(1065)＜2895): second nature / 몸에 배이는

[williamahn]

                *****  second nature *****

                                 (몸에 배이는)

            Tips=[1]=  직역하면 "제2의 天性"이라는 이라는 의미를 갗인

                                               오늘의 표현은 선천적으로 타고난 습성이 않이라

                                               지속적으로 반복과 학습을 통해 "몸에 배인 습성을 뜻한다.

                                               이런 것은 몸에 배여 있기 때문에 천성이라 할 수 있을 만큼

                                               익숙하고 잘 하게 되는 것을 뜻한다.

                     (1065)(A) I heard that you've been working

                                    as a receptionist. 

                                    How's it going?

                              (B) Not bad.  I like my coworkers,

                                    and my hours are pretty good.

                                    But I have found it hard to be cheerful

                                    and polite all of time.

                             (A) Yes. I can see how that would be tiring. 

                                    But I bet that it'll become second nature

                                    after a while.

                                =receptionist:접수 담당자     =pretty:매우     =cheerful:발랄한    

                                             =polite:예의바른            =tiring:피곤하게하는     =I bet: ~임이 틀림없다.

                                                                                          [본문  해석]

                                    (A) 접수원으로 일해 왔다면서요, 어떠세요?

                                                (B) 그럭저럭 나쁘지 않아요. 동료들이 좋고 금무 시간도 꽤 만족해요.

                                                       하지만 밝고 공손한 모습을 유지하는게 어렵게 느겨져요.

                                                (A) 그렇죠, 얼마나 힘들지 알것 같아요. 하지만 좀 지나면 몸에 배일거라고 생각해요.

                        Tips=[2]= English Review

                          [Put (someone) business / ~을 페업시키다]

                                  (A) Did you see our latest sales figures?

                                          (우리의 최근 판매 수치를 봤어요?)

                                  (B) I heard they were high.

                                           (높다고 들었어요.)

                                  (A) We're outselling our competitor 10:1. 

                                        If the figures stay like this, we'll put them out of businness.

                                          (우리 경쟁사보다 10:1로 매출이 더 높아요.

                                                           만약에 수치가 이렇게 유지 된다면 우리로 인해 그들이 폐업하게 될 거예요.)

                            [Similar and related expressions]

                              ** If the figures stay like this, we'll drive them to bankruptcy.**

                                        (만약 수치가 이렇게 유지된다면, 우리는 그들을 파산에 이르게 할 거예요.)