회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 지나칠 정도로, 너무 지나쳐 잘못될 정도라는 표현 영어로 어떻게 하는지 살펴보겠습니다. 대화 들어보시죠.

A: John, how did the interview go for that promotion you were after?

J: I didn't get it, unfortunately.

A: I'm sorry to hear that. You seemed like the perfect fit for that job.

J: Yeah, the feedback I received from the interviewer was that I was too honest for the position.

A: How can you be too honest?

J: I think they meant that I tend to speak my mind and give my opinion without holding back, even if it's not what others want to hear. And they felt that in the position I was applying for, that could create issues.

A: I can see how that could be a concern. Yeah, you are honest to a fault.

John이 너무 솔직해서, 지나칠 정도로 정직해서 진급을 하지 못했습니다.

당신은 너무 솔직한 게 탈 입니다.

You are honest to a fault.

To a fault 지나칠 정도 to a fault앞에 어떤것이 지나친지 말하면 –해서 탈이다라는 표현 만들수 있습니다.

You are honest to a fault.

당신은 너무 솔직한 게 탈 입니다.

You are generous to a fault.

당신은 너무 너그러운 게 탈 입니다.

You are humble to a fault.

당신은 너무 겸손한 게 탈 입니다.

To a fault 너무 지나치게, 어떤 것이 잘못될 정도로 지나치다는 표현 기억하시면서 오늘의 대화 다시 한 번 들어보겠습니다.

A: How did the interview go for that promotion you were after?

J: I didn't get it, unfortunately.

A: I'm sorry to hear that. You seemed like the perfect fit for that job.

J: Yeah, the feedback I received from the interviewer was that I was too honest for the position.

A: How can you be too honest?

J: I think they meant that I tend to speak my mind and give my opinion without holding back, even if it's not what others want to hear. And they felt that in the position I was applying for, that could create issues.

A: I can see how that could be a concern. Yeah, you are honest to a fault.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

How did the interview go for that promotion you were after?

진급 인터뷰 어땠어요?

I didn't get it, unfortunately.

불행히도 승진 못했습니다.

The feedback I received from the interviewer was that I was too honest for the position.

The feedback I received from the interviewer

Interviewer 질문하는 사람, 면접관 입니다.

Interviewee 질문을 받는 사람 입니다.

The feedback I received from the interviewer

feedback반응, 의견 from the interviewer 면접관의

I was too honest for the position.

내가 너무 솔직하답니다.

The feedback I received from the interviewer was that I was too honest for the position.

면접관의 의견은 내가 너무 솔직하답니다.

I think they meant that I tend to speak my mind and give my opinion without holding back, even if it's not what others want to hear.

내 생각에, 그들의 견해는 내가 tend to 경향이 있다 speak my mind and give my opinion 내 마음과 의견을 얘기하는without holding back 억제하지 않고, 보류하지 않고 even if it's not what others want to hear. 비록 그것이 그들이 듣고 싶은 얘기가 아니라해도

I think they meant that I tend to speak my mind and give my opinion without holding back, even if it's not what others want to hear.

내 생각에 면접관들은 내가 내 의견을 그들이 듣고 싶은 얘기가 아니라도 숨김없이 표현하는 경향이 있다고 생각해요.

And they felt that in the position I was applying for, that could create issues.

그리고, 이것이 내가 원하는 자리에서는 문제를 만들 수 있다고 느꼈지요.

You are honest to a fault.

당신은 솔직해서 탈 입니다.

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 오늘은 You are honest to a fault.

당신은 솔직해서 탈 입니다. You are generous to a fault. 당신은 너무 너그러운 게 탈 입니다. You are humble to a fault. 당신은 너무 겸손한 게 탈 입니다.

어떤 것이 지나칠 정도로, 잘못될 정도로 지나치다는 표현 살펴봤습니다.