Key Expressions
1. What is keeping you so busy today?Dialogue
= What is holding you so busy today?
* keep : ~을 계속하다, 유지하다, ~을 어떤 상태로 유지하다, 계속 ~하게 하다.
eg) I try to keep myself busy. 바쁘게 지내요.
2. I'm making up the business plan.
= I'm coming up with the business plan.
* make up : 작성하다.
* come up with : ~에 따라가다, 따라잡다, ~을 제안하다, ~ 생각을 꺼내다.
3. May I review it?
* review : ~을 재조사/검토하다, ~을 검열하다, 시찰하다(=inspect)
4. I like your suit.
5. Let me know when you're done.
= Please tell me when you're done.
A : What is keeping you so busy today?New words
= What is holding you so busy today?
* What is keeping you so busy these days?
B : I'm making up the business plan.
* make up : 수선하다, 만회하다, 보완하다, 구성하다, 작성하다, 창작하다
A : The budget proposal?
* budget : 에산, 예산안
B : Right.
A : May I review it?
= Can I have a look at it?
= Can I take a look at it?
B : OK. By the way, you look different. I like your suit.
* By the way : "그건 그렇고" 라는 의미로 말하는 중간에 화제를 전화할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현
cf) I like your hair.
I like your smile.
A : Thanks. Let me know when you're done.
* Let me know when you're done.
= Let me know when you finish.
B : I will.
Exacerbate[ex-as-sir-bate]
(v;adj) to make worse or more severe.
(고통, 병을) 악화시키다, (감정을) 악화시키다, 화나게 하다
Explicit
(adj) clearly stated, precisely shown.
명백한, 뚜렷한, 명확한, 솔직한
Redeem
(v) To recover, to take back custody, reputation, rights, etc.
~을 되 사다, 되찾다, (명예, 명성, 권리를) 회복하다