[영어 회화] It's par for the course.

 

(Two college classmates are talking … )
Donny: I have a major problem.
Paul: How can a college student have a major problem?
Donny: One of the best basketball players in school is failing his math class.
Paul: Do you think that's unusual? It's par for the course.
Donny: The coach said the player won't be able to play in the next tournament if he doesn't pass the next test.
Paul: What does that have to do with you?
Donny: The coach wants me to take the place of the player on the next math test.
Paul: You mean take the test for him? That's asking for trouble.
Donny: But the coach's wife is my math teacher. She could make a lot of trouble for me if I don't take it.
Paul: You're in a no win situation.

(대학 친구 둘이 얘기한다…)
다니: 나 심각한 문제가 있어.
폴: 대학생이 뭐 그리 심각한 문제가 있을라고?
다니: 학교 최고의 농구 선수 하나가 수학을 낙제하고 있거든.
폴: 그게 뭐 특별한 일이야?
다니: 코치가 그러는데 다음 시험을 통과못하면 그 선수가 다음 경기에 출전하지 못한다는 거야.
폴: 그게 너랑 무슨 상관이야?
다니: 코치는 내가 선수 대신 수학 시험을 치르기를 바라고 있어.
폴: 대리 시험을? 그건 문제를 자초하는 거야.
다니: 하지만 코치의 부인이 수학 선생님이거든. 내가 시험을 안쳐도 문제가 될 거야.
폴: 도저히 이길 방법이 없는 상황이군.

 

 

par for the course

흔히 있는 일이다, 보통이다

Raining all week is par for the course in Ireland.
Do you think that's unusual? It's par for the course.
In the past 10 years, the number of people who get massages has grown by leaps and bounds. With travel to Southeast Asia becoming par for the course, many travelers receive massages while they visit. They seek out similar services when they return to Korea, so the demand has spiked.