(1059)＜2836＞: pay peanuts /薄俸(박봉)을 주다

[williamahn]

                                       ***** pay  peanuts *****

                                            (박봉을 주다)

                    Tips=[1]= 우리 말에서 "박봉"을 "쥐꼬리에 비유하는데,

                                              영어에서는 땅콩(peanuts)으로 표현한다.

                                              그래서 오늘의 표현은 "박봉을 주다"러는 뜻을 나타낸다.

                                              주로 be paid peanuts 형태로 쓰며, 이때 "박봉을 받다"라은 의미를 전달한다.

                       (1059)(A) So, you're looking for a place

                                          in the city center, right?  

                                   How many rooms do you want it to have?

                              (B) Well, I have a wife and three daughters,

                                              so I need at least three bedrooms. 

                                    But I'm paid peanuts,

                                              so I'm not sure if I'll be able to find

                                              a place within my budget.

                              (A) Well, why don't you tell me your place range,

                                              and I'll let you know if it's reasonable

                                              for a place like that in this area?

                                                      = city center: 도심    = budget : 예산     = price range: 가격범위  

                                                           = reasonable:(가격이)적당한

                                                                                                       [본문   해석]

                                          (A) 그래서 도심에 있는 집을 찿고 있어요? 방이 몆개 있는 집을 원하나요?

                                                          (B) 응, 아내와 세 딸이 있어요. 그래서 적어도 침실 3개가 필요해요.

                                                                그런데 제가 박봉을 받아서 제 에산 내의 집을 찿을 수 있는 지 몰으겠네요.

                                                          (A) 음, 가격 범위를 저에게 말해주고,

                                                                제가 이 지역에서 그런 집을 구하기 위한 적당한 금액인지 알려 주는 건 어떨가요?

                          Tips=[2]= English Review

                         [Get free /(~한 상황에서) 벗어나다]

                                              (A) What were you talking about with my uncle? 

                                        You guys were talking for a long time.

                                          (저희 삼촌이랑 무슨 이야기를 한거예요? 오랬동안 이야기를 했잔아요.)

                                  (B) He was telling me everything about his golf game. 

                                         I thought I would never get free.

                                           (그분은 그의 골프경기에 대한 모든 이야기를 말해 주셨어요. 제가 절대 벗어나지 못할 줄로 알았어요.)

                                  (A) Yeah... I guess he can be a little boring.

                                           (그래요... 그분은 좀 지루할 수도 있을 것 같아요.)

                              [Similar and related expressions]

                               ** I thought I would never escape.**

                                            ( 제가 절대 벗어나지 못할 줄 알았어요.)