큰일 할 남자의 영어 듣기 [6] - Back to School Supplies

큰일 할 남자의 영어 듣기 [6] - Back to School Supplies

1. Back to School Supplies.MP3

• Girl : Dad, I need a few supplies^[각주:1] for school, and I was wondering if...

• Dad : Yeah. There are a couple of pencils and eraser in the kitchen drawer, I think.

• Girl : Dad, I'm in eight grad now, I need REAL supplies for my demanding^[각주:2] classes.

• Dad : Oh, so you need ruler too?

• Girl : Dad, I need some high-tech stuff like a calculator, a Palm Pilot, and a laptop computer.

• Dad : Uh. I didn't have any of that when I was in a middle school, and I did just fine.

• Girl : Yeah, and they weren't any cars either, WERE there. And things are just more progressive^[각주:3] now.

• Dad : Well, we can rule out the hand pilot.

• Girl : Palm Pilot, Dad.

• Dad : Whatever, and the computer unless mom lets you sell the car. And as for adding machine.

• Girl : Calculator.

• Dad : Yeah, I think mine from college is kicking around here somewhere.

• Girl : Dad, I need a calculator for geometry, and I have heard you can download free software from the Internet.

• Dad : Great. My daughter will be playing video games in geometry class.

• Girl : Dad.

• Dad : Okay. How much is this going to cost me?

• Girl : Well, I saw it at the store for only $99, WITH a $10 mail-in rebate^[각주:4], or you could buy it online.

• Dad : Oh. Do they throw in a few aspirin so your father can recover from sticker shock^[각주:5]?

• Girl : Dad. Please. Everyone has one.

• Dad : I've heard that before.

• Girl : And you always say you want me to excel^[각주:6] in school, and I'll chip in^[각주:7] $10 of my own, and I'll even clean up my room.

• Dad : Hmm, 100 bucks. Well, you'll be supporting me in my old age, so, I guess. When do you need it?

• Girl : Now, right now.

• Dad : Now? Right now?

• Girl : Mom's already waiting in the car for us. She said she would buy me an ice cream if I could talk you into to buying it for me today.

• Dad : Oh no, I can't believe this.

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1. supply - which is available for them to use [본문으로]
2. demanding - requiring great effort or work [본문으로]
3. progressive - modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones [본문으로]
4. mail-in rebate - refund or return of money sent to the purchase after buying goods [본문으로]
5. sticker shock - great surprise at the sales price of an item [본문으로]
6. excel - do well, surpass [본문으로]
7. chip in - add or contribute [본문으로]