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       Give it to me straight
    Give it to me straight




    * (spoken) used when you want someone to tell you something unpleasant directly




    Kate : Is something wrong? You've looked upset all day long.

    ¹«½¼ ÀÏ ÀÖ¾î? ÇÏ·çÁ¾ÀÏ ±âºÐÀÌ ¾È ÁÁ¾Æ º¸À̴µ¥.

    Tim : I have some bad news for you. but I don't know how to say it.

    ³ÊÇÑÅ× ¾È ÁÁÀº ¼Ò½ÄÀÌ Àִµ¥ ¾î¶»°Ô ¸»ÇØ¾ß ÇÒÁö ¸ð¸£°Ú¾î.

    Kate : Give it to me straight. Just let me know what the problem is.

    »ç½Ç´ë·Î ¸»ÇØÁà. ¹«½¼ ¹®Á¦ÀÎÁö ¸»ÇغÁ.

    Tim : I lost your car keys and don't know where they are.

    ³× ÀÚµ¿Â÷ ¿­¼è¸¦ ÀÒ¾î¹ö·È´Âµ¥ ¾îµð ÀÖ´ÂÁö ¸ð¸£°Ú¾î.



    Ross : Did you finish the assignment? ÀÓ¹«´Â ´Ù ³¡³Â¾î?
    Mariah : Well, you see I had a slight problem. Àú, ¹®Á¦°¡ Á» ÀÖ¾î¿ä.

    Ross : Give it to me straight. Don't give me any excuses or reasons.

    ¼ÖÁ÷È÷ ÅÐ¾î ³õ°í ¸»ÇغÁ. Çΰ質 ÀÌÀ¯´Â ´ëÁö ¸»°í.



    You don't have to beat around the bush




    * beat around the bush´Â ±¸¾î¿¡¼­ [´ëÈ­ Áß À̾߱âÀÇ ÇÙ½ÉÀ» ¹àÈ÷Áö ¾Ê´Ù][¿äÁ¡À» ¸»ÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Ù]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌ... Áï [µ¹·Á¼­ ¸»ÇÑ´Ù]¶õ ¾ê±âÁÒ...

    * beat around the bush = to avoid or delay talking about something embarrassing or unpleasant



    Master : May I ask what you are getting at?

    ¹» ¸»¾¸ÇϽ÷Á°í Çϴµ¥¿ä?

    You don't have to beat around the bush, just say it.

    µ¹·Á¼­ ¸»¾¸ÇÏÁö ¸»°í, ±×´ë·Î À̾߱âÇØ º¸¼¼¿ä.

    Kate : Sure. All I want to know is if it's possible to expect any reduction on these prices.

    ±×·¯ÁÒ. ³»°¡ ¾Ë°í ½ÍÀº °Ç ´ÜÁö ÀÌ ¹°°Ç°¡°ÝÀ» Á» ÇÒÀÎÇØ ÁÖ½Ç ¼ö Àִ³ÄÇÏ´Â °ÅÁÒ.

    Master : I'm afraid it's not. These are really bottom prices.

    ±×°Ç ¾ÈµÇ°Ú´Âµ¥¿ä. ÀÌ °¡°ÝÀº ½ÇÁ¦·Î ÃÖÀú°¡°ÝÀÔ´Ï´Ù.






    Karen : Don't beat around the bush. Get to the point. µ¹·Á¼­ ¸»ÇÏÁö ¸»°í ¿äÁ¡À» ¸»ÇØÁÖ¼¼¿ä.

    Ross : Ok. The long and the short of it is that you are short on experience.

    ÁÁ¾Æ. ¿äÁ¡Àº ³×°¡ °æÇèÀÌ ºÎÁ·ÇÏ´Ù´Â °Å¾ß.

    Karen : I get the message. ¹«½¼ ¶æÀÎÁö ¾Ë°Ú¾î¿ä.




    * the long and the short of it = (spoken) used when you are trying to tell someone something complicated in only a few words

    * be short on = (informal) to have less of something than you should have

    * get the message = (informal) to understand what someone means or what they want you to do




    Tim : Will you stop beating around the bush? ±×¸¸ µ¹·Á¼­ ¸»Çضó.

    Mariah : All right. I'll get to the point. ÁÁ¾Æ¿ä. ¿äÁ¡À» ¸»¾¸µå¸®ÁÒ.


    eg) Don't beat around the bush. Let's get to the heart of the problem.

    À̸®Àú¸® µ¹·Á¸»ÇÏÁö ¸¶. ¹®Á¦ÀÇ ÇÙ½ÉÀ» ¸»ÇÏÀÚ°í.



    eg) Stop beating around the bush and tell me why you're here.

    µ¹·Á¼­ ¸»ÇÏ´Â °Ç ±×¸¸µÎ°í, ³×°¡ ¿©±â¿¡ ¿Ö ÀÖ´Â Áö¸¦ ¸»ÇØ ºÁ.


    eg) He always beats around the bush so much that no one in the office knows exactly what he wants us to do.

    ±×´Â Ç×»ó ºù µ¹·Á ¸»Çؼ­ »ç¹«½ÇÀÇ ±× ´©±¸µµ ¹» Áö½ÃÇÏ´Â Áö Àß ¾ËÁö ¸øÇÑ´Ù.


    I didn't know if I was coming or going




    * ÀÌ Ç¥ÇöÀ» Á÷¿ªÇϸé [³»°¡ °¬¾ú´ÂÁö ¿Ô¾ú´ÂÁö ¸ð¸£°Ú¾î] Á¤µµ·Î Çؼ® µÇ´Ï ¾ó¸¶³ª Á¤½ÅÀÌ ¾ø¾úÀ¸¸é...





    Kate : I'm so glad this week is over with. À̹ø ÁÖ°¡ ´Ù Áö³ª°¡¼­ Á¤¸» ±â»Ú´Ù.

    If I ever have a week this hectic again it'll be too soon.

    ÀÌ·¸°Ô Á¤½Å¾øÀÌ ¹Ù»Ú°í °ñÄ¡¾ÆÇ ÁÖ´Â Á¦¹ß µÎ¹ø ´Ù½Ã ¿ÀÁö ¾Ê¾ÒÀ¸¸é ÁÁ°Ú´Ù.

    Mariah : I know whatcha mean. Most days I didn't know if I was coming or going.

    ÀÌÇØÇϰڳ׿ä. ³­ °ÅÀÇ ¸ÅÀÏ ³Ê¹« Á¤½ÅÀÌ ¾ø¾î ¹» ÇÏ´ÂÁöµµ ¸ô¶ú´Ù´Ï±î¿ä.

    Kate : Well, now that all those problems got ironed out maybe we can take a day off.

    ÀÚ, ÀÌÁ¦ ¸ðµç ¹®Á¦°¡ ´Ù ÇØ°áµÇ¾úÀ¸´Ï±î ÇÏ·çÂë ½¬¾îµµ µÉ°Å¾ß.



    * iron out Àº [(°ï¶õ¹®Á¦ µîÀ») Á¦°ÅÇÏ´Ù, ÇØ°áÇÏ´Ù]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌ...


    My mind is on a different planet






    Tim : What's that smell coming from the kitchen? Did you empty out the trash this morning?

    ºÎ¾ý¿¡¼­ ¹«½¼ ³¿»õ°¡ ³ª´Â °Í °°Àºµ¥? ³Ê ¿À´Ã ¾Æħ¿¡ ¾²·¹±âÅë ºñ¿ü¾î¿ä?

    Ross : Oops! Sorry. My mind is on a different planet today.

    ¾Ñ ¹Ì¾È, ³»°¡ ¿À´Ã Á¤½ÅÀÌ ³ª°¬³ªº¸±º.

    Tim : Again? What's going on with you lately? ¶Ç? ³Ê ¿äÁò ¿Ö ±×·¡¿ä?

    I lost track of time





    Tim : Oh, no! Is it that late? Now I can't get down there in time.

    ¾Æ´Ï, ¹ú½á ½Ã°£ÀÌ ±×·¸°Ô µÇ¾ú³ª? ÀÌÁ¨ Á¦ ½Ã°£¿¡ °Å±â¿¡ µµÂøÇÒ ¼ö ¾ø°Ú´Âµ¥.

    I was so absorbed in this new project that I lost track of time.

    »õ·Î¿î ÇÁ·ÎÁ§Æ®¿¡ ³Ê¹« ¿­ÁßÇØ ÀÖ´Ù º¸´Ï±î ½Ã°£ °¡´Â ÁÙ ¸ô¶ú³×.

    Kate : It's only twenty till six. What are you so worried about?

    5½Ã 40ºÐ¹Û¿¡ ¾È µÆ´Âµ¥, ¹¹°¡ ±×·¸°Ô °ÆÁ¤ÀÌ µÈ´Ù´Â °Å¾ß?

    Tim : Well, I'm supposed to be downtown at six to meet a client.

    ¾Æ, 6½Ã¿¡ ½Ã³»¿¡¼­ °í°´°ú ¸¸³ª±â·Î µÇ¾î Àְŵç.

    Maybe I can still catch her before she leaves. Hand me the cell quick.

    ¾î¼¸é ¾ÆÁ÷ Ãâ¹ßÇϱâ ÀüÀÌ¶ó¼­ ÀüÈ­·Î ¿¬¶ôÀÌ µÉ ¼öµµ ÀÖÀ»°Å¾ß. ÇÚµåÆù »¡¸® ÁàºÁ.





    Tim : Do you have the time? ¸î ½Ã³Ä?

    Karen : Sorry I don't have a watch. I guess it should be about 11.

    ½Ã°è°¡ ¾ø´Âµ¥. ¾Æ¸¶ 11½ÃÂë µÇ¾úÀ» °Å¿¡¿ä.

    Tim : 11 already? I have lost track of the time talking with you.

    ¹ú½á 11½Ã¶ó°í? ³Ê¶û ¾ê±âÇÏ´À¶ó°í ½Ã°£°¡´Â ÁÙ ¸ô¶ú³×.

    Karen : Do you have time for a cup of coffee? Ä¿ÇÇ ÇÑÀÜ ÇÒ ½Ã°£Àº ÀÖ¾î¿ä?

    Tim : I'm afraid not. I gotta be going. ¾øÀ» °Í °°¾Æ. ³ª °¡ºÁ¾ß°Ú¾î.




    Kate : I sure am ready for the weekend. All I'm going to do is relax and get comfortable by the TV.

    ¾ó¸¥ ÁÖ¸»ÀÌ ¿À¸é ÁÁ°Ú´Ù. ÅÚ·¹ºñÁ¯ ¿·¿¡¼­ ÆíÈ÷ ½¬°í ½ÍÀº »ý°¢ »ÓÀÌ´Ù.

    Ross : What day is today? Isn't it only Thursday?

    ¿À´ÃÀÌ ¹«½¼ ¿äÀÏÀÌÁö? °Ü¿ì ¸ñ¿äÀϹۿ¡ ¾ÈµÅÀݾÆ?

    The weekend's still far away. We have two days left till the weekend.

    ±×·³ ÁÖ¸»Àº ÇÑÂü ¸Ö¾ú´Âµ¥. ÀÌƲÀ̳ª ³²¾ÒÀ¸´Ï±î?

    Kate : No, it's Friday. You've been so busy that you lost track of time.

    ¾Æ³Ä, ¿À´ÃÀº ±Ý¿äÀÏÀ̾ß. ³Ê ³Ê¹« ¹Ù»Ú´Ùº¸´Ï ½Ã°£°¡´Â ÁÙµµ ¸ð¸£´Â±¸³ª.




    eg) It's 3 o'clock already? I have lost track of time talking with you.

    ¹ú½á 3½Ã¾ß? ³Ê¿Í À̾߱â ÇÏ´À¶ó°í ½Ã°£ °¡´Â ÁÙ ¸ô¶ú´Ù.





    Tim : I can never seem to keep track of time these days. ¿äÁòÀº ½Ã°£ °¨°¢ÀÌ ¾ø´Â °Í °°¾Æ.

    Mariah : Are you that busy nowadays? ¿äÁò ±×·¸°Ô ¹Ù»Ú¼¼¿ä?






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