Why the long face?

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Today, we are going to learn an interesting expression. Before we find out what it means, let¡¯s listen to today¡¯s conversation. ±×·³ ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ µé¾îº¸¸é¼­ ¡®why the long face?¡¯°¡ ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Àß µé¾îº¸¼¼¿ä. Listen carefully.

Why the long face?
Jason: Jen, why the long face?
Jen: Oh, it¡¯s nothing.
Jason: What do you mean it¡¯s nothing? Something has to be going on.
Jen: Honestly, I don¡¯t want to talk about it.
Jason: Oh, okay.

º»¹®¿¡¼­ JasonÀÌ Á¦°Ô ¡°Jen, why the long face? Jen, ¹«½¼ °ÆÁ¤°Å¸®¶óµµ ÀÖ¾î?¡±¶ó°í ¹¯ÀÚ Àú´Â ¡°Oh, it¡¯s nothing. ¾Æ, ¾Æ¹«°Íµµ ¾Æ´Ï¾ß."¶ó°í ´ë´äÇß½À´Ï´Ù. JasonÀº ¡°What do you mean it¡¯s nothing? Something has to be going on. ¾Æ¹«°Íµµ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó´Ï? ¹«½¼ ÀÏÀÌ Àִµ¥ ¹¹.¡±¶ó°í ÇÏÀÚ Àú´Â ¡°Honestly, I don¡¯t want to talk about it. ¼ÖÁ÷È÷ ¸»ÇÏ°í ½ÍÁö ¾Ê¾Æ.¡±¶ó°í Çß½À´Ï´Ù.

Now keep today¡¯s expression ¡®why the long face?¡¯ in mind and let¡¯s hear the conversation again. ±×·³ ´Ù½Ã Çѹø ´ëÈ­¸¦ µé¾îº¼±î¿ä?

Why the long face?
Jason: Jen, why the long face?
Jen: Oh, it¡¯s nothing.
Jason: What do you mean it¡¯s nothing? Something has to be going on.
Jen: Honestly, I don¡¯t want to talk about it.
Jason: Oh, okay.

Today¡¯s expression is why the long face? ¡°Why the long face?¡¯ basically means: why do you look sad? ¡®Long face¡¯¸¦ Á÷¿ªÇÏ¸é ¡®±ä ¾ó±¼¡¯ÀÌÁö¸¸, ¿µ¾î¿¡¼­´Â ¿ì¿ïÇϰųª ½½Ç ǥÁ¤, ȤÀº ½Ã¹«·èÇÑ Ç¥Á¤À» ¶æÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼­ ¡®Why the long face¡¯´Â ¡®¹«½¼ °ÆÁ¤°Å¸®¶óµµ ÀÖ´Ï?¡¯¶ó´Â Ç¥ÇöÀÌ µË´Ï´Ù. »ç¶÷ÀÌ ¿ì¿ïÇϰųª, ½½ÇÁ°Å³ª ¶Ç´Â °ÆÁ¤À» ÇÏ°Ô µÇ¸é ÀÔÀÌ ¹ØÀ¸·Î ÃÄÁöÁÒ? ÀÌ·¸°Ô ÀÔ ²¿¸®°¡ ³»·Á°¡¸é ¾ó±¼ÀÌ ±æ¾îÁö±âµµ Çϰí¿ä. ¿©±â¼­ ³ª¿Â Ç¥ÇöÀÌ ¹Ù·Î ¡®why the long face?¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.

In today¡¯s conversation Jason asks me why the long face? He is asking me why I look so sad and concerned. ¿À´Ã º»¹®¿¡¼­ JasonÀº Á¦°Ô ¹«½¼ °ÆÁ¤ÀÌ¶óµµ ÀÖ³Ä°í ¹°¾îºÃ½À´Ï´Ù. ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°Jen, why the long face?¡±¶ó°í¿ä. ÀÌ·¸°Ô ½Ã¹«·èÇÑ ¾ó±¼ÀÏ ¶§ ¶Ç´Â ¿ì¿ïÇØ º¸ÀÏ ¶§ ¾µ ¼ö Àִ ǥÇöÀÌ ¹Ù·Î ¡®why the long face?¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
±×·³ ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ´õ ¹è¿öº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°Tommy was walking around with a long face since yesterday.¡±¶ó´Â ¹®ÀåÀ» ÇØ¼®ÇÏ¸é ¡°Tommy ´Â ¾îÁ¦ºÎÅÍ ¿ì¿ïÇØ º¸¿´´Ù.¡± ¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Here is another example sentence. ¡°David, it¡¯s a Friday! Why the long face?¡±´Â ¡°David, ¿À´Ã ±Ý¿äÀÏÀε¥ ¿Ö ÀÌ·¸°Ô ½Ã¹«·èÇÑ ¾ó±¼ÀÌ´Ï? ¹«½¼ ÀÏ ÀÖ¾î?"·Î ÇØ¼®ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¡®why the long face?¡¯, ÀÌ Ç¥Çö Àß ±â¾ïÇϽðí¿ä. ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëÈ­¸¦ ¸¶Áö¸·À¸·Î µé¾îº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Now that you know what today¡¯s expression means, let¡¯s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Why the long face?
Jason: Jen, why the long face?
Jen: Oh, it¡¯s nothing.
Jason: What do you mean it¡¯s nothing? Something has to be going on.
Jen: Honestly, I don¡¯t want to talk about it.
Jason: Oh, okay.

Let¡¯s review what we have learned today. ¡°Why the long face?¡¯ basically means: why do you look sad? ¡¯ they are asking you why you look unhappy or sad. WHY THE LONG FACE? Now try using this expression on your own. Áö±Ý±îÁö ENGLISH WITH YOO¿¡ Jennifer YooÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Until next time, bye bye!