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It's a blessing in disguise |
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It's a blessing in disguise
* blessing in disguise = something that seems to be bad or unlucky at first, but which you later realize is good or luck
Tim : I didn't get the promotion at work. ½ÂÁø¿¡¼ ¶³¾îÁ³¾î.
Ross : Well, maybe it's a blessing in disguise.
±×·³. ¾Æ¸¶ ¿ÀÈ÷·Á Àß µÇ·Á°í ±×·±Áöµµ ¸ô¶ó.
Tim : What do you mean? ¹«½¼ ¼Ò¸®¾ß?
Ross : Maybe you will find an even better job soon.
°ð ÈξÀ ÁÁÀº ÀÏÀÚ¸®¸¦ ã°Ô µÉÁöµµ ¸ð¸£ÀݾÆ.
Mariah : I'm sorry to hear that your husband lost his job. ³²ÆíÀÌ ½ÇÁ÷Çß´Ù´Ï ¾ÈµÆ¾î¿ä.
Kate : Actually, it was a blessing in disguise, because he likes his new job much better.
½ÇÀº ¿ÀÈ÷·Á ÀßµÈ ÀÏÀÌ¿¡¿ä. ³²ÆíÀÌ »õ·Î ÇÏ´Â ÀÏÀ» ÈξÀ ¸¾¿¡ µé¾îÇϰŵç¿ä.
eg) If he broke up with you for someone else, don't automatically blame her.
¸¸¾à ±×°¡ ´Ù¸¥ ¿©ÀÚ ¶§¹®¿¡ ´ç½Å°ú Çì¾îÁø´Ù¸é ±×³à¸¦ ¹«ÀÛÁ¤ ºñ³ÇÏÁö ¸»¾Æ.
It might be a blessing in disguise. There are lots of other fish in the sea.
ÀüÈÀ§º¹ÀÌ µÉ ¼ö ÀÖ°í, ¼¼»ó¿£ ¹ÝÀº ³²ÀÚÀݾÆ.
That's hard to swallow
* ÀÌ Ç¥ÇöÀ» Á÷¿ªÇϸé [±×°Ç »ïÅ°±â Èûµé´Ù]¶ó´Â ¶æÀÌÁö¸¸ ÀÌ Ç¥ÇöÀº ¸ÔÁö ¸øÇÒ À½½ÄÀ» µÎ°í ÇÏ´Â ¸»ÀÌ ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¹ÏÁö ¸øÇÒ À̾߱⸦ µÎ°í ÇÏ´Â ¸»ÀÌ´Ù. À̶§ swallow´Â [³²ÀÇ ¸»À» ÀÇ½É ¾øÀÌ ±×´ë·Î ¹Þ¾ÆµéÀÌ´Ù]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌ...
* hard to swallow = difficult to believe
Tim : Guess what? I've got a date with a model! ÀÖÀݾÆ, ³ª ¸ðµ¨À̶û µ¥ÀÌÆ®Çß´Ù.
Kate : Really? That's hard to swallow. Á¤¸»? ±×°Ç ¹Ï±â Èûµç °É.
Tim : I'm serious. I'm telling the truth. Á¤¸»À̾ß. »ç½ÇÀ̶ó°í.
Kate : Sorry, but I just can't believe you. ¹Ì¾ÈÇÏÁö¸¸ ³× ¸»Àº Á¤¸» ¸ø ¹Ï°Ú´Ù.
eg) I find those old superstitions hard to swallow. ³ ±× ¿À·¡µÈ ¹Ì½ÅµéÀÌ ¹Ï±â Èûµé´Ù´Â °ÍÀ» ¾È´Ù.
Could I have seconds?
* º¸Åë ½ÄŹ¿¡¼ ÇÑ ±×¸© ¶Òµü ÇÑ ´ÙÀ½¿¡ ´õ ¸Ô¾îµµ µÇ³Ä°í ¹¯°í ½ÍÀ» ¶§ »ç¿ëÇϴ ǥÇö...
* seconds = (informal) another serving of the same food after you have eaten your first serving
Kate : This salad is really delicious. Suppose I can have some more?
ÀÌ »ø·¯µå Á¤¸» ¸ÀÀÖ¾î¿ä. Á» ´õ ¸Ô¾îµµ µÅ³ª¿ä?
Tim : Sure. That's only your second helping of salad. ¹°·Ð. µÎ ±×¸©Â° ¹Û¿¡ ¾Æ´ÏÀݾÆ.
eg) How about a second helping of rice? ¹ä Á» ´õ µå½ÃÁÒ.
Tim : This pop was delicious. ÀÌ À½·á¼ö ¸ÀÀִµ¥.
Jay : How about seconds? ÇÑÀÜ ´õ ÇÒ·¡¿ä?
eg) Does anyone want seconds? ´õ µå½Ç »ç¶÷ ÀÖ³ª¿ä?
She's not in the same league with me
* be in a different league from/not be in the same league as = to be much better, or much worse, than someone or something else
eg) I'm not in the same league with you. ³ ³Ê¶û ³ë´Â ¹°ÀÌ ´Þ¶ó.
eg) You are way out of my league. ´ç½ÅÀº ³ª¿Í ºÎ·ù°¡ ³Ê¹« ´Þ¶ó¿ä.
* À§¿¡¼ way´Â away¿¡¼ µÎÀ½¼Ò½Ç(Ôéëåá¼ã÷)Çö»óÀÌ ÀÏ¾î³ °ÍÀ¸·Î Àǹ̴ ºÎ»ç³ª ÀüÄ¡»ç¸¦ °Á¶ÇÏ¿© [ÈξÀ][¸Ö¸®]¶ó´Â ÀǹÌ... À§ ¹®Àå¿¡¼µµ out of ¶ó´Â ºÎ»ç¸¦ °Á¶ÇÏ¿© [ÈξÀ ¶³¾îÁ® ÀÖ´Â]À̶ó´Â ÀǹÌ...
eg) We are from different classes. ¼öÁØÀÌ ¾È ¸Â´Â´Ù°í¿ä!
I'm not really an outdoor person
* outdoor type = a person who enjoys camping, walking in the countryside etc
Tim : Ross, what are you doing moping around inside? You're on vacation, now!
·Î½º, ¿Ö Áý ¾È¿¡¼ ºóµÕ°Å¸®°í Àִ°žß? ³Ê ÈÞ°¡¶ó¸ç?
Ross : I'm not really an outdoor person. Did you have fun on your trip?
³ ¹Û¿¡¼ ³ë´Â °Å º°·Î ¾È ÁÁ¾ÆÇØ. ¿©ÇàÀº Àß ´Ù³à¿Ô³Ä?
Tim : Of course. Hey, let's meet right now. ¹°·ÐÀÌÁö. ¾ß, Àá±ñ ¸¸³ªÀÚ.
Ross : Where's Tim going on vacation this summer? À̹ø ¿©¸§¿¡ ÆÀÀº ¾îµð·Î ÈÞ°¡°¡´Ï?
Kate : He said he was going fishing in Northern Canada. ij³ª´Ù ºÏºÎ·Î ³«½ÃÇÏ·¯ °£´Ù°í Çß¾î.
Ross : He's quite the outdoorsman. He really likes to hunt and fish.
±× »ç¶÷Àº È®½ÇÈ÷ ¾ß¿Ü üÁúÀ̾ß. »ç³ÉÀ̶û ³¬½Ã¸¦ ¾ÆÁÖ ÁÁ¾ÆÇÏÀݾÆ.
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