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[EBS 입트영] 스포츠 스타의 '영구 결번' 영어로 표현하기 Retired Numbers of Sports Stars

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Retired Numbers of Sports Stars
스포츠 스타의 '영구 결번'


outstanding contributions 출중한 기여
sports star 스타 선수
uniform number 등번호

pay tribute to ~을 기리다, 경의를 표하다
the highest honor 가장 높은 명예
be given that honor 영예가 부여되다
out of respect 예를 갖춰

be inducted into ~에 추대되다
the cream of the crop 가장 최고
a huge deal 대단히 큰일



  • pay tribute to ~을 기리다, 경의를 표하다

To pay tribute to athletes, there is a custom of retiring uniform numbers.
Every year, we pay tribute to the soldiers who protected our country.
There was a concert to pay tribute to that singer.

  • call it a career 은퇴하다

Last year, Kim Tae-kyun of the Hanwha Eagles decided to call it a career.
People these days are waiting longer to call it a career.
I was sad when the writer announced that she would call it a career.

  • out of respect 예를 갖춰

Out of respect for Jackie Robinson, the MLB decided to retire his number.
I didn't celebrate, out of respect for my classmates.
Everyone in the room stood up out of respect.

* 출처 - EBS 입이 트이는 영어 September 2021 (이현석, 제니퍼 클라이드)

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