유용한 생활 표현 |
| Unit 6 처치, 상황, 결과 |
| Step 1. ~에 관련이 있다 |
| I don't see what ancient philosophy has to do with modern life. |
| I have nothing to do with it. |
| What's love got to do with it? |
| The program is to do with mental illness. |
| Step 2. 우연히 ~하는 참이다 |
| I happened to be passing by. |
| I happen to know the fact that he's sick now. |
| Now, it just happens that he had been to the same school as me. |
| It so happened that I was out when he came by. |
| Step 3. 혹시 ~인가요? |
| Do you happened to have a match? |
| I happened on a childhood pal just now. |
| Step 4. 흔히 있는 일이야 |
| The boss got mad at you? It could happen to anyone. No hard feelings. |
| I fell asleep in the train and slept to the next station. It happens quite often to me. |
| It has rained everyday but that's nothing unusual. |
| It's nothing unusual for him to be late. Let's wait a little longer. |
| It is common to hear the caution signal. |
| Step 5. 두고 볼 일이야 |
| It remains to be seen whether or not the operation was successful. |
| Step 6. 막~하려던 참이다 |
| a: Would you be interested in having a beer on the way home? |
| b: Bingo! I was just about to ask you the same question. |
| I was about to leave when he came back. |
| Step 7. 거기에 있다 |
| That's what I loved about my father-he was always there for me. |
| Nobody seemed to know what went wrong with the machine. And there I was. I fixed it right away. |
| Step 8. 쉽지 않네요 |
| a: It sound like you have had a hard time. |
| b: Well, it hasn't been easy, but I think the worst is over. |
| Step 9. 둘러대어 곤란을 피하다 |
| Tom, take the easy way out! |
| She took the easy way out, and told him she had to visit her mother that afternoon. |
| Step 10. 궁지에 빠지다 |
| How about writing a composition for me? I'll be up the creek if I don't get the goddam thing in by Monday. |
| If I don't get my passport by Monday I'll be completely up the creek. |
| Step 11. 실상은 그래 |
| a: Dad, if I don't clean out the garage, does that mean I don't get any allowance? |
| b: That's about the size of it. |
| a: Either we must work late tonight or on Saturday. That's about the size of it. |
| b: Okay, I guess we can stay late tonight then. |
| Step 12. 본론은 지금부터야 |
| a: Your basketball team played great in the first half! |
| b: You ain't seen nothing yet! |
| a: The mountain here are just exquisite. |
| b: You haven't seen anything yet. Wait until get to the top. |
| Step 13. 대단한 일이군요 |
| a: 25 Years. That's quite something. b: Yes, we feel so fortunate. |
| Running your own company at age 21 is really something. |
| a: He was in the job only three weeks and he got a promotion! |
| b: Isn't that something? Maybe he's the boss's son. |
| This is quite handy. Isn't that something? |
| The fish your mother grilled is something else to me. |
| Wow, she is something else. What a looker. |
| a: On Sunday I competed in the road race and came in first! |
| b: You are something else! |
| Step 14. 별 희한한 일 다 보겠군 |
| Now, I've seen everything. |
| Now I've heard everything. |
| Step 15. 좋아/잘 했어 |
| a: Tom finished half of the work before two o'clock. |
| b: That's the way to go, Tom! Keep up the good work! |
| a: Way to go, Helen! b: Thanks. I never thought I could run 10 km. |
| Step 16. 바로 그거야 |
| a: I'm not going to give up! I know I can fix this machine. |
| b: That's the spirit! Tom, you can do it. |
| a: When I finish typing this report, the de나 will be cleaned off completely. |
| b: That's the stuff! You'll find it easier to work at an orderly desk. |
| a: I've decided to apologize to him and make up. |
| b: That's the ticket! You'll feel a lot better if you do. |
| Step 17. 분명히 ~일 것이다 |
| He is bound to lose. |
| a: Oh, not again! who could that be? b: It's bound to be the landlord. |
| a: Someone is knocking on the door. b: It's bound to be Mr. Kim. |
| Step 18. ~하기로 되어 있다 |
| You are supposed to put a check next to your name if you're going. |
| We were supposed to say happy birthday together, but she jumped the gun and said it first. |
| a: This machine for some reason makes two copies of everything. |
| b: That's strange. It's not supposed to. |
| a: I just saw Tom jogging in the park. |
| b: he's not supposed to. The doctor told him not to exercise much. |
| Step 19. ~일 모양이야 |
| There's supposed to be some extra bonus. |
| There's supposed to be a big news. |
| a: Shall we go to the gallery? There's supposed to be an exhibition of French Impressionist. |
| b: I'm not much of a gallery person. |
| Step 20. 만일 ~한다면 |
| a: You can't just quit this job right in the middle. |
| b: Suppose I do? You can't stop me. |
| a: Supposing we were to buy juice by the case instead of one bottle at a time. |
| b: We certainly would save money. |
| Provided that you give me a discount. I'll pay for it. |
| Step 21. 입장이 되다 |
| a: That's life, isn't it? |
| b: That's easy for you to say. You're not in my shoes. |
| If I had been in your shoes, I would have behaved different. |
| Put yourself in my place. |
| He is in the same boat as everyone else, trying to write a unique college admissions essay. |
| The boss had okayed my plan and you talked him out of it. (Just) where do I stand? |
| Step 22. 매가 너라면 |
| a: I'd showed up for work a little earlier, if I were you. |
| b: Yes, I guess I should. |
| a: Should I mention this mistake to Mr. Frank? |
| b: I wouldn't if I were you. He might get angry. |
| Step 23. 우연한 일치 |
| a: My last name is Steel. |
| b: Couldn't be. My last name's Steel, too! |
| a: What a coincidence. |
| It's a small world, isn't it? |
| It was a complete fluke, meeting sister at the airport. |
| Step 24. 금시초문 |
| a: The highway will be closed for major repairs on Monday and Thursday. |
| b: That's news to me! Thanks for telling me. |
| a: Did you hear that Sylvester Stallone is afraid of mice? |
| b: "Rambo" is scared of mice? That's a new one to me! |
| a: I ran a stop sign, and the cop gave me a summons. |
| b: What else is new? |
| Step 25. ~에 해당하다 |
| This area corresponds to the Myungdong in Seoul. |
| Our rice corresponds to your bread. |
| Step 26. 쉬운 일인 걸요 |
| a: Thanks for giving me a ride. |
| b: No sweat. It was right on my way home. |
| a: Sorry we didn't the papers by the deadline. |
| b: No sweat! We figured the deadline was too tight for most people. |
| a: Tom, can you show me how to use this word processor? |
| b: sure! There's nothing to it! |
| a: Is it difficult to plug in this external hard disk? |
| b: No, nothing to it! Just plug this cord into the back of the computer. |
| a: This new computer program is a breeze. b: Easy for you to say. |
| a: What do you mean? |
| b: After three hours of trying, I still can't figure it out. |
| a: Will you be able to fix my car? b: Piece of cake. |
| Finishing 6 bottles of beer is a piece of cake for him. |
| These are no small potatoes. |
| Step 27. 별 것도 아니면서 |
| a: Hey, did you hear that next year our lunch time will be extended? |
| b: Big deal! What can you do with five more minutes? |
| Being on television is no longer a big deal; it seems to be taken for granted. |
| Step 28. |
| Where's your heart? 동정심 |
| Where's your common sense? 상식 |
| Step 29. 손해볼 것 없어 |
| Just go out with him, you have nothing to lose. |
| Step 30. 공평하지 않다 |
| a: You fix dinner and I'll wash the dishes. |
| b: No fair! It takes a lot of time to fix pizza, but there's only a few dishes to wash. |
| Step 31. 호랑이도 제 말 하면 온다더니 |
| a: I haven't the faintest idea whether Tom is coming to the concert. |
| b: Hi, Bob, Jack. |
| c: Well, speak of the devil. Look who's here. |
| a: We were just talking about you, Tom. |
| Step 32. 남 말 하시네 |
| a: Here comes Tom. Late as usual! |
| b: Look who's talking! You're almost always late yourself. |
| You think I eat too much? Look who's talking! But I only ate seven cookies! |
| a: You should study harder! |
| b: Look who's talking. I haven't seen you open a book in a week. |
| Step 33. 기사화 되다 |
| The topic ran in the all weekies. |
| Recently they ran an article in the paper that made me boil. |
| Step 34. 발생하다 |
| A burglary took place in a town very near mine. |
| The meeting took place at the hotel. |
| The ceremony was held with guest from all walks of life. |
| Step 35. 일이 생겨서 말이야 |
| Sorry I can't go with you-something has suddenly come up. |
| Something's coming up. So I might be home late. |
| I've got to go-something has just come up at home and I'm needed there. |
| Step 36. |
| I shell out 30 bucks for grocery, but it's not enough to fill up the fridge. Money doesn't go too far. 돈이 뭐 쓸 게 있어야지 |
| I slipped the cop ten dollars, and he got me off with a warning ticket. Money talks, you know. |
| a: Do you think our investment will pay off? |
| b: Only time will tell. 시간이 자나면 알겠지 |
| I don't know if she's the best choice for the job-only time will tell. |
