(1868)＜3398＞: hard- nosed / 단호한

[williamahn(안영득)]

                  ***** hard-nosed *****

                                           (단호한)

        Tips=[1]= "단호한 코를 갖인"이라는 이 표현은 "hard"란 단어가 주는

                                        느낌에서도 알 수 있듯이 "단호한,엄격한, 현실적인"이란 뜻으로 쓰인다.

                (1868)(A) Isn't Mr. Curry fantastic? 

                                     I think he's the best director our department's ever had.

                                         (B) I don't know. 

                                    I don't think his hard- nosed approach to managing

                                    is really necessary.

                                         (A) But it's the reason we don't waste time

                                    chatting meetings anymore! 

                                    I think it's great.

                                                =department:부서        =approach:접근(법)     =necessary:필요한       

                                          =waste:낭비하다           =chat:수다를 떨다

                                                                                       [본문   해석]

                                     (A) 케리 씨 대단하지 않아요? 우리 부서에 온 이사중에 최고라고 생각해요.

                                                  (B) 글쎄요, 관리에 있어 그의 단호한 접근 방식이 반듯이 필수적인것 같지는 않아서요.

                                                  (A) 그래도 더 이상은 회의 중에 잡담하면서 시간을 낭비하지 않게 되였잖아요!

                                                         그건 대댄하다고 생각 해요.

                     Tips=[2]= English Review

                        [ Or so  / ~쯤, 가량]

                              (A) When was the last time you worked in marketing?

                                         (마케팅 쪽 일을 마지막으로 한것이 언제쯤인가요?)

                                 (B) I left my last marketing job two years ago or so.

                                                      But I've been keeping up with industry trends

                                       in the meantime.

                                         (제가 마케팅 일을 그만둔것이 2년 전 쯤 됩니다. 하지만,그

                                                          후로도 업계의 동향을 꾸준히 파악하고 있었습니다.)

                                       [Similar and related expressions]

                            ** I left my last marketing job around two years ago.**

                                      (제가 마케팅 업무를 그만둔 것이 2년 전쯤 됨니다.)