(1676)＜3385＞: stem the tide /흐름을 저지하다

[williamahn(안영득)]

                  **** stem the tide *****

                             (흐름을 저지하다)

          Tips=[1]= "stem?은 "줄기"라는 뜻 이외에도 "막다, 저지하다"라는 의미로 쓰인다.

                                           오늘의 표현은 아떤 상황이 계속거나 나빠지는것을 막는 다는

                                           맥락으로"흐름을 저지하다"라는 뜻으로 쓰인다.

                 (1676)(A) Wow, people really don't like

                                      the new operating system for Chasen Phones.

                               (B) Yeah. I heard that Chasen is struggling to find a way

                                      to stem the tide of customer complains.

                              (A) They should just let people switch back

                                    to the old system.

                   =operating system:운영체계        =struggle to do:~하려 애쓰다    

                                  =complaint:불만                         =switch:바꾸다

                        Tips=[2]= English Review

                         [go fifty-fifty / 반반으로 나누다]

                              (A) Who's paying for dinner tonight? It's your turn, right?

                                         (오늘 저녘 값은 누가 내나요? 그쪽 차례 맞죠?)

                                 (B) Let's go fifty-fifty.  I need to save some money this month.

                                         (반반으로 나누어 냅시다. 제가 이번 달언 돈을 좀 아겨써야 하거든요.)

                                 (A) You said that last time. too. 

                                       Next time, it's on you!

                                         (지난번에도 같은 말을 했어요. 다음번엔 꼭 사는 겁니다.)

                            [Similar and related expressions]

                           ** Let's split it.**      / (나누어 냅시다)