이제는 상급 코스에도 도전하겠다고 해요.
★ by the day : 날이 갈수록
★ tackle ~ : (도전적으로) 시도하다, 맞서다
7. That’s where the problem starts.
→ 문제는 거기서 시작돼요.
★ that’s where ~ starts : ~이 시작되는 지점이다 (전환 표현)
8. I started to worry as the kids kept getting better last season.
→ 지난 시즌에 아이들이 점점 더 잘하게 되면서 걱정이 되기 시작했어요.
9. Can my husband and I really keep up with them and safely ski down together?
→ 우리 부부가 과연 아이들을 따라가며 함께 안전하게 내려올 수 있을까요?
★ keep up with ~ : ~을 따라가다, 뒤처지지 않다
10. I think this season, we might be the ones who need lessons again.
→ 이번 시즌엔 우리 부부가 다시 강습을 받아야 할 것 같아요.
🔁 Pattern Practice – 스키 영어
📌 1. handle (~을 감당하다, 다루다)
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They can easily handle the intermediate slopes now.
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I can handle this problem without any help.
📌 2. tackle (~에 도전하다, 시도하다)
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They say they are ready to tackle the advanced slopes too.
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I’m ready to tackle the new challenge at work.
📌 3. keep up with (~을 따라가다, 뒤처지지 않다)
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I can’t keep up with my son anymore.
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I try to keep up with the major news.
🗣️ Dialogue Practice – 스키 영어
English Conversation
A: You said your kids took ski lessons, right?
B: Yes, they’ve taken lessons every season.
A: Kids pick it up quickly, don’t they?
B: Yeah, they’ve improved in no time.
A: So I guess you must hit the slopes together now.
B: I’m a bit worried because they say they want to have a go at the advanced slopes.
Korean Translation
A: 아이들이 스키 강습 받았다고 했죠?
B: 네, 매 시즌 강습을 받았어요.
A: 아이들은 금방 배우잖아요, 그렇죠?
B: 네, 실력이 순식간에 늘었어요.
A: 그럼 이제 같이 스키 타러 가겠네요?
B: 좀 걱정돼요. 애들이 상급자 코스에도 도전해보고 싶다고 해서요.
🧠 Today’s Memorization Sentences
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I can manage a little, but that’s about it. 조금은 할 수 있지만 그게 전부예요.
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Kids pick it up quickly, don’t they? 애들은 금방 배우지 않나요?
Hit the Slopes 스키타러 가다 Ha.. : 네이버블로그