Today is Wednesday, the 5th of May.
Everybody in Korea get excited. When they look at the calendar, and notice that one of the days is written in red in May.
One of the red days in May is Children’s Day, a day to give you children a present and also is a day to honor adults that have contributed to improving the lives of children. And also in UK there is a national Children’s Day for children.
** get at 암시하다;도달하다
** 직역: 너는 지금 무엇을 암시하니?
** 상황: 상대방의 웅얼웅얼 말이 짜증날 때 대응
A: 이제 잡담그만하고, 무슨 말을 하고 싶은 거니?
Now stop chewing the fat, and what are getting at?
Now enough of this chitter-chatter. What are getting at?
* chitter-chatter 잡담
B: 우리 돈이 없어 그리고 모든 게 불확실해.
We don’t have money and nothing is clear.
We haven’t gotten money and everything is up in the air.
*up in the air 고정되어 있지 않고 공중에 떠 있음; unstable; 불확실한
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A: 너 질문이 좀 애매한데, 무슨 말이 하고 싶은지 알 것 같구나
Your question is a bit unclear,
Your question is a little vague,
무슨 말이 하고 싶은지 알 것 같구나
But I think I know what you’re getting at.
B: 알아주셔서 고마워요.
Thank you for your acknowledgement.
Thank you for acknowledging it.
[Step by Step]
정확히 무슨 말이 하고 싶은거야?
Exactly what are you getting at?
여기서 뭘 제안하려고 하는데?
What are you going to suggest here?
What are you suggesting here?
너가 무슨말 하려고 하는지 알겠어 I can see.
I know what you’re getting at.
I can see what you’re getting at.
나를 속이 pull 려고 하지마
Don’t try to cheat on me.
Don’t try to pull me.
나는 너가 무슨 말을 하고 싶은건지 내가 무슨 대답을 해주길 원하는지 모르겠어
I don’t know what you’re getting at or what answers you want from me.
I don’t know what you’re getting at or want me to answer.
사람들은 그가 뭘 말하려고 하는지 이해할 수 없어서
People can’t understand what he is getting at
People couldn’t understand what he was getting at
그래서 그 회의 참석자들은 혼란스러웠어
So the participants in the meeting were confused.
so the conference participants were confused.
[Speak like a Brit]
A: Now enough of this small talk. What are you getting at?
B: We haven’t gotten money. So far everything is up in the air.
A: Your question is a little vague but I guess I know what you’re getting at
B: Thanks for your understanding.
출처 EBS 오디오 어학당 5dang.ebs.co.kr 권주현의 영국영어 What are you getting at? 무슨 말이 하고 싶은 거야?
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