[English Expressions] 도널드 트럼프 당선 관련 표현들 정리

The headlines of the Korean media, which had been dominated by the Choi Soon-sil scandal, were recently replaced by surprising news from the US Donald Trump's upset victory in the presidential election.

◆ Upset victory : 이긴 이변 (upset이 '화난'으로만 사용되는 것이 아니라 '이변'을 의미할 때도 사용 가능)

Up until the day before the election, most Korean news reports simply relayed the US media's evaluations and predicted that Hillary Clinton would be the likely winner.

◆ Up until the day before N : 어떤 날/이슈 바로 전날 까지만 해도

◆ relay : 중계하다, 그대로 전달하다

◆ the likely N : 잠재의, ~가 될 가능성 높은, 거의 ~의

Already pretty familiar with reports on Trump's inappropriate comments about women and minorities, many Koreans say they can't understand why American voters are sending such an underqualified candidate to the White House.

◆ already pretty familiar with : 이미 ~에 익숙해져 있기 때문에 

◆ underqualified candidate : 자격 미달의 지원자

The most cited reason for Trump's victory is frustration over Washington politics, mostly by white middle to lower class Americans. Regardless of the US's status as a superpower, the livelihood of everyday Americans has been seen as deteriorating since the 2008 financial crisis.

◆ the most cited reason for N : 가장 많이 언급되는 이유

Whatever the real reasons for Trump's victory are, what Koreans should do now is brace themselves for the changes Trump will bring to Asia, especially Korea. Before being elected, he reiterated that Korea should pay more for stationing US troops on its soil. He also said that the Korea-US free trade agreement is unfairly in favor of Korea and should be revised. Many 

◆ brace themselves for the changes : 변화에 대비하다

◆ stationing US troops on its soil : 영토에 미군을 주둔시키다

Koreans are concerned that his election may bring one more challenge to their country, which is already faced with many problems - political, economic, and diplomatic. The worries are all the more severe as the country is currently suffering, due to the political scandal, from lack of leadership to steer it in this time of transition.

◆ be concerned that : 염려하다 (is concerning that 이 아님에 주의)

◆ the worries are all the more severe : 걱정이 더욱 심하다.

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[English] 20160609

it runs in my family
집안 내력이야
“You are very good at golf.” - “It runs in the family.”


mind your own business
‘(참견 말고) 네 일에나 신경써’라는 뜻입니다.
Instead of worrying about what I am doing, why don't you mind your own business?


hit the road
출발하다
We’re late to the party, let’s hit the road Jack!


cut someone off
누군가의 말을 끊다
Sorry to cut you off, but I need you to clarify something…


cut in line
새치기
A drunk couple cut in line rudely when we were waiting in line for bargain sale of Lotte mart yesterday.


act one’s age
‘나잇값을 하다’ ‘나이에 맞게 행동하다’
You are not in high school anymore, act your age bro!


Goosebumps
‘닭살’ ‘소름’
I got goosebumps running through my body when I met Mark Zukerburg in last day meeting.


You never know
‘인생은 모르는 거야’ /  ‘~는 모르는 거야’
The Samsung Lions are down by 3 in the bottom of the 9th, but you never know what can happen in baseball.


turn someone on/off
누군가를 ‘흥분시키다’(on) 또는 반대로 ‘찬물을 끼얹다’ (off)
My dads says that I turn family off when I don't want to eat out because of tons of homework even though tomorrow is a holiday.


stay up (all night)
밤을 새다
One of my favorite rappers called Beenzino said that he likes to stay up all night for doing his music work with his good cigarette and he even composed the song called 'up all night.'

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[English Expressions] Same difference / Back in the day

Same difference

'그게 그거지'라는 표현. 대화 중 두 가지 것들에 대해 이야기를 하고 있는데 나는 그 두가지가 뭐 똑같은 의미라고 느낄 때 사용하면 좋음.

A : I want to buy this pen.
B : Um.. sorry sir, but this is not exactly a pen, that is a pencil.
A : Whatever.. same difference, I just want to get it.



Back in the day

예전에 미드를 보면 정말 자주 등장하던 표현이었음. 사실 한국에서도 어른들이 정말이지 자주 사용하는 표현이 '소싯적', '예전에', '내가 왕년에는' 이런 표현들인데 그 격으로 딱 어울리는 표현이 Back in the day다! 윽..

여하튼 예를 들어보자면,

I was so famous in my high school back in the day.
내가 왕년에는 고등학교에서 정말 유명했어.



Do have to do with

숙어공부할 때는 정말 잘외우면서 정작 표현하려고 할때 입에 잘 붙지 않아 사용하기 힘든 표현인듯. '~와 관련이 있다'의 표현! 다양한 예문들을 만들어보고 입에 붙여둔다면 정말 유용하게 사용할 수 있을듯!

What does have to do with this situation?
지금 이 상황과 무슨 연관이 있는거죠..?

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[English Expressions] First come, first served (선착순) / Suit yourself (뜻대로 하세요)

First come, first served

'선착순'의 영어식 표현.
막상 사용하려고 하면 잘 생각나지 않는 때가 많다.

The restaurant that I mentioned about yesterday doesn't take reservations, it is on a first come first served basis.

어제 이야기한 식당 예약 안받아, 선착순 기준이야!


Suit yourself

뜻대로 하세요, 그렇게 하세요 등의 표현.
건방진 표현이라기 보다 정말 상대방이 하고 싶은 대로 하라는 의미의 표현.

- I'm going pass on the wine for tonight
- Suit yourself 
- 저 오늘밤은 와인 안마실게요
- 그렇게 하세요, 마음대로 하세요~

You can suit yourself about going on or remaining.
가고 안가고는 당신 마음대로 하시면 됩니다.

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[English Expressions] Put importance on, 의미를 두다

해당 표현은 한국어와 의미가 잘 맞아 떨어지는 것이기도 하고 자주 사용하기 좋은 표현이다.

Put importance on something
put more importance on something
put significance on something
put stance on something

~ 에 의미를 두다, 의미를 더 두다

Why do women put so much importance on men that are such good listeners?

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[English Expressions] put oneself in someone’s shoes

put oneself in someone’s shoes

‘다른 사람의 입장에서 바라보다.
여기서 다른 사람은 someone, oneself는 생각하는 주체.

It was only after having my first child that I could put myself in my mom’s shoes.
내 첫 아이를 가지고 나서야 우리 엄마의 입장을 이해할 수 있었어.

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[English Expressions] That's all there is to it

That's all there is to it.
그게 다야!

My secret for making money? That's all there is to it.

보통 '그게 다야!'를 표현 할 때, 'That's all'까지만 말하는 한국인이 99%인 것 같은데 외국인 앞에서 'there is to it'까지 붙여 말하면 무언가 더 영어를 잘 아는 느낌을 줄 수 있을 듯 하다.

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English Expressions

Ticked off
화가 난
The way he reacted to you, it seemed as if he was so ticked off.

Rude Awakening
갑작스럽게 불쾌한 진실을 깨닫게 되는 것, 또는 그 불쾌한 진실
Being so ill-prepared for the Q&A, she was in for a rude awakening.

Daily grind
매일 이어지는 (힘든) 일상
Well, it's Monday. Time to start another week of the daily grind.

Down (a drink)
원샷하다
He downed a whole bottle of soju and passed out.

Pep someone/something up
‘무언가/누군가의 에너지를 끌어올리다’ 의 뜻
The lunch break pepped up the tired workers.

Join the club
상대방의 말에 맞장구를 치는 말
I've got so much homework to do tonight - Well, join the club.
나 오늘밤에 해야 될 숙제가 진짜 많아. - 나도 그래.

My heart sank
억장이 무너지다’와 비슷한 느낌으로, 슬픔이나 의기소침한 감정이 밀려오는 것을 표현한 것. 아래 예문처럼 주로 과거형으로 ‘~했을 때 슬펐다’라는 상황에 쓰임. My 외에 다른 사람에도 쓸 수 있음.
My heart sank when I realized I didn’t get the job.

Treat someone
Let me treat you this time.
이번엔 내가 낼게!

Take one's word(for it)
스스로 따로 확인하지 않고 누군가의 말을 그대로 믿다
I have years of experience on this matter. Take my word for it.

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[영어회화] 머리 기를 거야, 머리를 기르다

I will grow my hair.

나는 머리를 기를 거야.

응용하면,

I will grow a beard.

나는 수염을 기를 거야.

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Korean Herald 표현정리

KB, which derives about 63 percent of its profits from KB Kookmin Bank, has been seeking to strengthen its brokerage business through M&As as lending margins plunge. Last year, it lost out to Mirae Asset Financial in the takeover race for the industry’s second-ranked KDB Daewoo Securities. KB owns its own brokerage, which has only a miniscule presence in the industry.

- brokerage business : 중개업

- plunge : 감소

- lose out to someone/somthing : ~에게 밀려나다

- miniscule : 작은, 소수의

The stake sale is part of Hyundai Group’s plan to salvage its flagship Hyundai Merchant Marine, which recently entered into a debt settlement agreement with creditors. The group has promised its creditors to complete the deal by June.

- salvage : 구제하다

- flagship : 주력(대표) 상품, 제품

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Korean Herald 표현정리

한화테크윈의 두산 DST 인수 우선입찰자로 선정됨에 따른 기사.

방산 관련 내용과 회사 간 인수합병, 인수 등에 대한 경제 용어가 많아 정리.

Hanwha Techwin has been chosen as a preferred bidder for Doosan DST by Doosan Group and DST’s sales manager Credit Suisse was perhaps fate, destiny or meant to be.

- a preffered bidder : 우선입찰자

Techwin’s close competitor was LIG Nex1, which develops guided missile systems, but the market had predicted that LIG diward not have a fighting chance as the company did not have sufficient cash in its war chest. 

- war chest : 특정 목적에 필요한 활동자금, 군자금

Also, given that DST’s other shareholders included Doosan Group’s private equity partners -- IMM and Mirae Asset, which already redeemed their investments in DST through dividends and bonuses -- it was highly unlikely that DST was going to be sold again to private equity funds.

- private equity partners : 

- private equity fund : 사모펀드

So as expected by the market with these possible scenarios, Hanwha Techwin has won the first round of the bidding game. And it still needs to further negotiate with regards to the acquisition price and recheck unlisted DST’s books, including cash flow, income and the balance sheet.

- so as expected : 예상 대로 (주절 앞에서 사용해서 자연스러운 도입을 유도)

- with regards to : about 대체자원으로

Doosan, meanwhile, will secure the liquidity it needs to make sure its core infrastructure business stays afloat, following its leverage buyout of Bobcat and the global slowdown in the construction industry.

- secure : 담보를 제공하다(잡히다), 타동사

- afloat : 도산은 안당하는, 빚은 안질 정도의

“The defense market is either run by a monopolistic or oligopolistic system where players can earn stable margins,” said William Park, an analyst at Daewoo Securities.

- oligopolistic : 소수에 의해 시장이 독점되는

- oligopolist : 소수 독점자

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Korean Herald 표현정리

도널드 트럼프의 한국, 북한, 일본에 대한 생각.

According to The New York Times picked up in Seoul on Sunday, Trump described his foreign policy as being "America first" and that he will not stand by as the U.S. is "ripped off" by smarter, shrewder and tougher countries.

- ripped off : 바가지를 쓰다

- shrewd : 상황 판단이 빠른, 약삭 빠른 

 . shrewdly : 약삭 빠르게

The North, despite warnings from the international community has detonated four nuclear devices starting in 2006, with the latest being tested on Jan. 6.

- detonate : 폭발시키다

He then said that unless South Korea and Japan significantly increased their contributions to Washington's military presence on their soil, he would withdraw soldiers. Trump said such a move is not something he would like but would push forward anyway.

- push forward : 밀고 나가다, 단호하게 계속 밀고 나가다 (어렵고 힘든 일을)

Trump said the United States can ill afford to lose vast amounts of money by stationing troops in these countries.

- can ill(hardly) afford to v : ~할 자격이 없다, 형편이 안된다, 입장이 아니다

The latest remarks, which are seen as Trump's most in-depth discussion on foreign policy so far, directly contradict Washington's long-held stance on nuclear non-proliferation in Northeast Asia, and the country's firm commitment to safeguarding its two key allies -- South Korea and Japan -- by stationing troops.

- non-proliferation : (핵무기/화학무기의) 확산 방지

- proliferation : 급증, 확산

 . the proliferation of personal computers, attempt to prevent cancer cell proliferation

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Korean Herald 표현정리

지카 바이러스에 대한 기사.

South Korean health authorities said Tuesday a man who recently returned home from Brazil has been confirmed to be infected with the Zika virus.

- Health Authorities : 보건 당국

미디어에서 XX 당국이 뭐라고 발표 혹 공표했다고 할 때의 패턴

- be confirmed to be infected with 바이러스
: ~ 바이러스에 감염되었음을 확정하다/확실시하다

It is the nation’s first confirmed case of the mosquito-borne virus, which is suspected of causing serious birth defects.

- suspected of causing  증상

He began to experience symptoms, including fever and muscle pain, on March 16.

- 증상을 나타내기 시작했다. Begin to 정말 쉬운 표현인데 자연스럽게 쓰기 쉽지 않다.

- conjunctivitis : 결막염

“He is well enough to be released from the hospital,” the director of the KCDC said.

- v well enough to v : ~ 할만큼 ~ 하다

The agency claimed the infection has been linked to cases of microcephaly, in which babies are born with abnormally small heads and underdeveloped brains.

- microcephaly : 소두

- 이하는 소두를 설명

Jung also urged all women nationwide to delay pregnancy for at least two months after returning to Korea from Zika-affected countries. 

“Once you do that, you’ll receive text messages from us letting you know what to do if you experience Zika-like symptoms.”

- urge 사람 to v 

- Zika-affected countries

- Zika -like symptoms

The agency also intends to medically examine the first patient’s spouse for possible infection, pending her consent.

- possible infection

- pending her consent

마지막 문장은 무언가 구조가 이뻐서 기록.

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[금융지식 높히기] Write off

[의미]
Write off : 말소하다, 무시하다, 감가상각하다, 채권을 포기하다

1. 감가상각(Depreciation)과 같은 맥락의 용어로 이미 공인된 가치를 하향조정하는 행위를 의미 : A reduction of the recognized value of something

2. 별 별일 없다고 판단하여 무시하다
ex) People write him off as too weak to win the power game of politics

[동의어]
1. Remove from business account, cancel debt, accept
2. as a loss, forget, accept trouble and not worry anymore

[예문]
Unless there are painful but substantial reforms now, Koreans will be at risk of writing off the future of the national pension system and the sustainable government finance.

During his visit to Cuba the Russian president agreed to writhe off 90% of Cuba's $32 billion Soviet-era debt.

Mr. Kim's mistake cost hime time and money, but he wrote it off the experience.

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Korean Herald 표현 정리

In protest of the drills, North Korea could carry out military provocations along the inter-Korean border or send drones to South Korea, the lawmaker said.
- Carry out military provocation : 군사도발을 시행하다

- Along the inter-Korean border : 국경선을 따라

Terrorist attacks in the capital or rear areas, missile launches or GPS jamming could possibly be ventured, Lee noted.

- GPS jamming : GPS 전파 방해

- Venture into/on : 과감하게 ~을 시행하다

"The (South Korean) military is having preparatory training against the possibilities," he said.

- have preparatory training : 준비훈련을 실시하다

Seoul is currently checking North Korea's key transit points overseas, including in Beijing, Shanghai, Moscow and Thailand, in order to find any flow of aviation fuel into the North, he said.

- transit point : 중계점(전파, 방송, 물류 등)

Concerning North Korea's warning earlier in the day that it will conduct another nuclear warhead detonation test and fire off ballistic missiles, Lee said the government is trying to verify if Pyongyang is moving forward with its threat.

- nuclear warhead detonation : 핵 탄두 폭발

- fire off : 발사하다

- ballistic missile : 탄도 미사일 

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English Expressions

recipe for disaster

뜻을 그대로 풀면 ‘재앙을 위한 레시피’, 즉 ‘매우 부정적인 결과를 초래하는 일 또는 요소’라는 뜻입니다.

Calling your ex-girlfriend drunk is a recipe for disaster.


Take one for the team

‘팀을 위해 희생하다’ 즉, 팀이 아니라도 다른 사람들을 위해 자신을 희생하다는 의미입니다.

Nobody took out the trashes? I guess it’s time for me to take one for the team.


fat(slim) chance

‘가능성이 낮은’ 의 뜻입니다. 재미있게도, fat의 반댓말인 slim을 써서 slim chance라고 해도 동일하게 ‘가능성의 희박한’의 뜻이 됩니다.

You think she'll lend you the money? Fat chance!


Faceplant

plant는 ‘식물’ 외에도 ‘심다’라는 뜻이 있죠? Faceplant는 ‘얼굴을 땅에 박는 것’, 즉 얼굴부터 넘어지는 것입니다. 주로 스노우보딩 등의 스포츠에서 발생합니다.

He was thrown over the handlebars of his bike and did a faceplant in the mud.


 Music to my ears

내 귀에 캔디‘매우 좋은 정보·소식’을 나타내는 말입니다.

The Penguins lost the game? That’s music to my ears.


Dead end

‘막다른 골목’을 이렇게 표현합니다.

Why did you quit your job? - It looked like it was leading to a dead end.


Godsend

Lifesaver와 유사한 상황에서 쓰이는 말로, ‘어려운 상황에서 갑자기 나타나서 상황을 해결하는 것’을 의미합니다.

If you can come and help us prepare the dinner, that will be a godsend.

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English Note(2015/12/07~2015/12/11)

In due time

‘적절한 때에’ ‘때가 되면’이라는 뜻입니다.

Your dreams will all come true in due time


Act out of character

Character에는 사람의 성격이나 품성을 뜻하는 의미도 있습니다. 즉, ‘원래 성격과는 다르게 행동하다’라는 뜻입니다.

Usually, John is humble and calm, so when he got angry, he acted out of character. 


Put one’s neck on the line

‘위험을 감수하다’라는 뜻입니다. 여기서는 neck이 oneself, 즉 ‘자신’ 과 가까운 의미로 생각하시면 됩니다. neck 이외에 실제 의미를 가진 단어 (reputation, future 등)을 쓰면 ‘내 평판·내 미래에 대한 위험을 감수하다’라고 특정하여 말할 수 있습니다.

While others played safe, Jack put his neck on the line for the team and won the game for us.


blow your mind

‘깜짝 놀라게 하다’ ‘매우 깊은 인상을 주다’라는 뜻입니다.

The young pianist’s performance will blow your mind. No wonder he won the first prize.
(*) Win the first prize : 1위를 하다

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영어 스피치 연결어구

1. First….second…. third… (첫째로... 둘째로... 셋째로...)
2. Moving right along… (바로 이어서)
3. That brings us to… (그 결과 / 다음으로)
4. In conclusion… (결론적으로)
5. My first point is… (첫째로)
6. In fact… (사실)
7. Not only … (...뿐만 아니라)
8. As you can see from these examples… (이 사례들에서 확인할 수 있듯이)
9. The next point I’d like to make is… (다음으로 말씀드리고 싶은 것은)
10. Finally… (마지막으로)
11. Now that we have established… (지금까지의 내용을 기반으로)
12. Keeping these points in mind… (이런 내용들을 바탕으로)
13. Now that we understand… (...에 대한 이해를 바탕으로)
14. Let’s begin with… (...로 시작하자면)
15. My next example is… (제 다음 사례는)
16. Likewise… (...와 같이)
17. In the same way… (같은 방식으로)
18. In a like manner.. (같은 맥락에서)
19. In addition to… (...에 더해)
20. Contrast that with… (이와 매우 대조가 되는)
21. At the same time… (동시에)
22. Now let’s consider… (이제 ...에 대해 생각해보자면)
23. However… (그러나)
24. Nevertheless… (그럼에도 불구하고)
25. Furthermore… (더 나아가)

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외국어 공부

외국어 공부에 있어서 가장 존경하는 "선현우" 형의 영어공부 충고

1. 영어를 공부하는 것 보다 연습하는데 초점을 맞춘다.

2. 모든 것을 배우고 암기하려 하기 보다 자신이 배우고 싶어하는 표현에 집중한다.

3. 자신이 공부하고 있음을 다른 사람들에게 알린다.

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French - Intouchable

- C'etait une madadie incurable.
- On a decide d'adopter.
- Il etait cru, coulant.
- Je prenais de la hauteur.
- J'avais terriblement envie d'entendre le son de votre voix.
- La pipelette. Gros tchatcheur. 수다쟁이
- Vous etes tare(악상). 미쳤어요
- On se fait chier. 진저리나
(chier 똥누다)
- Il m'a largue. 날 버렸어, 찼어
- Il y a des tensions.
- Au secours. 살려주세요
- Je vous l'ouvre.
- Fait de beaux reves.
- Je vais me debrouiller. 알아서 잘 할게.
- Vous ets poissard.
- J'ai suivi mon instinct.
- Avec la musique, il y a un bon melange.
- Ca s'est illumine.
- Marrez-vous. 깔깔대며 웃어
- On s'est fait niquer.
- Je suis partant.
- Nous tenons a une autre notion importante,
- On se barre pas. 도망안가

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