(301) get off one's chest/ 솔직히 터놓고 이야기하다

[williamahn]

  (301) (A) So Jane, what are you calling about?

                 I haven't heard from you in ages.

            (B) There's somthing I've got to get off my chest.

                 I'm upset with you.

            (A) Is this about the money I borrowed?

                 Listen, like I said, I'll pay you back.

                [새론 단어들]

                        = in ages ; 오랜만에

                        = be upset with ; ~에게 화가나다

                        = pay back ; (빌린돈을)갑다,돌려주다

                      [본문 해석]

                       (A) 그래,제인 어쩐일로 전화했어? 네 소식들은지 무척 오래됐네.

                                  (B)  너한테 탁터놓고 이야기 할게있어. 나 너한테 화났어.

                                  (A) 내가 빌린 돈때문에그래? 들어봐, 내가 말한것처럼, 그 돈 갑을거야.

  Tips=[1]= Chest는 "가슴,흉부"라는 뜻으로,"get(something) off one's chest"을 직역하면

                  "가슴에서 무언가를 털어버리다"라는 의미가된다.

                   unburden이나 confess 같은 뜻으로,(속이 풀리도록)마음에 담아 두었든

                   불만이나, 비밀, 비판을 털어 놓다"라는 의미로 쓰인다.

  Tips=[2]= English Review

              [A change of pace /기분 전환]

                  (a) The beach clean-up over the weekend was more exciting than I anticipated.

                  (b) Yeah. It was a nice change of pace from just staying home

                       and playing video games all day.

                  (a) We should do something like that more often.

                 [Similar and related expressions]

                *** We're going rock climbing again?

                            We've already been there, done that.

                               Let's try something new.***

                         ( 또 암벽 등반을 가자고? 이미 다 해봤잔아. 좀 더 새로운 걸 해보자구.)