회화와 문법을 동시에 공부하는 Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 진행에 이은경입니다. 오늘은 A day late and a dollar short 하루 늦고 돈도 부족한, 늦고 준비되지 않은, 늦었으면서 또 체계적이지도 못한 사람, 영어로 어떻게 표현하는지 살펴보겠습니다. 대화 들어보시죠.

J: How's it going?

A: You know, the usual. Trying to juggle work, family, and everything in between. How about you?

J: You know David, right? He's always a day late and a dollar short. I don't know how he manages to get himself into these situations all the time.

A: What happened this time?

J: Well, we had planned a weekend getaway with our friends, and he completely forgot about it until the last minute. By the time he realized it, all the hotels were booked, and we couldn't find anything within our budget.

A: That’s classic David! It's amazing how he constantly finds himself in these situations.

J: But let's not forget that David's heart is always in the right place.

A: I guess that's why we put up with his "day late, dollar short" moments.

데이빗이 항상 늦는 것 뿐만 아니라, 체계적이지도 못하다고 John과 얘기를 나누고 있습니다.

David is always a day late and a dollar short.

David is always a day late. 데이빗은 항상 하루를 늦어요.

and a dollar short. 그리고 일 달러가 부족해요.

David is always a day late and a dollar short.

데이빗은 항상 하루가 늦고, 일 달러가 부족하다. 그러니까 데이빗은 항상 늦는 것 뿐만 아니라, 돈도 없다.

이 말은 늦는 것 뿐만 아니라 체계적이지도 못한 총체적으로 준비가 안 된 사람이라는 말 입니다.

대화 느린 속도로 한 번 더 들어보겠습니다.

J: How's it going?

A: You know, the usual. Trying to juggle work, family, and everything in between. How about you?

J: You know David, right? He's always a day late and a dollar short. I don't know how he manages to get himself into these situations all the time.

A: What happened this time?

J: Well, we had planned a weekend getaway with our friends, and he completely forgot about it until the last minute. By the time he realized it, all the hotels were booked, and we couldn't find anything within our budget.

A: That’s classic David! It's amazing how he constantly finds himself in these situations.

J: But let's not forget that David's heart is always in the right place.

A: I guess that's why we put up with his "day late, dollar short" moments.

대화 해석해 보겠습니다.

How's it going? 어떻게 지내세요?

어떤 일이 잘 돼 가는지 물을 때도 쓸 수 있습니다.

How's it going? 어떻게 돼 가고 있나요?

How's it going? 어떻게 지내세요?

You know, the usual.

늘 그렇죠.

Trying to juggle work, family, and everything in between.

Juggle 두 가지 이상의 일을 동시에 하는 것을 말 합니다.

Trying to juggle work, family, and everything in between.

일과, 가족, 그리고 그 사이에 모든 것들

You know David, right?

데이빗 알죠?

He's always a day late and a dollar short.

데이빗은 항상 하루가 늦고, 일 달러가 부족하다. 데이빗은 늦는 것 뿐만 아니라 체계적이지도 못한 총체적으로 준비가 안 된 사람입니다.

I don't know how he manages to get himself into these situations all the time.

나는 데이빗이 이런 상황에 항상 자신을 집어 넣는 것을 이해 못해요.

It's amazing how he constantly finds himself in these situations.

It's amazing. 놀라워요.

how he constantly finds himself in these situations.

어떻게 계속해서 이런 상황들에 자신을 발견하고 있는지

But let's not forget that David's heart is always in the right place.

그리나 Let's not forget. 잊지 맙시다.

David's heart is always in the right place.

데이빗의 마음은 항상 right place 맞는 곳에 있다. 데이빗은 심성이 좋다.

I guess that's why we put up with his "day late, dollar short" moments.

we우리는 put up with 참는다 his "day late, dollar short" moments.

하루 늦고 돈도 부족한, 늦고 체계적이지도 못한 moments 순간들을

A day late and a dollar short하루 늦고 돈도 부족한, 늦고 체계적이지도 못한

Everyday English VOA 매일 영어 A day late and a dollar short하루 늦고, 일 달러 부족하다는 말, 늦고 체계적이지도 못하다는 표현 배웠습니다.