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No strings attached
* no strings (attached) = there are no special condition or limits
Tim : Hey, I've got something for you. ³Ê¿¡°Ô ÁÙ °Ô ÀÖ¾î.
Mariah : For me? You sure? May I open it now? Àú¿¡°Ô¿ä? Á¤¸»¿ä? Áö±Ý ¿¾îºÁµµ µÅ¿ä?
Tim : Sure. I hope you like it. ¹°·ÐÀ̾ß. ´Ï ¸¾¿¡ µé¾úÀ¸¸é ÁÁ°Ú´Ù.
Mariah : Look at this! it's gorgeous. I love it. By the way, what's this for?
ÀÌ°Í Á» ºÁ! ³Ê¹« ¿¹»µ¿ä. ¸¾¿¡ ²À µé¾î¿ä. ±×·±µ¥ °©ÀÚ±â ¿Ø ¼±¹°ÀÌÁÒ?
Tim : I just want to show you how much you mean to me. No strings attached.
±×³É ³×°¡ ³ª¿¡°Ô ¾ó¸¶³ª ¼ÒÁßÇÑÁö º¸¿©ÁÖ°í ½Í¾ú¾î. µý ¶æÀº ¾ø¾î.
Mariah : Oh, that is so sweet. Thank you very much. ³Ê¹« ÁÁ¾Æ¿ä. Á¤¸» °í¸¶¿ö¿ä.
I'd better brush up on my English
* brush up (on) one's English ´Â [(ÀØÇôÁ® °¡´ø) ¿µ¾î¸¦ ´Ù½Ã ½ÃÀÛÇÏ´Ù]¶ó´Â Ç¥Çö... ¿¹Àü¿¡ °øºÎÇÏ´ø °ÍÀ» ¿À·§µ¿¾È ¼Õ ³õ°í ÀÖ´Ù°¡ ´Ù½Ã ½ÃÀÛÇÒ ¶§ »ç¿ëÇϴ ǥÇö...
* brush up (on) = to quickly practise and improve your skills or knowledge
Ross : When are you going to Vietnam? ¾ðÁ¦ º£Æ®³²¿¡ °¡?
Tim : This coming Friday. Oh, I just can't wait. À̹ø ±Ý¿äÀÏ¿¡. ¾Æ, »¡¶û °¡°í ½Í´Ù.
Ross : I wish I could go with you. I will never forget how beautiful Hochiminh is.
³ªµµ °°ÀÌ °¥ ¼ö ÀÖÀ¸¸é ¾ó¸¶³ª ÁÁÀ»±î. ȣġ¹ÎÀÇ ¾Æ¸§´Ù¿òÀº ÀØÀ» ¼ö ¾øÀ»°Å¾ß.
Tim : It's my first time going to Vietnam. I'm so excited.
À̹øÀÌ º£Æ®³²¿¡ óÀ½ °¡º¸´Â °Å¾ß. ³Ê¹« ÈïºÐµÅ.
Ross : You will love it, believe me. By the way, can you speak Vietnamese?
Ʋ¸²¾øÀÌ ÁÁÀ»°Å¾ß. ±×·±µ¥ º£Æ®³²¾î´Â ÇÒ ÁÙ ¾Ë¾î?
Tim : A little. I learned it at school. I'd better brush up on my Vietnamese before leaving.
¾à°£. Çб³ ´Ù´Ò ¶§ ¹è¿ü°Åµç. °¡±â Àü¿¡ Á» ¿¬½ÀÇغ¸´Â °Ô ÁÁ°Ú¾î.
Mariah : I have to brush up on my Spanish. ½ºÆäÀÎ¾î º¹½À Á» Çؾ߰ھî¿ä.
Tim : Why? I thought you spoke Spanish fluently.
¿Ö? ³ ´Ï°¡ ½ºÆäÀξ ¾ÆÁÖ À¯Ã¢ÇÏ°Ô ÇÏ´Â ÁÙ ¾Ë¾Ò´Âµ¥.
eg) Before traveling to Germany, I brushed up on my German. I haven't practiced it since high school.
³ µ¶ÀÏ ¿©Çà°¡±â Àü¿¡ °íµîÇб³ ÀÌÈÄ ¿¬½ÀÇØ º» ÀÏÀÌ ¾ø´ø µ¶ÀϾ º¹½ÀÇß¾î.
Give it a try
Tim : Have you ever eaten at the Korean restaurant that opened recently on Columbia Street?
ÄÝ·Òºñ¾Æ °Å¸®¿¡ »õ·Î »ý±ä Çѱ¹ ½Ä´ç¿¡ °¡ºÃ¾î?
Jay : No. Why? ¾Æ´Ï¿ä. ¿Ö¿ä?
Tim : Give it a try. That's the place to enjoy Korean meals.
Çѹø °¡ºÁ. Çѱ¹ À½½Ä Á¦´ë·Î ÇÏ´Â ÁýÀº ¹Ù·Î °Å±â¾ß.
* À§ ´ëÈÀÇ [the place]¿¡¼ the´Â [µð]¶ó°í Å©°í, ±æ°Ô ¹ßÀ½ÇؾßÇÑ´Ù. ±×·¡¾ß [¹Ù·Î ±×°÷]À̶ó´Â Àǹ̰¡ µÈ´Ù.
eg) I'm not sure I can make her change her mind, but I'll give it a try.
±×³àÀÇ ¸¶À½À» ¹Ù²Ù¾î ³õÀ» ÀÚ½ÅÀÌ ¾ø¾î. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ½ÃµµÇØ º¼°Ô.
Excuse my appearance
Karen : Hi, Tim! ¾È³çÇϼ¼¿ä, ¿Àºü!
Tim : Hi, Karen, what a nice surprise! Come on in. ¾È³ç, Ä«·». Á¤¸» ¶æ¹ÛÀ̳×! ¾î¼ µé¾î¿Í.
Karen : Thank you. °í¸¶¿ö¿ä.
Tim : Excuse my appearance. I just took a shower.
ÀÌ·± ²Ã·Î ¼Õ´ÔÀ» ¸Â¾Æ¼ ¹Ì¾ÈÇØ. Áö±Ý ¸· »þ¿ö¸¦ Ç߰ŵç.
Karen : That's all right. I shouldn't have barged in like this.
±¦Âú¾Æ¿ä. ³»°¡ ÀÌ·¸°Ô °©ÀÚ±â Ãĵé¾î¿À´Â °Ô ¾Æ´Ñµ¥.
Tim : That's ok. Have a seat and make yourself at home.
±¦Âú¾Æ. Æí¾ÈÈ÷ ¾É¾Æ.
if you are going my way
Tim : Can I drop you somewhere? Â÷ Å¿öÁÙ±î?
Karen : Yes, if you are going my way. I'm going to the bookstore in downtown.
³×, ÀúÇÏ°í °°Àº ¹æÇâÀ¸·Î °¡½Ã¸é¿ä. Àú´Â ½Ã³»¿¡ ÀÖ´Â ¼Á¡¿¡ °¡·Á°í¿ä.
Tim : Hop in. ¾ó¸¥ Ÿ.
Karen : Thank you. Where are you going? °í¸¶¿ö¿ä. ¾îµð °¡½Ã´Âµ¥¿ä?
Tim : I'm going home. Áý¿¡ °¡´Â ±æÀ̾ß.
Karen : Your home is in the opposite direction. You're going out of your way for me.
¿Àºü ÁýÀº ¹Ý´ë¹æÇâÀÌÀݾƿä. ³ª ¶§¹®¿¡ ÀϺη¯ ¸Õ±æ·Î °¡´Â °Å³×¿ä.
Tim : That's ok. A little detour won't hurt. I have plenty of time.
±¦Âú¾Æ. Á» µ¹¾Æ°£´Ù°í ¾È µÉ °Ç ¾øÀݾÆ. ½Ã°£ ¸¹°Åµç.
Karen : Thank you a million. Á¤¸» °¨»çÇØ¿ä.
Ross : Are you going my way? ³ªÇÏ°í °°Àº ¹æÇâÀÌ´Ï?
Mariah : Where are you heading? ¾îµð·Î °¡´Âµ¥?
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