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Dutch Pay(더치 페이)는 콩글리쉬였군....Dutch 에 대해서

by goenglish 2009. 12. 8.
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Words and Their Stories

Heineken beer cans by viZZZual.com.
<사진 flickr.com>
풍차와 튜립의 나라로 알려져 있지만
나에겐 하이네켄 맥주의 나라로 더 익숙한^^ 네델란드.

그 나라의 이름, Dutch - 네델란드(Netherland) 의- 가 들어간,
하지만 네델란드 국민과 관계없는 영어식 표현
voanews의 " words and their stories" 중에서



<영문 스크립트 오디오 설명> 5분

 Dutch agreement 술을 과음한 사람끼리 맺은 계약  A Dutch agreement was one
made between men who had drunk too much alcohol. 
Dutch courage 술김에 내는 용기  Dutch courage was the false courage produced by the effects of drinking alcohol.  
 Dutch leave 병사의 무단 외출  Dutch leave was what a soldier took when he left his base without permission. 
Dutch uncle   잔소리 심한 사람 if someone speaks to you like a Dutch uncle he is speaking in a very severe way.  And you should listen to him carefully!  
in Dutch  난처하게 되어,
남의 미움을 사, 언짢게 하여 
If someone said to you,
you were in Dutch
they were telling you that you were in trouble.  An important person – a parent or teacher, perhaps – was angry with you. 
Dutch treat  회비 각자 부담의 회식[파티]  Dutch treat means that when friends go out to have fun, each person pays his own share.
 go Dutch  각자 부담하자. 각가 계산하자.

* 각자 부담 Dutch pay (X) 
Let's go Dutch. 보다는

Let's split [share] the bill
(between us).

Let's go fifty-fifty.
Let's go half-and-half.
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