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​Maxwell : According to the government website explaining the recent changes to the consumer protection law, the airline has to give you a refund.맥스웰 : 정부 웹사이트의 최근 변경된 소비자 보호법 해설에 따르면, 항공사가 너에게 환불을 해 줘야 해.* consumer : 소비자​Kayla : How long will that take?카일라 : 얼마나 오래 걸릴까?​Maxwell : If you play your cards right, they'll give you cash immediately.맥스웰 : 잘 처리한다면 즉시 현금을 줄 거야.* play one's cards right :..

Melinda : I think Sandra really likes you. She's just waiting for you to take the initiative and ask her out.멜린다 : 산드라가 널 정말 좋아하는 것 같아. 걔는 네가 먼저 나서서 데이트 신청을 해 주기를 기다리고만 있어.* take the initiative : 솔선하다, 선수치다​Ian : You don't think she'll turn me down?이안 : 걔가 날 거절할 거라고 생각하지 않는 거야?* turn someone down : ~를 거절하다​Melinda : Look, I'm a girl, so I think I can tll when a girl likes a guy.멜린다 : 봐, 나도 여자야, ..

Gia : Since you've been exercising and wearing the mouth guard, your snoring hasn't been as bad.지아 : 당신이 운동을 하고 마우스 가드를 착용한 이후로 코골이가 그다지 심하지 않았어.​Howard : I can feel the difference from losing a few kilos.하워드 : 몇 킬로그램을 빼고 나니 차이를 느낄 수 있어.​Gia : I was actually starting to come to terms with the idea that I'd be married to a snorer for the rest of my life.지아 : 사실 난 여생을 코를 고는 사람과 결혼 생활을 할 거라는 생각을 받아..

Olivia : How is the investor search going?올리비아 : 투자자 찾기는 어떻게 진행되고 있어?​John : Pretty good, actually. I had a meeting with an angel investor the other day, and he was really impressed with everything.존 : 사실 꽤 괜찮아. 일전에 엔젤 투자자와 미팅을 했는데, 그가 모든 것에 정말 감명을 받았어.* Pretty good, actually : 사실, 꽤 괜찮아* angel investor : 엔젤 투자자​Olivia : That sounds promising! What was he most impressed with?올리비아 : 기대된다! 그 사람이 가..

Around the world, loneliness is becoming a serious health crisis. 전 세계적으로 외로움은 심각한 건강 위기가 되고 있습니다.​Ongoing studies have linked loneliness with heart disease, stroke, and dementia. 현재 진행 중인 연구들에서는 외로움을 심장병, 뇌졸증, 치매와 연관 지었습니다. * stroke : 뇌졸중* dementia : 치매 ​Health officials in the U.K. have assessed thousands of seniors to see if they are in danger of these health conditions. 영국 보건 당국은 수천 명의 노인들을 ..

Maxwell : So, how did it go?맥스웰 : 그래서 어떻게 됐어?​Kayla : It was a walk in the park. The moment I told the lady at the help desk that I knew what my rights were, she was extremely helpful.카일라 : 식은 죽 먹기였어. 안내 데스크에 있는 여직원에게 내 권리가 뭔지 알고 있다고 말하는 순간 아주 열심히 도와주더라고.* a walk in the park : 아주 쉬운 일* right : 권리​Maxwell : Who would have thought it would be so easy to go up against a big corporation and win!맥스웰 ..

Michelle : I have to admit, ​​though, that sometimes I feel like I'm in over my head.미셸 : 그래도 인정할 수밖에 없어, 가끔은 나도 버겁게 느껴진다는 걸.* I have to admit,... : 인정할 수밖에 없네, ~* in over one's head : 힘에 벅찬, 버거운​Anton : What do you do to make yourself feel better?앤톤 : 기분 전환으로 무엇을 해?​Michelle : I can't live without my Pad Thai or four-cheese pizza, so I sometimes go out to eat alone and get my favorite dishes. B..

Ian : Guess what! I asked Sandra out on a date and she said yes!이안 : 어떻게 됐게! 내가 산드라에게 데이트 신청을 했더니 걔가 그러자고 했어!​Melinda : That's exciting! I guess you took my advice when I said you should be yourself.멜린다 : 정말 신난다! 평소 네 모습대로 행동하라고 했던 내 조언을 받아들인 것 같네.​* be oneself : 평소의 자기 모습 그대로이다​Ian : I was pretty nervous. But when Sandra said yes, she told me that she'd been hoping I'd ask her out for months!이안..

​Gia : You look well rested!지아 : 당신 푹 쉰 것 같네!* well-rested : 충분한 휴식을 취한​Howard : I am! My sleep app said I only snored for five minutes last night.하워드 : 잘 쉬었어! 내 수면 앱에 따르면 어젯밤에 내가 5분 동안만 코를 골았대.​Gia : That's amazing!지아 : 놀랍네!​Howard : Snoring creates a vicious cycle where I'm too tired to exercise, which causes me to gain weight and snore more, leaving me even more tired.하워드 : 코골이는 너무 피곤해서 운동을 할..

Olivia : Did you get an answer from that potential investor you told me about?올리비아 : 네가 말했던 그 잠재적 투자자로부터 답변 받았어?* potential : 잠재적인​John : He said my business checked all the right boxes for him and he would be a fool not to invest.존 : 그는 내 사업이 자신의 모든 요구 조건을 충족한다고 했고 투자하지 않는다면 어리석은 사람일 거라고 했어.* check/tick all the (right) boxes : 모든 요구 사항을 충족하다* would be a fool to ... / not to ... : ~ 하면/ ~ 하지 않으면..