(1585)＜3122 ＞: It's coming up /얼마 안 남았어요.

[안영득]

                                       ***** It's coming up *****

                                 (얼마 안 남었어요)

                          Tips=[1]= 이 표현을 직역하면 "곧 올것이다"란 뜻이 되기 때문에 반대로하면,

                                               "얼마남지 안 남았다 "라는 뜻이 된다.

                                                우리말을 영어로 옮기려면 "어려울것 같지만 의외로 간단한 표현들이 많다.

                                                이 표현도 그들중의 하나라고 볼수있다.

                         (1585)(A) I feel like Mike's birthday is

                                       around this time.

                                       Do you know when it is?

                                (B) Yeah, it's coming up. 

                                      It's December 28th.

                                (A) OK. How about throwing him

                                       a suprise party?

                                       I think he'd like that.

                               =around this time:이 때쯤     =throw a suprise party:깜찍 파티를 열다

                                                                                  [본문   해석]

                                    (A) 마이크 생일이 이때쯤 인것 같은데요. 언제인지 알어요?

                                                     (B) 네, 얼마 안남았어요. 12월28일 이예요.

                                                      (A) 그렇군요. 깜짝파티를 해주는게 어때요? 좋아 할것 같은데요.

                Tips=[2]= English Review

                           [ Pick up the slack /남이하든 일을 대신 맡아서 하다]

                             (A) Mary is going to be out of the office

                                           for two months after her surgery.

                                             (Mary가 수술후 2달간 자리를 비울 예정이예요.)

                                     (B) Yes,  I heard.  (예,들었어요,)

                                     (A) I'll need you and the rest of the team

                                           to pick up slack while she's gone.

                                             (당신과 나머지 팀원들이 Mary의 일을 대신 맡아서 해줘야겠어요.)

                                 [Similar and related expressions]

                                ** I'll need you and the rest of the team

                                           to fill in for her while she's gone.**

                                            (당신과 나머지 팀원들이 Mary가 없는 동안 그녀 일을 대신 해줘야겠어요.)