영어공부 91탄 ( the elephant in the room/ go south/ we have bigger fish to fry/ it doesn't ring a bell.)

* 비가 펑펑 올때 보통 네이티브는 It's pouring ( out there)  를 가장 많이 쓰거든요.

It's raining cats and dogs.  보다요.

1. 말 꺼내기 힘든 주제- 심각하거나 불편한 상황에서 자주 쓰여요.

the elephant in the room- an obviou problem or difficult situation that people do not want to talk about.

논란의 여지가 있거나 골치 아프게 할 거란걸 알기에 피하고 싶은 주제나 상황

 There's an elephant in the room.  말꺼ㅐ기 힘든 주제가 있네요.

talk about address + the elephant in the room

Okay, elephant in the room. Let's talk about it.

THe elephant in the room...

So, that is what it is.

We can't change it.

We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

- Ok, It's time to talk about the elephant in the room.

이제 ( 모두알고 있지만 꺼내고 있지 않은) 그 주제에 대해 말할 때가 왔군요.

-You mean, you getting fired becasue fo me?

-Let me end by addressing the elephant in the room here, which is the seeming inability to get anything done in Washington there days.

 

2.  일이 잘 진행 되는 않는것  go south:  (상황이) 악화되다, 잘못되다

사전:  If a situation, organization, or set of standards goes south, it becomes very bad although it ea once very good.

Okay, If thing go south, I'll call you. 알겠어. 상황이 안 좋아지면 전화해서 알려줄깨

 I need you word that if thing start to go south, that you'll pull the plug on this whole thing.

You got it. If things go south, it's gone.

word: 약속 (약속을 보장하는 ) 말

pull the plug: 중단시키다, 손을 떼다.

 

3. 지금 이러고 있을대가 아니야.

We have bigger fish to fry.

사전:  to have something more important to do

-cancel it.

You've already postponed twice.

Well, postpone it again.

We can't put it off, Sir.

We have bigger fish to fry. 

상대가 지금 당장 처리해야 하는 큰 문제나, 큰 그림을 보지 못할때 약간 짜증내듯 자주 써요.

She's turned Katrina against me.

Well, I'm sorry, Louis.

But right now, we have bigger fish to fry.

*  중요한 것 안하고 자꾸 딴짓하고 있을때, 뭐가 우선 순위인지 모르는 것처럼 보일때

Is that really a priority? ( 그거 진짜 지금 해야 되?)

 

4. 얘기를 들어도 기억이 안 날땐  It doesn't ring a bell.

사전:  Something does not seem familiar, remind one of something, or stimulate an imcomplete or indistinct memory.

- Hey, do you know Jeffrey Myers?

Doesn't ring a bell, why?

특히 사람, 장소 이름 등 name 과 같이 자주 쓰여요.

Does the name ring a bell?

No, It doesn't rign a bell.

No, doesn't ring a bell.

Do you have a photo?

Yeah, I think that does rigns a tiny bell. why?

Now that you mention it, that does ring a bell?