초급과 중급을 구분짓는 go 활용법 총정리 하려고 합니다. 어려운 영어단어는 신경써서 외우게 되는데 우리에게 익숙한 단어들은 쉽다고 생각하고, 착각하고 그냥 넘기기 쉬워요. 그런데 원어민들은 이런 쉬운 기본동사를 이용한 표현을 자주 사용한다는 것이죠. 영어초급을 넘어 중급자라면 꼭 알아야 할 go의 활용법을 배워봅니다.
초급과 중급을 구분짓는 go 활용법 총정리
<중급이 알아야 할 Go의 활용법 1탄>
1. Go – ‘가다’의 활용법 6개
1-1. be gone for the day
1-2. go above and beyond
1-3. It’s may go-to 대상.
1-4. Sorry, I went too far.
1-5. You don’t wanna go there
1-6. have/got a long way to go
2: go + 동사원형
3: ‘진행되다’
4: go over
5: go over well
1. Go – ‘가다’의 활용법 6개
1-1. be gone for the day
He’s gone for the day. 퇴근 하셨어요
A: Have you seen Dr, Carlin?
B: She’s gone for the day. Why?
1-2. go above and beyond: 상대가 (필요/기대를 넘어) 상상 이상으로 애썼을 때
-freedictionary.com: to act in a way that exceeds expectations or requirements
You really went above and beyond. 정말 매 많이 썼구나. 노력 많이 했구나.
Thank you for going above and beyond the call of duty.
She goes above and beyond for the clients.
She goes above and beyond for her family and even strangers.
1-3. go-to 즐겨 찾는
*favorite: 가장 좋아하는 vs. go-to 즐겨 찾는
-캠브릿지 사전: used to describe the best person, thing, or place for a particular purpose or need(특정한 목적을 위한 최선의 선택)
That is my go-to drink.
It’s my go-to drink. 그거 내가 즐겨 찾는 음료야.
-꼭 favorite drink란 보장은 없음.
favorite drink는 돌체라떼지만 비싸기에 차선책인 아메리카노가 got-to drink가 될 수도 있음.
It’s my go-to place for pizza.
1-4. I’m sorry. I went too far. (도를 넘은 행동/발언) 미안. 내가 좀 지나쳤지.
-옥스포드 사전: exceed the limits of what is reasonable or acceptable
그 근처에도 가지 말라고 부드럽게 경고
– Don’t go there.
– You don’t wanna to there.
Why do you gotta go there, man?
1-5. I still have a long way to go: 아직 갈 길이 멀어요
-freedictionary.com: to still have a significant amount of work to do in order to accomplish something.
But we still have a long way to go
<room for improvement 개선의 여지가 있을 때>
This draft has a long way to go, but you’ll get there. 이 초안은 갈 길이 멀긴 해, 하지만 넌 잘 해낼 거야. (거기에 도달할 거야)
열심히 work on (공 들이다)하면 목표에 도달할 거야. You’ll get there.
2. go + 동사원형
Let’s go get a drink.
(go and get)
A: You’ve had a long day.
Let’s go get a drink.
B: After what happened today, I think I might have two.
오늘 있었던 일을 생각하면 두 잔은 마셔야 할 듯
A: Let’s go get a drink.
B: After what happened before, I think I might have two.
I need to go run an errand.
(go and run)
I’m gonna go run some errands in town.
I’m gonna go study English with 구슬쌤
(go and study)
3. ‘진행 되다’의 go
A: How did the meeting go?
B: It went well.
Hope this goes smoothly.
또는 아무 문제도 없으면 좋겠다는
I hope nothing goes wrong.
*go south 악화되다, 잘못되다
-Collins 사전: to decline, deteriorate, fail, etc.
If this goes south, my job is on the line.
*be on the line 위태롭다 –
If this thing goes south, it’s your ass that’s on the line.
My ass is on the line.
*my ass 나 자신
you ass = You, yourself.
My ass is on the line here, too.
4: go over
4-1. go over 건너가다
-freedictionary.com: to go to a place
I need you to go over there and walk ’em through it, so we can wrap this up.
*’em = them
*walk through: (절차/과정 등을) 차례대로, 하나 하나 설명해주다/보여주다
4-2. go over 검토하다/다르다/짚고 넘어가다(to review or explain something)
-Collins 사전: If you go over a document, incident, or problem, you examine, discuss, or think about it very carefully.
Let’s go over the plan again. 계획을 다시 검토해보자
Let’s go over the options.
<장단점을 짚고 넘어갈 때>
Let’s go over the pros and cons of this solution.
이 외에도 agenda (안건), proposal (제안서), numbers (금액/실적)등의 주요 내용을 짚고 넘어가며 얘기하고 싶을 때 go over.
A: I wonder if I might get a minute with you to go over the budget proposal.
B: I’m still catching up on it myself, but, yes
4-3. go over 확실히 익히기 위해 연습하다 (rehearse)
-Collins 사전: to practice and repeat something in order to learn it.
<확실히 익히기 위해 연습할 때도>
We need to focus on our meeting. Now, let’s go over the pitch.
중요한 미팅에 가기 전 할 말 (pitch의 내용을 짚고 넘어가듯) 연습할 때
Let’s go over the pitch.
<할 말 내용을 검토하듯 미리 연습해볼 때>
We’ll need to sit down and go over what you’re gonna say.
5: go over well
5. go over well (생각/행동이) 잘 받아들여지다/좋은 평을 받다
-Collins 사전 go over: to be received in a specified manner
-freedictionary.com go over well: to be accepted or well received
A: We should give it to the salesmen.
B: That’ll not go over well. 사람들이 잘 안 받아들일텐데 / 사람들의 평이나 반응이 안 좋을 텐데
It didn’t go over well.
반응이 안 좋았어/ 잘 받아들여지지 않았어.
It didn’t go over well with the Europeans, though.
