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최고야! 정말 잘했다!

yaa94 — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:08:42 +0900

A: Jim was pretty psyched about his job interview.
B: He was prepared to the max. I wonder how it went.
A: His gut feeling is that 정말 잘했다!
B: I hope so. He’s been job hunting for ages.

A: 짐이 취업면접에 대해 들떠있던데.
B: 최대한으로 준비했잖아. 어떻게 됐는지 궁금한걸.
A: 짐은 it's two-thumbs-up라는 직감이 든다는데.
B: 그랬으면 좋겠어. 얼마나 오랫동안 일자리를 구했는데.

[Additional expressions]
*Jim was pretty psyched about
– Jim was very excited over / Jim was feeling super pumped up regarding
*his job interview
– the interview he had to get a new job / the interview he had lined up to find work
*He was prepared to the max.
– He was extremely well prepared. / His preparation was very intense.
*I wonder how it went.
– I’m curious about the result. / I wish I knew if it went well or not.
*His gut feeling is that
– He has no solid proof, but his instincts are that / He has a sense that
*it’s two-thumbs-up
– it went well / he was successful / he will get the job
*I hope so.
– That would be great. / For his sake, I hope that’s the case.
*He’s been job hunting for ages.
– He’s been on the trail of a good job for quite a long time.

뭐 때문에 그렇게 흥분했니?

yaa94 — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:37:37 +0900

A: You’re all peppy. 뭐 때문에 그렇게 흥분했니?
B: I’ve got the best news, ever! I won two plane tickets!
A: That’s unbelievable! What’s the destination?
B: I can choose from a list of ten different countries.

A: 너 완전 업됐는데? What’s got you so geared up?
B: 최고의 소식을 갖고 왔지! 비행기표 두 장을 상으로 받았어!
A: 믿을 수 없는걸! 목적지가 어디야?
B: 10개국 중에 하나를 선택할 수 있어.

[Additional expressions]
*You’re all peppy.
– You’re full of excitement. / You seem to be overflowing with energy.
*What’s got you so geared up?
– How come you’re this excited? / What’s your reason for being pumped up?
*I’ve got the best news, ever!
– I have received some of the greatest news I have ever had in my life!
*I won two plane tickets!
– I’m the winner of two airline tickets! / I won a contest for airfare for two!
*That’s unbelievable!
– I’m shocked! / That’s truly unimaginably great! / I can’t believe it!
*What’s the destination?
– Where are they sending you? / Where will you go?
*I can choose from a list of ten different countries.
– There’s a list of ten countries I can choose from.

줄 서세요.

yaa94 — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 08:42:55 +0900

A: Which careers lead to upper crust wealth?
B: Doctors come to mind, but they earn what they get.
A: I’d like to to be a top-drawer exec for a major company.
B: 줄 서세요. You need connections and heaps of luck.

A: 어떤 직업을 가져야 상류층에 들 수 있을까?
B: 먼저 의사가 떠오르긴 하는데, 의사들은 일한만큼 버는 거지.
A: 난 주요 대기업의 최고간부가 되고 싶어.
B: Get in line. 연줄이랑 운이 필요하니까.

[Additional expressions]
*Which careers
– What kinds of jobs / What fields in the labor market / What career choices
*lead to upper crust wealth
– can eventually bring about big income / will make me rich
*Doctors come to mind
– The medical profession is one / Being a physician might do that
*They earn what they get.
– They work hard for their money. / Their income is hard earned.
*I’d like to be
– I want to work as / I hope that I could get work being
*a top-drawer exec
– a high level executive / a powerfully ranked manager
*for a major company
– for a very large conglomerate / at a giant company
*Get in line.
– You and everybody else. / A lot of people want that. / Wait your turn.
*You need connections
– You’ve got to have somebody on the inside / You have to be connected
*heaps of luck
– lots of good fortune / massive amounts of lucky breaks

사람들은 쉽게 짜증내.

yaa94 — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:10:14 +0900

A: Internet news providers are in a rage over politics.
B: When are they not? 사람들은 쉽게 짜증내. over that stuff.
A: It’s a sensitive issue, for sure. They just fan the flames.
B: I can’t blame them. It’s worth knowing about.

A: 인터넷 뉴스 보니까 사람들이 정치에 대해 열받은 것 같던데.
B: 언제는 안 그랬니? People get riled easily.
별 거 아닌 걸로
A: 분명 민감한 문제인 건 맞는데, 그런걸 선동하는 것 같아.
B: 그렇다고 탓할 수만은 없어. 정치 문제에 대해 알아야 할 필요도 있구.

[Additional expressions]
*Internet news providers
– Providers of news on the Net / Those who put news up on the Internet
*are in a rage over politics
– are all upset and ranting about politics / are up in arms regarding political stuff
*When are they not?
– They always are that way. / Aren’t they always like that?
*People get riled easily over that stuff.
– It’s very easy for people to get angry concerning that.
*It’s a sensitive issue
– That kind of issue is very touchy / That’s a hypersensitive topic
*for sure
– no doubt / no question about it / to be certain / undeniably
*They just fan the flames.
– They just make everyone excited. / They cause people to get more upset.
*I can’t blame them.
– I totally understand. / I don’t fault them. / I can’t say that they’re wrong.
*It’s worth knowing about.
– It’s good to know that kind of information. / That’s valuable knowledge.

근사한데.

yaa94 — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:44:10 +0900

A: I feel like a drive out from under the city lights.
B: 근사한데. but it’d take an hour to get anywhere else.
A: Don’t be like that. Dig deep and find the romanticist in you.
B: Yes Dearist. I shall follow wherever you lead.

A: 도시의 불빛 아래서 벗어나 교외로 드라이브 나가고 싶어.
B: Sounds peachy. 하지만 어딜 가든 한 시간은 걸릴텐데.
A: 그렇게 초치지 마. 네 자신 깊숙이서 로맨티스트를 찾아보라구.
B: 네, 그러죠. 어디든 따라가죠.

[Additional expressions]
*I feel like a drive
– I’m up for a ride / I’m in the mood to go for a drive / I’d like to go driving
*out from under the city lights
– away from the city / out into the countryside
*Sounds peachy
– Sounds great / That seems like a cool idea / I like the sound of that
*It’d take an hour to get anywhere else.
– To go somewhere else would take about an hour.
*Don’t be like that.
– Don’t be so negative. / Try not to think that way.
*Dig deep
– Search hard / Try with all your power / Give it your best effort
*Find the romanticist in you.
– Look for that romantic part of your soul. / Discover romance.
*Yes Dearist.
– OK, my love. / Your wish is my command, my loving soul mate.
*I shall follow wherever you lead.
– You point me in the right directions and I shall go there.

그냥 놔둬.

yaa94 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:36:27 +0900

A: Sam looks pretty put-off. Is something under his skin?
B: He’s just having one of those days. He’ll snap out of it.
A: Would it do any good if I had a chat with him?
B: I doubt it. 그냥 놔둬. for a little while.

A: 샘이 기분이 안좋아 보이는데, 뭔가 안좋은 일이 있나?
B: 그냥 컨디션 안 좋은 그런 날이겠지. 곧 괜찮아 질거야.
A: 내가 얘기를 좀 해보면 나아질까?
B: 아닐걸. 잠시 Give him some space.

[Additional expressions]
*Sam looks pretty put-off.
– Sam seems to be pretty angry. / It looks like Sam is quite upset.
*Is something under his skin?
– Is something bothering him? / Is he dealing with a problem?
*He’s just having one of those days.
– He’s simply having the kind of day when everything goes wrong.
*He’ll snap out of it.
– He’s bounce back. / He’ll be all right. / He’ll be back to normal, soon.
*Would it do any good
– Would it help / Do you think it might be helpful to him
*if I had a chat with him
– if I sat him down for a little talk / if I were to try to talk with him about it
*I doubt it.
– I don’t think that would help. / I don’t believe so. / Probably not.
*Give him some space for a little while.
– Let him alone for a bit. / He needs some alone time.

엄마가 지겹게 잔소리 하신다.

yaa94 — Wed, 5 Feb 2025 09:07:38 +0900

A: My mom wants to hear wedding bells. 엄마가 지겹게 잔소리 하신다.
B: We’ve gone over this. We’ll get there at our own pace.
A: We’re on the same page. I’m just saying.
B: When our financial goals are reached, let’s dive in.

A: 우리 엄마가 웨딩마치 좀 듣고 싶으시대네. She’s harping on me.
B: 그 얘기는 이미 끝났잖아. 결혼식은 우리 속도대로 하자구.
A: 우린 서로 그 문제에 대해서는 동의하고 있잖아. 그냥 말해본 거야.
B: 우리 경제적인 문제가 해결되면/경제적인 목표를 이루면, 그 때 하자구.

[Additional expressions]
*My mom wants to hear wedding bells.
– My mother is looking forward to when we get married.
*She’s harping on me.
– She’s been nagging me about it. / She’s all over me concerning that.
*We’ve gone over this.
– We’ve already talked about this in detail. / We’ve hashed this out already.
*We’ll get there at our own pace.
– We can do that when we’re ready. / When the time is right, we’ll do it.
*We’re on the same page.
– We have the same opinion about that. / We’re in total agreement.
*I’m just saying.
– I’m simply telling you. / I just want to let you know.
*When our financial goals are reached
– When we have enough money set aside / When the cash is ready
*let’s dive in

– let’s go for it / let’s make the big move / nothing will hold us back

누구한테 안 좋은 소문을 들었어.

yaa94 — Mon, 3 Feb 2025 12:21:22 +0900

A: 누구한테 안 좋은 소문을 들었어. about Bill. Rumors are flying!
B: Believe only half of what you hear and some of what you see.
A: I know. I take such things with a grain of salt.
B: Good idea. He deserves a chance to speak up for himself.

A: Someone put a bug in my ear. 빌에 관한 , 소문 한 번 빠르더라!
B: 네가 듣는 얘기 반만 믿고, 보는 것 조금만 믿어.
A: 알아. 그런 얘기는 알아서 가감해서 들어.
B: 좋은 생각이야. 빌도 자신을 대변할 기회를 가져야지.

[Additional expressions]
*Someone put a bug in my ear about Bill.
– Somebody told me something about Bill and I can’t forget it.
*Rumors are flying!
– People are really doing a lot of talking! / There are so many rumors going around.
*Believe only half of what you hear
– Don’t believe everything you hear / Trust just a portion of what you hear
*some of what you see
– a small percentage of what you catch with your own eyes
*I know.
– I’m aware of that. / I completely understand that. / I get that.
*I take such things with a grain of salt.
– I don’t place a lot of importance or value in such things.
*Good idea.
– That’s smart. / You’re wise for that. / That’s the right idea. / That’s the way to go.
*He deserves a chance to speak up for himself.
– It’s only right that he can defend himself.

세상 돌아가는 걸 알게 해주거든.

yaa94 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 08:54:00 +0900

A: You seem to be a regular “newsie”. Do you read the whole paper?
B: From front to back, sure. 세상 돌아가는 걸 알게 해주거든.
A: Some say that the news media is often very biased.
B: That’s why I get my information from several sources.

A: 넌 신문을 매일 읽는 것 같은데, 신문 전체를 다 읽니?
B: 처음부터 끝까지, 물론이지. It keeps me up on things.
A: 뉴스 매체가 종종 한쪽에 편향된다고들 하던데.
B: 그래서 여러 군데에서 정보를 취합해서 얻지.

[Additional expressions]
*You seem to be a regular “newsie”.
– It seems like you pay a lot of attention to current news.
*Do you read the whole paper?
– Do you read every article in the newspaper? / Do you go over the entire paper?
*From front to back, sure.
– Every page, of course. / I don’t skip one page, certainly.
*It keeps me up on things.
– It helps me to know what the current events are. / I stay current, like that.
*Some say that
– According to some people / The opinion of many people is that
*The news media is often very biased.
– News media print and broadcast their own slanted views.
*That’s why
– That’s the reason / For that reason / Because of that
*I get my information from several sources.
– I find out the news by confirming with a variety of providers.

그 친구 괴짜던데.

yaa94 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:10:57 +0900

A: I ran into your friend Tim. 그 친구 괴짜던데.
B: That’s one way to put it. He takes a little getting-used-to.
A: We hit it off, fine. He has a unique view of things.
B: I’m glad that you two didn’t get off on the wrong foot.

A: 네 친구 팀과 우연히 마주쳤어. He’s quite a character.
B: 그렇게 말할 수 있지. 익숙해지는 데 좀 시간이 걸리는 편이지.
A: 우린 처음부터 죽이 잘 맞았는데. 그 친구 생각이 좀 특이하더라구.
B: 시작이 나쁘지 않았다니 다행이야.

[Additional expressions]
*I ran into your friend Tim.
– I unexpectedly bumped into your buddy. / I was surprised to see your pal, Tim.
*He’s quite a character.
– He’s pretty interesting. / He’s not quite like everyone else. / He’s different.
*That’s one way to put it.
– I guess you can say that. / That’s a good way to describe him.
*He takes a little getting-used-to.
– He’s not always easy to understand. / It takes time to appreciate him.
*We hit it off, fine.
– We got along well. / There was no problem for us at all.
*He has a unique view of things.
– His way of seeing things is very unique. / He sees the world in his own way.
*I’m glad that
– It’s good that / It makes me happy to hear that / I’m glad to know that
*You two didn’t get off on the wrong foot.
– You two had no problems. / You both were able to make friends.