(996)＜2708＞ from scratch / 처음부터

[williamahn]

                   ***** from scratch *****

                                   (처음 부터)

     Tips=[1]= 아무런 준비 없이 달리기 경주를 할 때

                               우선 땅에 선을 그어서(scratch) 출발선을 만들게 된다.

                               이런 맥락에서 "처음 부터", "아무런 준비없이"라는 뜻으로

                               오늘의 표현을 쓸 수 있다.

                               비슷한 뜻으로 from square one(원점에서)이라는 표현을 쓸 수도있다.

        (996)(A) Hey, When are you going to call it a day? 

                         It's almost seven o"clock.

                   (B) Well, I don't think

                          I'll be able to leave anytime soon. 

                          I lost the whole file that I was working on today,

                          so I've got to start again from scratch now.

                   (A) Oh, that's terrible. 

                          Is there anything I can help you with?

                                     = call it a day : 퇴근하다. ~을 끝내다.

                                                                        [본문  해석]

                             (A) 저, 언제 퇴근 할거예요? 거의 7시가 되였어요.

                                    (B) 음, 금방 나가기 어려울 것 같네요.

                                          오늘 작업하던 화일을  모두 잃어버려서 지금부터 처음부터 다시 시작해야 해요.

                                        (A) 오, 끔찍하네요. 제가 도와드릴게 있어요?

            Tips=[2]= English Review

                 [ Tough break / 不運]

                  (A) I got a ticket yesterday

                             because my headlight was broken and I hadn't realized it.

                              (어제 전조등이 나갔다는것을 몰라서 스티커를 받았어요)

                  (B)That's a yough break. 

                            I hope it dosn't cause too much trouble for you.

                               (운이 없었네요. 너무 곤란해지지 않았으면 좋겠어요.)

                       (A) It's okay.  I just have to pay a small fine.

                               (괜찮아요. 벌금을 조금만 물으면 돼요)

             [Similar and related expressions]

                 ** That's some bad luck.**

                           (운이 나빳네요)