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2009년 2월 11일 생활영어

niceguyTM 2009. 2. 11. 09:44

   "우리는 그렇게 서두를 필요가 없어요."

   => We don't need to be in such a rush.

   예) M : I think it would benefit Net Technologies to use than advertising in newspapers.
        W : I agree with you on that, but I still think we need to do newspaper advertising.
        M : Well, we are a software and Internet technology firm, and what better way to advertise what we do than to advertise it online?
        W : Okay, I'll study the matter, but we don't need to be in such a rush.

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   "없는 것 보다 낫다만."

   => It's better than nothing.

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   " 저 택시운전사가 화가 나 있네요."

   => The taxi driver is pretty hot under the collar.

 

A: (저 택시운전사가 화가 나 있네요.) Something traumatic must have happened.

B: He’d better get a hold of himself or he might blow a gasket.

A: I know his job causes stress, but he needs to get a grip. He should take a deep breath.

B: Right. It does nobody any good to have a short fuse.



A: That taxi driver is pretty hot under the collar. 저 택시운전사가 화가 나 있네요. 불쾌한 일이 있었나 봐요.

B: 그는 감정을 억제해야 해요. 그렇지 않으면 폭발할 거예요.

A: 그의 직업이 스트레스가 쌓이는 직업이라는 건 알고 있지만 그는 참아야 할 필요가 있어요. 그는 심호흡을 한번 해볼 필요가 있겠는데요.

B: 맞아. 화를 내서 좋을 건 없지.


[Additional Expressions]

* taxi driver – cab driver

* pretty – really / quite

* hot under the collar – irate / angry / steamed

* traumatic – upsetting / big-time

* happened – gone down / occurred

* get a hold of himself – control himself / calm down / take a chill pill

* He might blow a gasket. – He could have an aneurism. / He might give himself a heart attack.

* job – work / line of work / type of job

* causes stress – gives him stress / can give a lot of stress

* get a grip – wise up / get control

* take a deep breath – count to ten / breathe easy

* Right. – True. / Exactly.

* It does nobody any good – It doesn’t benefit anyone / It’s no





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