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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.

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.