(1047)＜2764＞ : go off on a tangent / 이야기가 옆길로 새다

[williamahn]

               ***** go off on a tangent *****

                               (이야기가 옆길로 새다)

      Tips=[1]= 오늘에 나온 tangent는 어떤 실체와 "접히는 선"을 뜻한다.

                                    그래서 해석하면 "접선에서 벗어나다"라는 의미인데,

                                    "이야기가 옆길로 새다"라는 뉘앙스로 쓰면 된다.

                                    누군가 이야기를 하다가 다른 주제로 이야기를 바꿔버릴 때 쓸 수 있다.

       (1047)(A) You saw Paul recentry, right? 

                              How's he doing? 

                              I have't heard from him in a while.

                        (B) He's doing okay. 

                              But he's still talkative.

                       I had to listen to him for three hours,

                                 which was a pain in the butt. 

                             He started to talk about his relationship

                                 with his wife and then

                                 kept going off on a tangents.

                      (A) He's quite a talker, right?

                            No one can stop him when he gets doing.

                  = talkative ; 수다스러운   = a pain in the butt : 귀찮은것[사람]  

                                = relationship : 관계      = quite : 꽤        = talker : 말이 많은 사람

                                                                                [본문  해석]

                              (A) 최근에 폴을 만났죠?그렇죠? 그는 잘 지내고 있어요? 한동안 그의 소식 못 들였네요.

                                     (B) 잘 지내죠, 그런데 여전히 수다스럽죠. 3시간 동안 이야기를 들어야 했는데,

                                           귀찮은 일이였어요. 아내의 관계에 대하여 말하기 시작했는데 옆길로 이야기가 새드라구요.

                                     (A) 꽤 말이 많은 사람이예요. 그렇죠? 그가 이야기 하고 있으면 아무도 멈출 수 없어요.

                  Tips=[2]=English Review

                   [For keeps / 영원히]

                        (A) Do I need to return all of this equipment to the company?

                                  ( 이 모든 용품을 나중에 회사에 반납해야 하나요?)

                          (B) No, it's yours for keeps.

                                  (아니요, 그것은 영원히 당신거예요,)

                           (A) That's very generous of them.

                                  (매우 후 하네요)

                      [Similar and related expressions]

                         ** No, it's yours forever.**

                                  (아니요, 그건 영원히 당신 거예요.)