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talk 217. 다음 주 금요일까지 회답을 부탁드립니다. Please RSVP by next Friday. RSVP = respond please (초대장에서) 회답하다 > Sure thing. 물론이죠 > OK, we'll let you know ASAP. Some people haven't RSVP'd yet. You can RSVP by e-mail. You have to RSVP if you're coming to the wedding.

talk 216. 내가 나중에 너의 집에 잠깐 들를게 I'll swing by your house later. swing by ~에 잠깐 들르다 swung by 과거 > Text me when you leave. > Sounds good to me. I don't have time to swing by. When can you swing by my office? My younger sister swung by to give me some side dishes.

talk 215. 나는 오늘 야근해야 해 I have to work overtime today. work overtime 잔업하다, 시간외로 일하다, 야근하다 cf. overwork 과로하다 > That's too bad. > How about tomorrow? We get paid extra for working overtime. Can you work overtime this weekend? I'm tired because I've been working overtime all week.

talk 214. 내 영어 실력이 예전 같지 않아 My English is a bit rusty. rusty ˈrʌsti 녹슨, 다루기힘든, 반항적인 rust 녹 rusty = out of practice > You speak fine. > I can understand everything you're saying. I'm rusty after taking a long break. Her piano skills are a little rusty. I haven't played badminton since high school, so I was rusty.

talk 213. 그는 말주변이 좋은 사람이야 He's a smooth talker. smooth 매끄러운, 부드러운 = sweet talker > Don't fall for it. 속아 넘어가지 마 > I can totally see that. You're such a smooth talker. She's one smooth talker. He gets out of sticky situations because he's a smooth talker.

talk 212. 그들은 마침내 결혼을 했다 They finally tied the knot tie the knot = get married 결혼을 하다 tie : 끈등으로 묶다. knot : 매듭 > Good for them! 그들에게 잘됐네. > I'm glad to hear that. They tied the knot last week. When will you guys tie the knot? I'm really nervous about tying the knot.

talk 211. 이 식당은 조금 비싼 편이야 This restaurant is a bit pricey. pricey ˈpraɪsi 값이 비싼 price 가격 = expensive, costly > But the food is amazing. > That's for sure. 정말 그래 I can't afford to a pricey hotel. That's too pricey for me. I'd love to live in New York, But it's too pricey.

talk 210. 저녁은 나가서 먹자 Let's eat out for dinner. eat out 외식하다 eat in 집에서 먹자 > I know a good Italian place. > Count me in. 나도 끼워줘 How often does your family eat out? Where do you want to eat out? I can't afford to eat out every week.