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An American Marriage p28-30 p28Memory is a queer creature, an eccentric curator.(Celestial의 직업이 artist)  Aretha Franklin  https://youtu.be/DWWCUoaspYk?si=IZEhbogPbtI7IMe4 when we were playing at love : not much experiencebut those were tussles about our relationship : fight p29talk me down : calm me downIf you lose it every time he tries to come clean, you're encouraging him to lie.: lose your temper, tell the truth  burni.. 더보기
An American Marriage p24-27 p24 So I don't hear it in the street? - rumor나 gossip가 아닌, 직접 듣길 바래서   terse words gnarled family tree : messed up, twisted sabotage our marriage : ruin as though it were possible to tango alone / you need a partner: it takes two to tango  p25What kind of bourgie shit is that? / old moneyflip the script(slang) To reverse a situation, especially by doing something unexpected.뜻: 반대로 하다.보통과 반대로 하거나.. 더보기
An American Marriage 같이 읽어요(1) Roy ~p27 https://young-polyglot.tistory.com/231 An american Marriage p3-5Royp3I'm a country boy at the core,- at the core : 뼛속까지 per se= technically, strictly speaking  southern belle : well-to-do family, wealthy family 출신의 잘 교육받은 아가씨, 지금은 young attractive lady의 의미로도 쓰임Georgyoung-polyglot.tistory.com https://young-polyglot.tistory.com/232 An american Marriage p6-7p6- doing something so hood. / ghetto, ga.. 더보기
An American Marriage p21-23 p21 hearty stream : small river, bigger but not river wedgesbaby-stepped behind me  picking her up like a bridehickory tree  bologna sandwiches and grape soda  grape soda :  https://www.theodysseyonline.com/10-things-up-taught-us 10 Things The First 10 Minutes Of "Up" Taught UsFrom beginning to end, Carl and Ellie did it right.www.theodysseyonline.com Why are black Americans stereotyped as likin.. 더보기
An American Marriage p19-20 p19Olive brought me into this world = gave birth to me  sock-it-to-me cake / bundt cake과 비슷 How Did This Cake Get Its Unique Name?The origin of this rich, flavorful Sock It To Me Cakes takes us back to the late 1960s. During this era, the term "sock it to me," a popular slang catchphrase meaning "give it to me," was heard as a punch line in the comedy show Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In and immortali.. 더보기
An American Marriage p17-18 p17 trippy experience A psychedelic experience (known colloquially as a trip) is a temporary altered state of consciousness induced by the consumption of a psychedelic substance (most commonly LSD, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, or DMT).The definition of trippy is a slang word to describe something that is similar to a drug hallucination.  the doll really did favor me favor = resemble, look li.. 더보기
An American Marriage p15-16 p15 a corner of cognac Doris Day미국의 가수·영화배우. 1950~60년대 활동했으며 엘리자베스 테일러, 오드리 헵번, 마릴린 먼로와 함께 당대를 대표하는 배우였다. 처음에는 가수로 출발했으며, 1948년 영화에 출연한 후 많은 뮤지컬 영화와 도시적인 코미디 영화에 등장했다. 1956년 알프레드 히치콕 감독의 영화 에 출연, 유명한 를 부르기도 했다. 1960년대 후반에는 를 진행했고, 은퇴후에는 '도리스데이애완동물재단'을 설립 운영했다. 2004년 미국 최고 훈장인 '자유의 메달'을 받았다. gamely / willingly 용감하게, 과감히 making waves in the world / making ripples 영향력을 행사하다, building reputaions  al.. 더보기
An American Marriage p13-14 p13skirmish : small conflict / 소규모 접전 / (특히 정치인들 간의) 옥식각신, 승강이 I-10: highway name  back in rhythm : back to normal old-school hip-hophttps://youtu.be/rwYrEEka1mc?si=reSRhaC-L8lTHObN  Honda Accord She nibbled on the ends of her hair : she felt nervous a feeling like maybe you left the stove onCall your boy, Andre, then. boy: close friend a little dude, three apples tall  Frederick Douglass fro더글러.. 더보기

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