명사 is on its last legs.
~이 아슬아슬한 상태야.
My car is on its last legs.
내 차가 아슬아슬한 상태야.
This smartphone is on its last legs.
이 스마트폰이 아슬아슬한 상태야.
The project is on its last legs.
프로젝트가 아슬아슬한 상태야.
Our rice pot is on its last legs.
우리의 밥솥이 아슬아슬한 상태야.
Their marriage is on its last legs.
그들의 결혼이 아슬아슬한 상태야.
Role Play
A : What’s the story with the rice? It didn’t thoroughly cook.
A: 밥이 왜 이래? 완전히 익지를 않았네.
B : I’m sorry to say, our rice pot is on its last legs.
유감스럽지만, 우리의 밥솥이 아슬아슬한 상태야.
A : We really can’t do without one. Time to go shopping.
우리가 밥솥없이 살수는 없지. 새로하나 장만하러 가자.
* 대화속 영어표현
* What’s the story with the rice? : 밥이 왜 이런 거야? (What happened to the rice?)
* It didn’t thoroughly cook. : 완전히 익지를 않았네. (It didn’t cook 100%.)
* I’m sorry to say : 유감스럽지만 (I hate to say it, but)
* Our rice pot is on its last legs. : 우리 밥솥이 아슬아슬한 상태야. (The rice cooker we have is down for the court.)
* We really can’t do without one. : 우리는 밥솥이 없으면 안 되지. (We have to have one.)
* Time to go shopping. : 쇼핑하러 가자. (Let’s go get a new one.)
고맙습니다.