2024. 8. 22. 05:52ㆍ공부/구슬쌤의 자신감 영어
원어민이 아니면 쉽게 쓰기 힘든 표현 3개 (부사 way, read into, opt)
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1: read into ~에 (지나치게)의미 부여하다
- You're reading way too much into this.
2: opt: ~을 택하다
- We'll probably opt for the one that costs the least.
3: It's just/only a matter of time. 그건 시간 문제야.
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#1: read into ~에 (지나치게)의미 부여하다
*Macmillan 사전: to find an extra meaning in someone's words or actions that is not obvious or does not exist.
You're reading too much into this.
You're reading way too much into this.
Okay, you're reading way too much into this.
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부사 way:훨씬, 아주 큰 차이로
*Collins 사전: You can use way to emphasize, for example, that something is a great distance away or is very much below or above a particular level or amount
This is way better
It would be way more efficient.
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부사 that: 그렇게, 그만큼, 그정도
*Collins 사전: You can use that to emphasize the degree of a feeling or quality.
It's not that call.
<그게 그리 단순한 게 아니야>
- Well, it's not that simple.
- It is to me.
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I was drunk.
Don't read too much into it.
I might be reading too much into this, but ~
I might be reading too much into this, but is something going on between you and dad?
I don't know, maybe I'm reading too much into it.
#2: opt: ~을 택하다
*Collins 사전: to make a choice (often with for)
- for을 가장 좋아함
opt out 관여/참여하지 않기로 하다
*캠브릿지 사전: to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it.
She has the right to opt out.
A: I can't believe she said no.
B: Well, she has the right to opt out.
I think I'm gonna opt out.
Due to time constraints, we opted for the shortest one.
- https://youtu.be/5ZMw9FJ2mck?list=RDCMUC7k5xDVLrRNQMrdlNHx8IQQ&t=14
A: Do you have anything in particular in mind?
B: Well, we're on a tight budget, so we'll probably opt for the one that costs the least.
opt out 안하기로/빠지리고 선택한 것
opt for: 뒤에 나오는 대상을 하기로 선택한 것
*Collins 사전: If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else.
opt against: 반대하다/맞서다
If you opt against the surgery, and if you leave now, it's just a matter of time (before things get worse).
#3: It's just/only a matter of time. (시간에 달린 일) 그건 시간 문제야.
*롱맨 사전: used to say that something will definitely happen in the future.
<RJ가 우리 생각에 동의/동참하는 건 시간 문제야>
I think it's only a matter of time before RJ gets on board.
You've been working around the clock.
I think it's just/only a matter of time before your get a promotion.
You got talent. It's just a matter of time before Broadway calls.
We should tell her the truth.
I mean, it's just a matter of time before she figures it out.
It's only a matter of time before they figure it out, if they haven't already.