난 제자리 걸음이야.

A: Sometimes I feel like 난 제자리 걸음이야, going nowhere.
B: Welcome to the club. We all go through that, at times.
A: I’m looking for that “light at the end of the tunnel”.
B: A wise man once said, “When you’re going through hell, keep going!”

A: 가끔씩 내가 아무런 진전 없이 I’m treading water.
B: 동지 만났네. 가끔은 우리 누구나 그런 걸 겪지.
A: 그 터널 끝 불빛을 찾고 있어.
B: 현자가 말하길, “지옥을 지날 때는 계속 가라”라고 했다네.

[Additional expressions]
*Sometimes I feel like
– At times, I get the sense that / Once in a while, I start to feel as if
*I’m treading water
– I’m standing still / nothing is going on in my life / I’m at a standstill
*going nowhere
– not making progress / making no developments / getting no place
*Welcome to the club.
– You’re not the only one. / That’s normal.
*We all go through that, at times.
– Everybody has those feelings at one time or another.
*I’m looking for that
– I’m trying to find my / I’m in a constant search to get to my
*“light at the end of the tunnel”
– objectives / hopes and dreams / successful way of life
*A wise man once said
– Someone very smart once made the comment / I heard from someone very smart
*“When you’re going through hell, keep going!”
– If you’re having a hard time, never give up!