800-pound gorilla
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Today, we are going to learn a fun expression. Before we find out what it means, let¡¯s listen to today¡¯s conversation. ±×·³ ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëȸ¦ µé¾îº¸¸é¼ ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯°¡ ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Àß µé¾îº¸¼¼¿ä. Listen carefully.
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
º»¹®¿¡¼ Á¦°¡ Jason¿¡°Ô ¡°So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along? ȸ»ç ÆÇ¸Å ½ÇÀûÀÇ ÇѰ踦 ³Ñ¾îº¸·Á°í ³ë·ÂÇßÀݾơ¦¾î¶»°Ô µÇ°¡´Ï?¡±¶ó°í ¹¯ÀÚ JasonÀº ¡°It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies. ¾÷°è ÃÖ´ë ȸ»çµé°úÀÇ °æÀïÀÌ¶ó¼ ½±Áö ¾Ê¾Æ"¶ó°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼ Àúµµ "Oh, that's a challenge! Á¤¸» ¾î·Á¿î µµÀüÀ̱¸³ª" ¶ó°í ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
Now keep today¡¯s expression ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ in mind and let¡¯s hear the conversation again. ±×·³ ´Ù½Ã Çѹø ´ëȸ¦ µé¾îº¼±î¿ä?
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
Today¡¯s expression is 800-pound gorilla. If you think about a gorilla, you know that they are generally heavy animals. The average adult male gorilla actually weights between 150 to 250 pounds. But if you imagine an 800-pound gorilla, you know it¡¯s going be very big and strong! I¡¯m sure I won¡¯t be able to mess with that big of a gorilla!
So this American English expression ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ refers to a person, group, or organization that is so powerful and established that it dominates its environment. It can act without regard to rules or rights of others.
°í¸±¶ó´Â µ¢Ä¡°¡ Å©°í Èûµµ ¾ÆÁÖ ¼¾ µ¿¹°ÀÌÁÒ. º¸Åë ¹«°Ô°¡ 150¿¡¼ 250 ÆÄ¿îµå, ų·Î±×·¥À¸·Î´Â 70¿¡¼ 110 ų·Î±×·¥ Á¤µµ ³ª°¡´Âµ¥¿ä. ¿À´Ã Ç¥Çö¿¡ ³ª¿À´Â 800ÆÄ¿îµåÀÇ °í¸±¶ó´Â ±²ÀåÈ÷ Å©°í Èûµµ ¾î¸¶¾î¸¶ÇϰÚÁÒ? ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯¶ó´Â Ç¥ÇöÀº ºñÁî´Ï½º ¿µ¾î¿¡¼ ÁÖ·Î ¾²À̴µ¥¿ä, ¾÷°è¿¡¼ °¡Àå ±Ô¸ð°¡ Å©°Å³ª ¸·°ÇÑ È¸»ç¸¦ ÀǹÌÇÕ´Ï´Ù. À§ÇèÇϰųª µÎ·Á¿î Á¸À縦 ¶æÇϱ⵵ Çϰí¿ä.
In today¡¯s conversation Jason tells me that his company is competing against 800-pound gorillas. This means that he is competing against large and established companies. ¿À´Ã º»¹®¿¡¼ JasonÀº ÀÚ±âÀÇ È¸»ç ÆÇ¸Å ½ÇÀûÀ» ³ôÀÌ°í ½ÍÁö¸¸, Å« ȸ»çµé ¶§¹®¿¡ ½±Áö ¾Ê´Ù°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.¡±¶ó°í¿ä. ÀÌ·¸°Ô °¡Àå Å©°í °·ÂÇÑ »ç¶÷À̳ª ȸ»ç µîÀ» °¡¸®Å³ ¶§ ¾µ ¼ö Àִ ǥÇöÀÌ ¹Ù·Î ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
±×·³ ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ´õ ¹è¿öº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°Don¡¯t mess with Jack; he¡¯s like an 800-pound gorilla!¡±¶ó´Â ¹®ÀåÀ» ÇØ¼®ÇÏ¸é ¡°JackÇÑÅ× ÇԺηΠ±¼Áö ¸¶. ±×´Â ¾ÆÁÖ °·ÂÇØ! ¡± ¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Here is another example sentence. ¡°These companies act like 800-pound gorillas. They make up their own rules and they do whatever they want.¡±´Â ¡°ÀÌ È¸»çµéÀº °¡Àå ±Ô¸ð°¡ Å©°í ¸·°ÇÑ °Íó·³ Çàµ¿ÇØ. ¸¶À½´ë·Î ÀÚ±âµé¸¸ÀÇ ±ÔÄ¢À» ¸¸µé°Åµç.¡±·Î ÇØ¼®ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯, ÀÌ Ç¥Çö Àß ±â¾ïÇϽðí¿ä. ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëȸ¦ ¸¶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.
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
Let¡¯s review what we have learned today. ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ refers to a person, group, or organization that is so powerful and established that it dominates its environment. It can act without regard to rules or rights of others. 800-POUND GORILLA. Now try using this expression on your own. Áö±Ý±îÁö ENGLISH WITH YOO¿¡ Jennifer YooÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Until next time, bye bye!
¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀº 800-pound gorilla ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
Today, we are going to learn a fun expression. Before we find out what it means, let¡¯s listen to today¡¯s conversation. ±×·³ ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëȸ¦ µé¾îº¸¸é¼ ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯°¡ ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë¾Æº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. Àß µé¾îº¸¼¼¿ä. Listen carefully.
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
º»¹®¿¡¼ Á¦°¡ Jason¿¡°Ô ¡°So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along? ȸ»ç ÆÇ¸Å ½ÇÀûÀÇ ÇѰ踦 ³Ñ¾îº¸·Á°í ³ë·ÂÇßÀݾơ¦¾î¶»°Ô µÇ°¡´Ï?¡±¶ó°í ¹¯ÀÚ JasonÀº ¡°It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies. ¾÷°è ÃÖ´ë ȸ»çµé°úÀÇ °æÀïÀÌ¶ó¼ ½±Áö ¾Ê¾Æ"¶ó°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ±×·¡¼ Àúµµ "Oh, that's a challenge! Á¤¸» ¾î·Á¿î µµÀüÀ̱¸³ª" ¶ó°í ¸»Çß½À´Ï´Ù.
Now keep today¡¯s expression ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ in mind and let¡¯s hear the conversation again. ±×·³ ´Ù½Ã Çѹø ´ëȸ¦ µé¾îº¼±î¿ä?
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
Today¡¯s expression is 800-pound gorilla. If you think about a gorilla, you know that they are generally heavy animals. The average adult male gorilla actually weights between 150 to 250 pounds. But if you imagine an 800-pound gorilla, you know it¡¯s going be very big and strong! I¡¯m sure I won¡¯t be able to mess with that big of a gorilla!
So this American English expression ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ refers to a person, group, or organization that is so powerful and established that it dominates its environment. It can act without regard to rules or rights of others.
°í¸±¶ó´Â µ¢Ä¡°¡ Å©°í Èûµµ ¾ÆÁÖ ¼¾ µ¿¹°ÀÌÁÒ. º¸Åë ¹«°Ô°¡ 150¿¡¼ 250 ÆÄ¿îµå, ų·Î±×·¥À¸·Î´Â 70¿¡¼ 110 ų·Î±×·¥ Á¤µµ ³ª°¡´Âµ¥¿ä. ¿À´Ã Ç¥Çö¿¡ ³ª¿À´Â 800ÆÄ¿îµåÀÇ °í¸±¶ó´Â ±²ÀåÈ÷ Å©°í Èûµµ ¾î¸¶¾î¸¶ÇϰÚÁÒ? ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯¶ó´Â Ç¥ÇöÀº ºñÁî´Ï½º ¿µ¾î¿¡¼ ÁÖ·Î ¾²À̴µ¥¿ä, ¾÷°è¿¡¼ °¡Àå ±Ô¸ð°¡ Å©°Å³ª ¸·°ÇÑ È¸»ç¸¦ ÀǹÌÇÕ´Ï´Ù. À§ÇèÇϰųª µÎ·Á¿î Á¸À縦 ¶æÇϱ⵵ Çϰí¿ä.
In today¡¯s conversation Jason tells me that his company is competing against 800-pound gorillas. This means that he is competing against large and established companies. ¿À´Ã º»¹®¿¡¼ JasonÀº ÀÚ±âÀÇ È¸»ç ÆÇ¸Å ½ÇÀûÀ» ³ôÀÌ°í ½ÍÁö¸¸, Å« ȸ»çµé ¶§¹®¿¡ ½±Áö ¾Ê´Ù°í ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ¿µ¾î·Î ¡°It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.¡±¶ó°í¿ä. ÀÌ·¸°Ô °¡Àå Å©°í °·ÂÇÑ »ç¶÷À̳ª ȸ»ç µîÀ» °¡¸®Å³ ¶§ ¾µ ¼ö Àִ ǥÇöÀÌ ¹Ù·Î ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ÀÔ´Ï´Ù.
±×·³ ¿¹¹®À» ÅëÇØ ¿À´ÃÀÇ Ç¥ÇöÀ» ´õ ¹è¿öº¸°Ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¡°Don¡¯t mess with Jack; he¡¯s like an 800-pound gorilla!¡±¶ó´Â ¹®ÀåÀ» ÇØ¼®ÇÏ¸é ¡°JackÇÑÅ× ÇԺηΠ±¼Áö ¸¶. ±×´Â ¾ÆÁÖ °·ÂÇØ! ¡± ¶ó´Â ¶æÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Here is another example sentence. ¡°These companies act like 800-pound gorillas. They make up their own rules and they do whatever they want.¡±´Â ¡°ÀÌ È¸»çµéÀº °¡Àå ±Ô¸ð°¡ Å©°í ¸·°ÇÑ °Íó·³ Çàµ¿ÇØ. ¸¶À½´ë·Î ÀÚ±âµé¸¸ÀÇ ±ÔÄ¢À» ¸¸µé°Åµç.¡±·Î ÇØ¼®ÇÒ ¼ö ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯, ÀÌ Ç¥Çö Àß ±â¾ïÇϽðí¿ä. ¿À´ÃÀÇ ´ëȸ¦ ¸¶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.
800-pound gorilla
Jen: So I know you¡¯ve been pushing the envelope on your company sales. How has that been coming along?
Jason: It¡¯s not been easy because we are competing against 800-pound gorilla companies.
Jen: Oh, that¡¯s a challenge!
Let¡¯s review what we have learned today. ¡®800-pound gorilla¡¯ refers to a person, group, or organization that is so powerful and established that it dominates its environment. It can act without regard to rules or rights of others. 800-POUND GORILLA. Now try using this expression on your own. Áö±Ý±îÁö ENGLISH WITH YOO¿¡ Jennifer YooÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Until next time, bye bye!