Achilles' heel
"I am an a student in math and science, but English is my achilles' heel."
Meaning : The one weakness, fault, flaw, or vulnerable spot in one's otherwise strong character.
나약함, 단점, 결함, 약점이 없었으면 완벽한 사람.
"English is my achilles' heel" 영어는 나의 유일한 약점이야.
Origin : In the iliad, the famous story about the Trojan War by the Greek poet Homer, Achilles was a great hero and warrior. However, he had one weak spot, the heel of one foot. When he was a baby, his mother wanted to be
certain that her son could never be harmed, so she dipped little Achilles upside-down in the magical River Styx.
Wherever the water touched his body, he became invulnerable. But since she was holding him by his heel, that
park of him never got wet. Years later Achilles was killed in the Trojan War by an enemy who shot a poisoned
arrow into his heel.
그리스의 영웅 아킬레스의 유일한 약점은 발 뒤꿈치였다고 합니다.
그의 어머니가 그를 다치지 않게 하기 위해서 그를 Styx강에 담구었는데요
그때 어머니가 잡고 있었던 부분인 아킬레스부분만 빼고 몸을 담그게 되었다고 하네요
그래서 아킬레스가 제일 약한 부분이라고 합니다.
하지만 결국 그의 Achilles' heel 로 죽임을 당했던 영웅 아킬레스
요번 표현은 많이 쓰시는 단어라 많이 쉬우셨죠? ^^