(1807)＜3346＞: read the room / 분위기를 파악하다

[williamahn(안영득)]

                ***** read the room *****

                             (분위기를 파악하다)

             Tips=[1]= 이 표에서 room은"방안에 있는 사람들을 나타내는 것이다.

                                         그래서 오늘의 표현은 "분위기를 파악하다",눈치를 살피다"라는 뜻으로 쓰인다.

               (1807)(A) I can't believe nobody laughed at that joke

                                    I made in the meeting.

                              (B) You've got to read to read the room. 

                                     Nobody was in the mood for a joke right then.

                              (A) Well, I was hoping the joke would lighten the mood. 

                                     I guess I was wrong.

                                  =laugh at:~을 듣고있다     =in the mood for:~할 기분인        

                                         =right then:바로그때        =lighten:밝게하다

                                                                                     [본문   해석]

                                        (A) 회의에서 내가 한 말에대해 한 사람도 웃어주지 않았다는 것을 나는 믿을 수가 없어요.

                                                 (B) 분위기를 파악했어야죠, 그때는 아무도 농담을 할 분위기가 아니였으니까요.

                                                  (A) 음,농담이 분위기를 밝게 만들어 주길 바랬는데요.내 생각이 틀린것 같네요.

                               Tips=[2]= English Review

                               [Give(someone) props /(누구를)칭찬하다]

                                      (A) I've got to give you props for the way

                                                you dealt with that customer complaint.

                                                  (지난번 고객불만에 대한 처리대처에 대해 칭찬을 해드려야 겠습니다.)

                                          (B) Oh, I just kept calm and tried to solve the problem

                                                for him quickly.

                                                  (아닙니다. 저는 단지 그분이 제기한 문제점을 잠자코 청취한 후

                                                                       신속히 해결할려고 노력한것 뿐입니다.)

                                           (A) What's important is that you made him happy

                                                 in the end. Great job!

                                                   (중요한건 당신이 그 고객을 만족시켰다는거예요. 잘하셨습니다.)

                                     [Similar and related expressions]

                                       ** I've got to hand it to you for the way you dealt

                                                 with that customer complaint.**

                                                  (지난번 고객불만 건에 대한 당신의 대처에 대해 칭찬을 해드려야겠습니다.)