I burned the midnight oil
* burn the midnight oil 은 [밤 늦게까지 공부하다]라는 의미...
* burn the midnight oil = (informal) to work or study until late at night
Tim : You look like hell. What did you do last night? 너 꼴이 말이 아니다. 어제 뭐했니?
Ross : I burned the midnight oil, preparing for the presentation. 발표 준비하느라 잠을 못 잤어.
It's up in the air
* (spoken) used to say that something has not been decided yet
Ross : Are you going to take the new job and move? 새 직장을 위해 이사할거야?
Kate : I'm not sure. Everything's up in the air. 아직 확실하지 않아. 모든게 미정이거든.
There's a chance we might stay here if I can get a higher salary.
봉급을 더 받을 수 있다면 여기 머무를 수도 있어.
Mariah : I hear that you'll go to Canada for studying. Is that true?
캐나다로 공부하러 가실거라던데, 사실이에요?
Tim : Well, the plans have been changed. it's still up in the air.
글쎄, 계획이 변경되어서 아직 미정이야.
Ross : I hear that you'll be transferred to Canada soon. Is that true?
곧 캐나다로 전근 갈거라고 들었는데. 그게 사실이야?
Tim : It's up in the air. 아직 확실치 않아.
eg) The labor-management negotiation is still up in the air. 노사 협상은 아직 타결되지 않았다.
That's wishful thinking
* wishful thinking = the false belief that something will happen just because you want it to
Ross : This lottery ticket is going to be a winner. 이 복권이 당첨될거야.
Hong : That's wishful thinking. 그런 일은 일어나지 않을거야.
Kate : It's a holiday weekend. She won't give us homework.
공휴일 주말이다. 숙제를 내주진 않을거야.
Hong : That's wishful thinking. 그런 일은 일어나지 않아.
Now that you mention it
Ross : Who were you referring to when you made that remark about slowpokes?
느림보라는 말 누굴 두고 한 말이야?
Not me, I hope. 혹시 나는 아니겠지?
Mariah : Now that you mention it, it was you. 니가 먼저 말을 꺼내니까 말인데, 그건 너였어.
You know what they say, " If the cap fits, wear it. "
그 말이 타당하면 순순히 받아들이라는 말이 있잖아.
Ross : If by definition I'm a slowpoke, then you're a super-slowpoke.
내가 느림보라면, 넌 슈퍼 느림보야.
As the old saying goes, " people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. "
옛말마따나 "유리집에 사는 사람은 돌을 던지지 말아야 하는거야."
위 대화에서 속담이 두개나 나오는데,
If the cap fits, wear it 은 [내가 말한 것이 너에게 해당되면, 그건 바로 너를 의미하는 거야][그 말이 타당하면 순순히 받아들이라]라는 의미.
People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones 은 [자기도 나쁘면서, 남을 나무라지 말라]는 의미입니다...
Tim : I know this must sound like a pick-up line, but have we met before?
제가 꼬시려고 하는 말이 아니라, 혹시 우리 만난 적이 있나요?
Mariah : I'm not sure, but now that you mention it, your face does ring a bell.
글쎄요. 그러고 보니, 낯이 익네요.
That's a drop in the bucket!
* a very small amount of something compared to what is actually needed or wanted
Tim : You're already finished two chickenburgers. You want to get some more?
너 벌써 치킨버거 두개나 먹었는데 더 먹을라고?
Ross : Man! That's a drop in the bucket! 야! 그거 가지고는 간에 기별도 안가.
Tim : You really eat like a horse. 너 정말 많이 먹는다.
eg) The fund raising is going well, but it's really only a drop in the bucket.
기금모금이 잘 되고 있지만, 이것 같지고는 한참 모자라.
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