" 아니요, 좋으실 대로 하세요. "
=> No, be may guest.
예) W : Hi...is Kate?
M : Come on in? Kate's in the kitchen. I'm John... Kate's boyfriend.
W : I'm so glad meet you. I'm Elena, and I'm an old school chum of kate's . Oh what a comfy looking armchair! Has someone taken this seat?
M : No, be my guest.
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" 군대 계급의 표현? "
=> ※ 육군, 공군, 해군이 약간씩 다른 계급 체계를 이루고 있으므로 육군을 기준으로 설명.
미국군의 계급은 크게 장교 이상(Commissioned Officers)과 이 이하(Enlisted Personnel: 우리나라의 하사관 이하)의 두 차원으로 분류 됩니다.
ㆍCommissioned Officers
=> General(대장)/ Lieutenant General(중장)/ Major General(소장)/ Brigadier General(준장)/ Colonel(대령)/ Lieutenant Colonel(중령)/ Major(소령)/ Captain(대위)/ First Lieutenant(중위)/ Second Lieutenant(소위)/ Warrant Officer(준사관, 준위)
ㆍEnlisted Personnel
=> Sergeant Major(특무상사)/ First Sergeant: Master Sergeant(상사)/ Sergeant First Class(중사) * Specialist 7/ staff sergeant(하사)
* Specialist 6/ Sergeant(병장) * Specialist 5/ Corporal(상병)/ * Specialist 4/ Private First class(일병)/ Private(이병)/ Recruit(신병)
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" 난 잘 모르겠더라 "
=> It's all a mystery to me.
A: What do you do with your savings? You can’t find a better financial investment than land.
B: They’re not making any more of it, that’s for sure. (난 잘 모르겠더라) though.
A: The tricky part is all about where. It’s a crucial point. It means everything.
B: Location, location, location. Focus on potential development opportunities.
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A:넌 저금으로 뭐할거니? 부동산보다 더좋은 재테크방법은 없어.
B:부동산으로는 더 이상 성공하기 힘들어, 확실해. 그렇지만, It’s all a mystery to me,
A:어려운점은 어디나 있는거야. 그게 중요한 점이지. 그게 다거든.
B: 장소. 어떤 곳이 좋을까. 잠재적인 개발기회를 노려야겠어.
[Additional Expressions]
* What do you do with – How do you use / What’s your plan for
* your savings – the money you have put away / the cash you’ve saved up
* You can’t find a better – There is no better / You can find a lot worse
* financial investment – deal / way to spend your money
* They’re not making any more of it – There’s always a limit on that
* that’s for sure – there’s no question about that / that’s the truth
* It’s all a mystery to me – I don’t know anything about that / That’s all over my head
* The tricky part is – The hard part is / The difficult thing is
* It’s a crucial point. – It’s so very important. / It’s vital.
* It means everything. – It is the number one issue.
* Focus on – Pay attention to / Search for
* potential – possible / future / likely
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