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talk 225. 접촉 사고가 났어 I got into a fender-bender fender-bender 가벼운 접촉사고 @ fender 번퍼 bend 굽히다 get into 특정한 상태에 처하다, 당하다 > Oh my goodness! 이런 Are you OK? > Whose fault was it? 누구 잘못이야 It was just a fender-bender. My car got scratched in the fender-bender. I was late for work because of a fender-bender.

talk 224. 우울하게 해서 미안해 Sorry to be a downer. be a downer 우울하게 만들다 @ downer 진정제, 낙담시키는 사람/것, 우울하게 만드는 것/사람 > I hope you feel better soon. > Let me know if you need anything. The news was a real downer. I don't want to be a downer. It's a downer that I have to work this weekend.

talk 223. 그건 말도 안되는 생각이야 That's a ridiculous idea. ridiculous 웃기는, 말도 단되는, 황당한 = absurd 우스꽝스러운, 터무니 없는 = unbelievable 믿기어려울정도로 좋은/나쁜/극단적인 > No doubt about it. 의심의 여지가 없지 > Just hear me out. 내 이야기를 끝까지 들어봐 You look absolutely ridiculous. I know it sounds ridiculous. Don't tell me you believe that ridiculous rumor.

talk 222. 나는 자러 가는 게 좋겠어 I'd better hit the sack. hit the sack 자다, 잠자리에 들다 sack 자루,부대 = go to bed = hit the sack = hit the hay > OK, good night. > Really? This early? I usually hit the sack around midnight. The kids need to hit the sack soon. I start work early tomorrow, so I'd better hit the sack.

talk 221. 그렇게 겁쟁이처럼 굴지 마 Don't be such a chicken. chicken 닭, 겁쟁이 = scaredy cat > I'm braver than you are. > What are you saying? I'm not a chicken. She's always been a chicken. When it come to talking to women, he's a chicken.

talk 220. 그녀는 파티에서 신나게 즐겼다 She had a ball at the party. have a ball 신나게 즐기다 have fun have a good time 좋은 시간을 갖다 have a blast 아주 즐거운 한때를 보내다 > I'm sure she's having a blast. > That doesn't surprise me. We're having a ball on our vacation. Everyone had a ball last night. I think you'll have a ball at the festival.

talk 219. 오늘은 여기까지 합시다 Let's call it a day. call it a day 하루를 여기까지 마치다, 활동을 중지하다 call it a night 그날 밤의 일을 끝내다 > Yeah. Let's pack up. > Yeah, good idea. Should we call it a day? It's time to call it a day. I'm so tired. How about ceiling it a day?

talk 218. 그건 내 권한 밖이야 It's out of my control. be out of one's control 통제를 벗어나다 > How disappointing! > Are you sure you can't do anything? That was completely out of my control. The decision is out of his control. This situation is out of the company's control.