연습가이드 모음 31~40

 

 

걔 이제 막 애 낳아서 한동안 엄청 바쁠 거야. 당분간은 우리 둘이서만 해야 돼. (당분간은 우리 둘밖에 없어.)

She just had a baby so she's going to be pretty busy for a while. So, for the time being, it's just the two of us(it's going to be just the two of us). (So, for the time being, it's just you and me.)

너무 그러지 마. 이제 막 오픈 한 것 같은데. 한동안은 좀 어수선하겠지. 그러니까 당분간은 좀 봐주자.

Come on. It looks like they just opened. Things are bound to be a little messy(crazy) for a while. So, in the meantime, let's just (try to) be a little patient and be cool, alright (okay)?

언젠가는 너도 이해할 거야.

One day(Someday), you'll understand.

언젠가는 제가 해야 할 일이니까 열심히 배우고 있어요.

I have to do this someday, so I'm learning as fast as I can. (It's what I have to do someday, so I'm learning as fast as I can.)

나도 언젠가는 이거 하는 방법 좀 배워야겠다.

One of these days, I'm going to learn how to do this.

그래도 언젠가는 걔한테 사실대로 얘기를 해줘야 돼.

Still, sooner or later, you're going to have to tell him the truth.

우리 조만간 한번 만나자.

Hey, let's get together sometime soon. (Hey, let's meet up sometime soon.) (... sometime this week / this month / in the next couple of days / in the next few weeks / in the next several months)

제가 조만간 2-3일 안에 다시 연락을 드릴게요.

I'll give you a call sometime in the next couple of days.

조만간 몇 주 안에 회의가 한 번 더 있을 거에요.

There is going to be another meeting sometime in the next few weeks.

금방 해결될 것 같지는 않아.

It doesn't look like it's going to be(get) taken care of any time soon.

금방 떠나지는(가지는/출발하지는) 않을 거에요.

I'm not going to leave anytime soon.

금방 출시되지는 않을 거에요.

It's not going to be released anytime soon.

한 1년 전에 제가 이 스마트폰을 중고로 샀어요. 50만원 정도 주고 샀는데 이게 30만원 정도에 거래가 된다는 거에요.

About a year ago, I bought this smartphone used. I paid about 500 thousand won for it. But I (soon) found out that they usually went for around 300 thousand (won).

근데 그걸 알았을 때에는 이미 지불을 한 상태여서 (어떻게) 환불을 받을 방법은 없었고요.

But by the time I found out, I had already made the purchase and there was no way to return it.

그래서 그 일이 있고 난 뒤로는 중고로 물건을 사는 것에 대해서 많이 신중해졌어요. 가능하면 중고로 물건을 사지 않으려

고 하고 있어요.

Ever since that happened(Ever since then), I've become(gotten) much more careful about buying second-hand products. And I've been trying to avoid buying second-hand products whenever possible.

그 사람은 규칙대로 하는 것을 좀 중요하게 생각해

He's pretty strict(serious) about doing things by the rules.

그러니까 그것을 좀 신경써야 해.

So I would pay a little attention to that. (Pay attention to that. / You should pay attention to that. /I suggest that you pay attention to that.)

뭐가 됐든, 혼자 짐작으로 하지 말고 꼭 확인을 먼저 받아.

Whatever it is, be careful not to do anything based on your assumptions and just make sure to check with him before you do anything.

제발 자리 하나만 있어라. 설마 기다려야 되는 거 아니지? 그냥 장애인 주차 공간에 대면 안 되겠지?

Please let there be a spot. Don't tell me I gotta wait. Hey, you don't think I could just park in (one of) the handicap spot(s), do you?

그러다가 벌금 내야 할 수도 있어. 

You could be(get) fined for that. 

빨리 주차 자리 못 찾으면 나 배고파서 죽을지도 몰라.

We better find a spot soon or I'm going to starve to death.

직업을 가지고 어느 정도 오래 일을 해 온 사람들은 이런 게 있는 것 같아요.

I think those of us who have jobs and have been working for some time have this habit.

 

내가 버는 돈을 가져다가 쇼핑이든 다음 여행을 위한 비행기표든 내가 좋아하는 것에 써도 된다 이런 식으로 생각하는 습

관 말이에요.

This habit of telling ourselves that we deserve to take the money that we earn and spend it on things that we like, whether it's shopping or booking a flight for our next trip.

우리가 힘든 일을 참으면서 해 온 것에 대한 보상을 그런 식으로 하지 않나요? 그리고 그게 습관처럼 되는 경우가 많죠. 무

의식적으로 하게 되는 그런 것 말이에요.

Isn't that how we reward ourselves for putting up with our difficult jobs? And for many of us, this becomes more or less a habit—something that we do unconsciously

중독 같기도 하고요. 왜냐하면 솔직히 돈 쓸 때 기분 좋잖아요. 우리한테 순간적인 만족감을 준단 말이에요.

and also kind of like an addiction because, let's face it, spending money feels good, right? It provides us with instant satisfaction.

사람들이 아이를 가지고 부모가 되면 적어도 몇 주 동안은, 심지어 몇 달에 걸쳐 부모 교육 같은 것을 받아야 하는 그런 시스템이 있어야 한다고 생각해요.

I think people who have children and become parents should be require to go through some kind of parent training for at least a couple of weeks, or even months.

좀 비현실적이고 꽤 무리한 요구처럼 들릴 수 있다는 건 알아요.

I know(understand) it can sound quite demanding and somewhat unrealistic,

하지만 사람의 유년기가 얼마나 중요하고 그 사람에게 얼마나 큰 영향을 끼치는지를 생각해봐요

but think about how important a person's childhood is and how much impact it has throughout their lives.

그런 게 아직 없다는 것이 오히려 좀 놀랍다니까요.

I'm actually (quite) surprised (that) we don't already have such a thing. (I'm actually surprised that we don't have such a thing, yet.)

네가 아직도 결정을 못 내렸다니 놀랍다.

I'm actually surprised that you haven't made a decision, yet. (I'm actually surprised that you haven't already made a decision.)

내가 맞게(제대로) 하고 있는 건지 모르겠어.

I don't know if I'm doing it right(properly).

운동도 종류가 워낙 많아서 너한테 적합한(맞는) 게 뭔지 아는 것도 중요해.

There are so many different types of exercises and it's important to know which ones are appropriate(right) for you.

그 뿐 아니라, 운동에도 올바른 방식이 다 있는데

And not only that, there's a proper way of doing any exercise(to do every exercise).

근데 정확한 자세로 하지 않고 페이스 조절을 제대로 안 해서 다치는 사람이 많아.

But a lot of people get injured because they don't do them in the correct(right) posture and they don't properly pace their workout.

사람들은 아침 일찍 일어나서 하루를 시작하면 좋은 점에 대해 많이 이야기하죠.

People often talk about the benefits of getting up and starting your day early in the morning.

근데 이건 단순히 더 많은 일을 하기 위해 더 많은 시간을 가지는 것에 관한 문제가 아니에요.

But it's not simply about giving yourself more time to get more work done.

자기 자신에게 완전히 집중할 수 있는 시간을 가질 수 있다는 데에 의미가 있는 거죠.

It's more about giving yourself a few hours to really focus on yourself.

이른 아침은 정말 조용해요.

Early mornings are pretty quiet.

사람들은 말이나 행동을 좀 덜하게 되는데, 말하자면 문자나 전화, 소셜미디어 활동을 덜한다는 거죠.

People tend to do and say less, so that means less texting, fewer phone calls and less activity on social media.

그리고 이건 우리에게 상당히 유익한 것 같아요. 이 시간을 활용해서 우리 자신에게 정말 중요한 것들을 정리할 수 있으니

까요.

And I think we can benefit a lot from that because by using that time we can go over some really important things about ourselves.

장기간의 목표나 우리가 그동안 미뤄왔던 것들, 개선하고 싶은 것들, 뭐 그런 것들 말이에요.

Something like our long term goals and things that we've procrastinated or we'd like to improve, stuff like that.

중요한 건, 우리가 뉴스나 연락 때문에 계속 방해를 받는다는 것이에요.

The point is, we are constantly distracted by news and communication.

게다가 우리는 항상 다른 사람들을 쫓아가려고 애쓰면서 우리들 자신과 소통하는 방법을 까먹어요.

And we are always struggling to keep up with others and we forget to communicate with ourselves.

그래서 때로는 우리가 누구인지, 무엇을 원하는지, 무엇이 필요한지를 잊게 되죠.

So we sometimes lose sight of who we are, what we want and what we need.

나는 평소에 원래 시간보다 조금 일찍 회사에 가서 하루를 시작하기 전에 여분의 일을 끝내놓으려고 해.

I usually try to get to work a little earlier than I have to just so (that) I can get some extra work done before the day starts.

이 근처는 항상 공사를 하고 있어서 그 소음 때문에 일을 하는 게 불가능해.

There's always some construction going on in this area and the noise just makes it impossible to get any work done

아이고, 늦어서 미안. 많이 기다렸어?

Oh, I'm sorry I'm late. Have you been waiting long?

아니, 괜찮아. 오늘 우리가 논의할 것들을 조금 보고 있었어.

No, it's okay. I was just going over some things we're going to talk about today.

이 정도면 적당해.

This is good enough.

야, 적당히 해.

Hey, go easy. / Hey, take it easy. / Hey, don't get carried away.

너무 무리하지 마. 적당히 쉬어가면서 해야지. 무조건 열심히 한다고 좋은 게 아니야.

Hey, pace yourself. You('ve) got to take a break once in a while. Working hard will only get you so far.

우리가 사람이 많아서 적당한 곳을 찾기 어려울 거야.

We have a lot of people so it's going to be hard to find a good place.

우리 타이밍이 정말 좋았던 것 같아. (우리 타이밍이 딱 맞았던 것 같아.)

I think our timing was really good. (I think our timing was just right.)

걔들은 아직 일이 익숙하지 않아서 적절하게 대처하기 어려웠을 거야.

They're not familiar with the work yet, so it would've been hard for them to take appropriate action(to properly deal with it).

걔가 한 말이 틀린 건 아닌데 표현 방식이 좀 부적절했던 것 같아.

She wasn't wrong about what she said, but it's just that the way she expressed herself was a little inappropriate.

이건 집에서 쓰기에 알맞은 것 같아.

I think this is suited for using at home.

무슨 용도로 사용할지 생각해보고 거기에 가장 알맞은 것을 사야지, 무조건 좋은 것을 살 필요는 없어.

Think about what you're mainly going to use it for and get the one that is most suited for that. You don't have to get the latest and greatest.

이거 실제로 어제 저한테 있었던 일이에요. 막 일어나서 아래층 거실로 내려갔는데 바닥에 있는 물을 밟고 미끄러졌어요.

This actually happened to me yesterday. I had just gotten up, I went downstairs into the living room and I slipped on somewater on the floor.

전날 밤에 강아지들이 뭔가 쏟았던 모양이에요.

I'm guessing my dogs must've spilled(spilt) some the night before.

어쨌든 등으로 완전 납작하게 넘어졌는데 그 충격이 너무 커서, 정말 그런 건 처음 느껴봤던 것 같아요.

Anyway, I fell flat on my back and the impact was so strong, I don't think I'd ever felt anything like that before.

과장이 아니라 10초 정도 숨을 못 쉬었어요. 그러고 얼마 안 돼서 일어날 수 있긴 했는데 그 후로 고개를 제대로 돌릴 수가 없어요.

I literally could not breathe for like 10 seconds. I was able to get back up not long afterward (after that). But I haven't been able to turn my head properly ever since.

차 사고 나면 목이 뻐근한 증상이 약간 이런 느낌인가봐요. 근데 저는 제가 운이 정말 좋았다고 생각해요. 훨씬 더 크게 다

쳤을 수도 있었잖아요.

I guess this is kind of what a light neck strain feels like after a car accident. But I consider myself really lucky, because it could've been a lot worse.

뼈가 부러질 수도 있었어요.

I could've broken a bone or something.

머리를 안 다친 게 너무 다행이에요.

I'm just glad I didn't hurt my head.

근데 웬만한 사람은 한번쯤 느껴봤을 거에요. 매주 반복되는 일과 놀이 사이에서 끝없이 전전하는 굴레 속에 갇혀 있다

는 이 느낌이요.

But if you're anything like me, I'm sure you've found yourself, at one point or another, feeling trapped in this endless loop of work and play, week after week.

이게 더 심해지면 일하면서 힘든 한 주를 보낸 뒤 스스로에게 어떤 보상을 해줄 것인지에 가장 큰 의미를 두는 수준/지경까

지 가요.

And it gets to the point where all that matter is how we reward ourselves after a tough week at work.

그래서 결국 어떻게 되냐구요? 멀리 보는 능력을 잃게 되죠. 목표를 가지고 야심차게 사는 법을 잊게 되요.

And so, what happens? We become nearsighted.

남들이 우리의 한계를 결정하도록 내버려두고 우리는 그걸 받아들이는 법을 배워요. 포기하는 것을 배우죠.

We allow others to determine our limits and we learn to accept them. We learn to quit.

더 나은 삶을 위해 애쓰는 것보다 우리의 불행을 받아들이고 불평하는 것이 더 쉽다는 사고방식을 키우게 되요.

And we grow this mindset where coming to terms with our misery, and complaining about it, is just a lot easier than struggling for a better life.