넌 걸어 다니는 백과사전이구나!

A: 넌 걸어 다니는 백과사전 같아! How did you get so smart?
B: I read an awful lot and I pay attention to things.
A: I’m so bad at that. My attention span is so short.
B: Everybody’s different, but actions and results follow desires.

A: You’re like an encyclopedia! 어떻게 그렇게 유식하니?
B: 난 독서를 엄청 많이 하고, 모든 것에 관심을 갖는 편이야.
A: 난 정말 그런 건 못하는데. 난 집중력이 정말 짧아서 말이야.
B: 사람들은 다 달라, 하지만 행동하는 것과 결과는 원하는 만큼 따라오는 거야.

[Additional expressions]
*You’re like an encyclopedia!
– You know as much as an encyclopedia! / Your brain is a living encyclopedia!
*How did you get so smart?
– Why do you know so much? / How is it that you know so much information?
*I read an awful lot
– I read a large number of books / I read all the time / I’m a very avid reader
*I pay attention to things.
– I keep my eyes and ears open. / I learn from the things that happen around me.
*I’m so bad at that.
– That is really not my strong point. / I’m terrible when it comes to doing that.
*My attention span is so short.
– I don’t pay attention for very long at all. / I have a hard time staying focused.
*Everybody’s different
– Not everybody is the same / We all have our own individual strengths
*actions and results follow desires
– we do things and experience the outcomes based on our desire