Keywords: put off, suppose, wind up, 외국인처럼 말하기 표현, 시간+명사 표현 활용, 10분 정도 늦을거야, guilty pleasure

 

[List of Useful Expressions included here]

15. put off
16. suppose
17. wind up
18. 외국인처럼 표현하기/외국인이 사용하는 일상 표현
19. ‘시간 + 명사’ 표현 활용하기
20. 10분 정도 늦을거야
21. guilty pleasure / small guilty pleasure

 

15. put off

= 연기하다

• Let’s put it off then.

= 싫어하게 만들다/불쾌하게 하다 (It’s off-putting.)

• The smell of the old house really put me off.
• His rude behavior put her off.

= 정떨어지게 만들다

• Don’t be put off by the math for now.

= 방해하다/하던일에 집중하지 못하게 하다

• The noise put me off from studying.

 

16. suppose

= ~하기로 되어 있다

• I’m supposed to meet her today.

= 가정하다

• Let’s suppose that he says no. Do you have a plan?
• Let’s suppose that everything goes well. Then what’s the next step?

= 추측하다/생각하다 (나도 그렇게 생각해/그럴지도 모르지)

• I suppose so.
• What do you suppose will happen?
• How do you suppose all this will play out?

= 혹시나 해서 물어보는데 (부정적 추측)

• I don’t suppose she will agree. But it sure worth asking.
• I don’t suppose you know where she is.
• I don’t suppose you could help me tomorrow.

 

17. wind up

= 결국 ~하게 되다 (예상치 못한: 원래 의도와 다르게 좋지 않은 상황에 처하게 되는 뉘앙스)

• We got lost and wound up walking for hours.
• At first, we planned to split the bill, but I wound up paying for everything.
• If you keep doing that, you will wind up like him.

= 끝내다, 마무리하다

• The company decided to wind up its operations.

= 짜증나게 하다/놀리다

• Stop teasing him, you’re just winding him up. (그냥 약 올리는 거잖아.)

= 태엽을 감다 (물리적 동작)

• You need to wind up the clock every night.

** end up: 그냥 중립적 느낌, 반면 wind up은 부정적 느낌

 

18. 외국인처럼 표현하기/외국인이 사용하는 일상 표현

• I’m leaving —> I’m heading out.
• I’m angry —> I’m pissed off.
• I understand —> I get what you mean.
• It’s funny —> It’s hilarious.
• I had a mistakes —> I messed up.
• Calm down —> Take it easy.
• I’ll try. —> I’ll give a shot.

 

19. ‘시간 + 명사’ 표현 활용하기

• It is a two-hour drive to work.
• The cabin is just a three-hour drive away.
• It was a ten-hour flight.
• The program is a three-day course.
• I take an hour-running every morning.
• Let’s have a ten-minute break.
• I was planning on doing 16-hour fasting for at least 3 months, but I totally failed at making it an everyday routine after just two days.

 

20. 10분 정도 늦을거야.

• I’m going to be 10 minutes late for the meeting.
• I’m running about 10 minutes late for the meeting, but I’m on my way and will join as soon as I can.

 

21. guilty pleasure / small guilty pleasure

• I’m doing intermittent fasting, and I had a beer last weekend as a small guilty pleasure.