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You're barking up the wrong tree
* bark up the wrong tree ´Â ±¸¾î¿¡¼ [Çê´Ù¸®Â¤´Ù]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌ...
* bark up the wrong tree = (informal) to have a wrong idea, especially about how to get a particular result
eg) You're barking up the wrong tree. Kate won't lend you any money.
³Ê Çê¼ö°íÇÏ°í ÀÖ¾î. ÄÉÀÌÆ®´Â ³×°Ô µ·À» ºô·ÁÁÖÁö ¾ÊÀ»°Å¾ß.
eg) You're barking up the wrong tree if you think Ross can help you.
·Î½º°¡ ³Î µµ¿ÍÁÙ °Å¶ó°í »ý°¢ÇÑ´Ù¸é Çê´Ù¸® ¤´Â°Å¾ß.
Tim : I think I'll never see the money I lent Ross again.
·Î½º¿¡°Ô ºô·ÁÁØ µ·À» ¶Ç ¸ø ¹ÞÀ» °Í °°¾Æ.
Kate : Better forget about it. It's like beating a dead horse.
Àؾî¹ö¸®´Â °Ô ÁÁ¾Æ. ±¦ÇÑ Çê¼ö°í ¸»°í.
I really apologize
Tim : I'm sorry I'm late, Kate. How long have you been waiting for me?
ÄÉÀÌÆ®, ´Ê¾î¼ ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ. ¾ó¸¶³ª ±â´Ù·È¾î?
Kate : Not long. I got here about five minutes ago. At about seven.
¿À·¡ ±â´Ù¸®Áö ¾Ê¾Ò¾î. 5ºÐ ÀüÂë¿¡ ¿Ô¾î. 7½Ã°æ¿¡.
Tim : I really apologize. I was caught in traffic for twenty minutes.
Á¤¸» ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ. 20ºÐµ¿¾ÈÀ̳ª ±³ÅëÀÌ Á¤Ã¼µÇ¼ ¸»¾ß.
eg) Kate has apologized to me for the accident. ÄÉÀÌÆ®´Â ±× »ç°í¿¡ ´ëÇؼ ³ª¿¡°Ô »ç°úÇß´Ù.
eg) I apologize for being short with you. Åü¸í½º·´°Ô ¸»ÇÑ °Í ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ.
I really apologize
Tim : I'm sorry I'm late, Kate. How long have you been waiting for me?
ÄÉÀÌÆ®, ´Ê¾î¼ ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ. ¾ó¸¶³ª ±â´Ù·È¾î?
Kate : Not long. I got here about five minutes ago. At about seven.
¿À·¡ ±â´Ù¸®Áö ¾Ê¾Ò¾î. 5ºÐ ÀüÂë¿¡ ¿Ô¾î. 7½Ã°æ¿¡.
Tim : I really apologize. I was caught in traffic for twenty minutes.
Á¤¸» ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ. 20ºÐµ¿¾ÈÀ̳ª ±³ÅëÀÌ Á¤Ã¼µÇ¼ ¸»¾ß.
eg) Kate has apologized to me for the accident. ÄÉÀÌÆ®´Â ±× »ç°í¿¡ ´ëÇؼ ³ª¿¡°Ô »ç°úÇß´Ù.
eg) I apologize for being short with you. Åü¸í½º·´°Ô ¸»ÇÑ °Í ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ.
I owe you an apology
* owe somebody an apology = to have done something bad or unfair to someone
Tim : I owe you an apology for what I said to you yesterday.
¾îÁ¦ ³Ê¿¡°Ô Çß´ø ¸», »ç°úÇÏ°í½Í¾î.
Kate : Don't worry about it, it's all forgotten now. ½Å°æ¾²Áö ¸¶. ÀÌ¹Ì ´Ù Àؾú¾î.
Tim : I owe you an apology. I think I hurt your feelings yesterday.
»ç°úÇÒ°Ô ÀÖ¾î. ³»°¡ ¾îÁ¦ ´Ï ±âºÐÀ» »óÇÏ°Ô ÇÑ °Í °°¾Æ.
Kate : Forget it. Let bygones be bygones. Àؾî¹ö·Á. °ú°Å´Â °ú°Å´Ï Àؾî¹ö·Á.
That's not the worst of it
* the worst of it = the worst part of something
Kate : Did you get home all right last night? That snow made the commute pretty messy.
¾îÁ¦ Áý¿¡ Àß µé¾î°¬¾î? ´« ¶«¿¡ Åð±Ù±æÀÌ ¿ÏÀüÈ÷ ¾û¸ÁÀÌ µÇ¾ú´øµ¥.
Tim : That's not the worst of it. My neighborhood is on top of a steep hill.
±×°Ç ¾à°ú¿´¾î. ³»°¡ »ç´Â µ¿³×°¡ °¡Æĸ¥ ¾ð´ö ²À´ë±â¿¡ Àְŵç.
I had to park down below and walk to my house.
Â÷¸¦ ¾ð´ö ¾Æ·¡¿¡ ÁÖÂ÷½ÃÅ°°í Áý±îÁö´Â °É¾î ¿Ã¶ó°¬°Åµç.
À§ Ç¥ÇöÀ» Á÷¿ªÇϸé [±×°Ô ÃÖ¾ÇÀÇ »óȲÀº ¾Æ´Ï¾ú´Ù] Áï [´õ ³ª»Û ÀÏÀÌ ÀÖ¾ú´Ù]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌÀÔ´Ï´Ù...
Not to rain on your parade
Tim : Hey, how's the party decoration coming along? À̺Á, ÆÄƼ ²Ù¹Ì´Â °Ç ¾î¶»°Ô µÅ°¡´Ï?
Mariah : Oh, just great. I'm so excited. ¿À, ¾ÆÁÖ Àß µÇ¾î°¡°í ÀÖ¾î¿ä. Àü ¹«Áö ±â´ëµÅ¿ä.
Tim : I don't mean to rain on your parade, but don't you think the polka-dot tablecloth is too much?
³× ±âºÐ¿¡ ÃÊÄ¡·Á´Â °Ç ¾Æ´Ñµ¥, ¹°¹æ¿ï¹«´À Å×ÀÌºíº¸´Â ³Ê¹« ½ÉÇÏ´Ù°í »ý°¢ÇÏÁö ¾Ê³Ä?
eg) You rained on my parade. ³Ê ¶§¹®¿¡ ¿À´Ã ÇÏ·ç´Â ¸ÁÃƾî.
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