이선욱. 2010. 영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기 (44) 샤킬 오닐

출처: 이선욱. 2010. 『영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기』. 길벗이지톡.

영어 리딩 무작정 따라하기 저자 : 이선욱 출판 : 길벗이지톡 2010.01.05 상세보기

5장. 그 사람이 그렇대? 인물탐구

4. 농구만 잘하는 게 아니네! 엄친아 샤킬 오닐

 

Shaquille O'Neal is probably the best professional basketball player in American history. In the NBA, he is always the most dominant player. But did you know that he also has many critics?

 - critic: 비판가, 평론가

 

Although he is athletic and clearly is cut out to play basketball, he often reveals slips of the tongue during his interviews with the press.

 - be cut out to V: ...에 적합하다, ...에 소질이 있다

 - slip of the tongue: 말실수, 실언, 부주의한 발언

 

He says things like he is absolutely the best player of all time, or that he is fooling around with this or that supermodel.

 - fool around = mess around: 이성과 놀아나다

 - fool around: 할 일을 안 하고 노닥거리다

 cf. fool around with: ...를 우롱하다

 

His comments during interviews are often criticized on the Web. Aside from this, however, he is an interesting person.

 - aside from = apart from: ... 외에도, ...뿐만 아니라, ... 외에는, ...을 제외하고

 

He is also passionate about many things other than basketball.

 - other than: ... 외에, ...과 다른, ...이 아닌

 

For example, he has pursued a career as a rap musician and has released six albums so far. He is also pursuing an acting career and has appeared in quite a few music videos and movies. Without a doubt, he is a talented person in many ways.