[The Hunger Games] Chapter 7 : 어휘, 문장, 구문, 관용구

1. scraggly old apple tree

scraggly : thin and bony

 

2. "If only you could frost someone to death"

freeze to death : to die as a result of exposure to cold temperatures

• 주인공이 한 말은 비꼬는 거라고 볼 수 있음.

3. Most of the other tributes sit alone, like lost sheep.

like lost sheep : 이런 비유법이 자주 쓰이는 것 같다.

 

 4. asks questions right on cue

(right) on cue : as if planned to happen exactly at that moment

 

5." I think we have a shadow."

shadow : someone who follows another person everywhere

 

6. I'm being upstaged by a dead pig.

being upstaged : to draw attention away from upstaging the competition

 

7. I hear shouts of alarm as people stumble back

cries of alarm : to fill with apprehension, anxiety, or fear

stumble back and forth : to walk in an awkward, unsteady, or unsure way