7. Power English

24.10.16 The Noisy Neighbors: It Would Be Cheaper to Move

ν•˜ λŒ€ν‘œ 2024. 10. 17. 21:55

Chad : When I lived in that noisy apartment, I couldn't complain to the city. They were following the laws about when they could and couldn't work.

μ±„λ“œ : λ‚΄κ°€ κ·Έ μ‹œλ„λŸ¬μš΄ μ•„νŒŒνŠΈμ— μ‚΄μ•˜μ„ λ•Œ, μ‹œμ— ν•­μ˜ν•  수 μ—†μ—ˆμ–΄. 그듀은 μ–Έμ œ 일할 수 있고 일할 수 μ—†λŠ”μ§€μ— λŒ€ν•œ 법을 λ”°λ₯΄κ³  μžˆμ—ˆκ±°λ“ .

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Maria : I tried to talk to the apartment manager, but it was like talking to a wall.

λ§ˆλ¦¬μ•„ : μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ 관리인과 μ–˜κΈ°ν•΄ 보렀고 ν–ˆλŠ”λ°, 마치 벽에 λŒ€κ³  μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•˜μ–΄.

* like talking to a wall : 벽에 λŒ€κ³  λ§ν•˜λŠ” 것 같은, 말이 μ•ˆ ν†΅ν•˜λŠ”

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Chad : It sounds like you're at the end of your rope.

μ±„λ“œ : μ†μˆ˜λ¬΄μ±…μΈ 것 κ°™λ‹€.

* at the end of one's rope : ν•œκ³„μ— λΆ€λ”ͺ힌, μ†μˆ˜λ¬΄μ±…μΈ

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Maria : I am! And I'm tempted to take legal action against the apartment management company.

λ§ˆλ¦¬μ•„ : λ§žμ•„! 그리고 μ•„νŒŒνŠΈ 관리 업체λ₯Ό μƒλŒ€λ‘œ 법적 쑰치λ₯Ό μ·¨ν•˜κ³  싢은 λ§ˆμŒλ„ λ“€μ–΄.

* tempt : μœ ν˜Ήν•˜λ‹€, λΆ€μΆ”κΈ°λ‹€

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Chad : I know you're frustrated, but do you really want to go down that road?

μ±„λ“œ : λ„€κ°€ λ‹΅λ‹΅ν•œ 건 μ•Œμ§€λ§Œ, 정말 κ·Έ 길을 κ°€κ³  싢은 κ±°μ•Ό?

* I know you're..., but... : λ„€κ°€ ~ν•œ 건 μ•Œμ§€λ§Œ,...

* go down that road : κ·Έ 길둜 κ°€λ‹€, νŠΉμ •ν•œ 행동 방침을 μΆ”κ΅¬ν•˜λ‹€

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Maria : No, because it would be cheaper to just move.

λ§ˆλ¦¬μ•„ : μ•„λ‹ˆ, μ™œλƒν•˜λ©΄ κ·Έλƒ₯ μ΄μ‚¬ν•˜λŠ” 게 더 μ €λ ΄ν•  ν…Œλ‹ˆκΉŒ.