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be in traffic be in traffic 교통 체증에 걸리다 - conversation - A ; Where are you heading to? B ; Metropolitan Art Museum, please. How long does it take to get there? A ; I bet approximately 1 hour. B ; Really? You mean we are in traffic? A ; We are stuck in a traffic jam. Traffic is murder at this time of day. A ; 어디로 갈까요? B ; 메트로폴리탄 예술 박물관으로 가요. 얼마나 .. 더보기
up in the air up in the air 아직 미정이다. 무슨 일리 확실치 않을 때 쓰는 말입니다. 다음 문장과 비슷한 표현입니다. Not decided yet. 아직 미정이다. Not certain yet. 아직 확실치 않다. - conversation - A ; i hear that Kenny will be transferred to America soon. Is that true? B ; It's up in the air. A ; I see. In case Kenny is reassigned to America, who's going to su.. 더보기
You are very fussy about what you eat. You are very fussy about what you eat. 입이 매우 까다롭군.(음식을 너무 가리는군) 위 표현은 입이 짧아 음식을 가리는 사람을 애기할 때 사용합니다. 단어 fussy 대신 choosy, picky, finicky, fastidious 를사용 할 수 있읍니다. - conversation - A ; You don't seem to be enjoyiong your meal. B ; No, I'm not. A ; I guess you are very fussy about what y.. 더보기
set into jitters set into jitters 초조해 지다 위 표현에서 set into 외에도 give the 또는 have the 를 사용하기도 합니다. - conversation - A ; What's wrong? You look like you just saw a ghost. B ; I know. I'm just setting into my preflight jitters. A ; Here. Have a drink. It'll help you relax. B ; No. The last time I took your advise. I spent the entire flight wrapping the barf bag around m.. 더보기
It cost a pretty penny. It cost a pretty penny. 돈이 꽤나 많이 들었어. prnny 는 푼돈, 동전 등을 의미하지만 pretty 와 만나면 꽤 많은 돈을 가리킵니다. - conversation - A ; So are you having a good time? B ; Definitely. It's such a wonderful house -warming party. A ; Thank you. I'm so glad you made it. B ; It's so gorgeous. It must have cost a lot to renovate it. huh? A ; yeah, it cost .. 더보기
I was in such a rush. I was in such a rush. 나 정말 급했어. 매우 급하고 바쁜 삼태에 있다는 표현느로 to be busy 라는 말과 함께 자주 사용 됩니다. - conversation - A ; What happened? You look terrible. B ; I know. I was in such a rush and had no time to take a shower this moring. A ; Did you oversleep? B ; Yeah, A friend of mine dropped by last night and we drank like fish all night... 더보기
day in, (and ) day out day in, (and ) day out 날이면 날마다 위 표현 외에도 '날이면 날마다' 혹은 '매일 매일'을 의미하는 표현으로는 day after day 가 있습니다. - conversation - A ; I really tried to keep it to myself, but I've had it. B ; Huh? What are you talking about, John? A ; I'm sick of having the same stuff day in, day out for dinner. B ; Where did this come from? You never .. 더보기
be listed on --- be listed on --- ---에 상장돼 있는 '상장사' 는 listed company라고 하며, '상장돼 있다' 는 be listed on 또는 be traded on 이라고 합니다. - conversation - A ; Can you tell me a little about NTECH? B ; We're one of the leading manufacturers of personal computers in Korea. A ; Is NTECH a listed company? B ; Yes. We're currerntly listed on KOSDAQ. A ; How many employees do.. 더보기