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'Lion's share = 가장 큰 몫 A Korean film school professor at a private university confessed that "in an era where we can attend lectures on films by Martin Scorses and Park Chan-wook, I have to wonder about my competitive edge." Such trends will likely expand in the future. The 'Rule of Three' may have been the rule of thumb in an offline market, where the top three competitors take the lion's share..

‘거북한’ 영어로? Myong-jun was sorry to make the captain uneasy, albeit momentarily. then, from both sides of the cabin, a gust sunddenly blew in through the window 선장을 잠시나마 거북하게 해서 안됐다. 양쪽으로 트인 창으로 바람이 달려들어와서, 바늘로 꽂아놓은 해도의 가장자리를 바르르 떨게 한다. □ 오늘의 표현 'uneasy=거북한' 오늘의 표현은 '거북한'입니다. "나는 지금 입장이 매우 거북하다"라는 말도 평소에 자주 쓰는데요. '거북하다'의 사전적 의미는 무엇일까요? '마음이 어색하고 겸연쩍어 편하지 않다.'라는 뜻입니다. uneasy하면 불안한, 불편한이 먼저 떠오르지만 '거..

Save for a rainy day Central and regional government have injected funds to boost the economy, but deposits in the first half of 2020 surged by a whopping 109 trillion won. This implies that "revenge saving" increased more than "revenge spending." Companies and households inevitably chose to save up for a rainy day, rather than spending or investing 중앙 및 지방 정부가 경제 부양을 위해 자금을 투입했지만, 2020 년 상반기 예금..

'답답하다' 영어로? Had I really gotten angry before? I was still feeling dazed when Eunhui hang up. I grabbed the cell phone to finish our conversation. But suddenly I couldn't remember how to make a phone call. Did I first have to press the call button? Or did I dial the number? I remember there being a simpler way to do this. I was frustrated. And annoyed. I threw the cell phone across the room. 정말 내..

'go off on a tangent = 삼천포로 빠지다' We're second-semester seniors, so it's like we're expected not to go to class. Plus I hate my English teacher, Mrs. Harbor. She's always going off on tangets. Sometimes I'll zone out for a few minutes. 주인공 샘과 절친 린제이는 7교시를 뺴먹기로 합니다. 졸업반 2학기라 수업 빼먹는 걸로 뭐라 할 사람도 없었죠. 물론 7교시가 영어 수업인 것도 한몫했습니다. 영어 선생님은 매번 수업시간마다 'go off on a tangent'를 해서 너무 졸렸기 때문입니다. - Before I Fall ..

골목대장 영어로? At school I choose to boss around those who were two or three years my junior. With whom I could act the ringleader, rather than take my chances with those my own age, and later I chose which colleage to apply to based on my chances of obtaining a scholarship large enough for my needs. Ultimately, I settled for a job where I would be provided with a decent monthly salary in return for ..

‘Follow suit = 똑같이 행동하다’ When I put my hand up that day, which I did every chance I had, teachers granted me the right to speak with a single syllable that was music to my ears. Students followed suit 영어 원서 'Life of pi'에 나온 대목입니다. 주인공 Piscine은 이름 때문에 친구들한테 Pissing(오줌싸개)라고 놀림을 받습니다. 새로운 중학교에 들어가서는 놀림받지 않으려고 계획을 세우죠. 선생님께서 첫 출석을 부르자 잽싸게 칠판으로 뛰어나가 이름(Piscine Molitor Patel)을 적고 Pi Patel로 부른다며 원주율 π ..

'군말 없이' 영어로? But what troubled me more was that she now seemed to be actively avoiding sex. In the past, she'd generally been willing to comply with my physical demands, and there'd even been the occasional time when she'd beed the one to make the first move. But now, although she didn't make a fuss about it, if my hand so much as brushed her shoulder she would calmly move away. One day I chose ..

‘노르스름한’ 영어로? / 채식주의자(영한 필사) Middling height, bobbed hair neither long nor short, jaundiced, sickly-looking skin, somewhat prominent cheekbones, her timid, sallow aspect told me all I needed to know 크지도 작지도 않은 키, 길지도 짧지도 않은 단발머리, 각질이 일어난 노르스름한 피부, 외꺼풀 눈에 약간 튀어나온 광대뼈, 개성 있어 보이는 것을 두려워하는 듯한 무채색의 옷차림 □ 오늘의 표현 'Jaundiced = 노르스름한' 오늘 알아볼 표현은 'jaundiced = 노르스름한'입니다. jaundiced의 사전적 의미를 알아보면 '황달에 걸린'입니다...

‘기분 더럽다’ 영어로? / 살인자의 기억법(영한 필사) Coming up with sentences was grueling. I wasn't trying to be literary and it was just a daily log, so why was it so difficult? Not being able to fully express the ecstasy and pity I'd felt made me feel lousy 문장을 만들기가 너무 힘들었다. 명문을 쓰겠다는 것도 아니고 단지 일지일 뿐인데, 그게 이렇게 어렵다니. 내가 느낀 희열과 안타까움을 온전히 표현할 수 없다는 것. 더러운 기분이었다. □ 오늘의 표현 'I feel lousy = 기분이 더럽다' 오늘 알아볼 표현은 'I feel lo..