[주요표현] <Before you quit your job> _ 25.09.28

01. go downhill: : 나빠지다, 쇠퇴하다, 내리막 길을 걷다

 

Instead of rebounding, which many enterpreneurs do after the loss of a business, my dad seemd to go downhill

 

02. fresh out of college: 갓 대학을 졸업한

 

All fo them were younger than me, fresh out of college, very attractive men and women, and dressed like corporate executives

 

03. give the courtesy of: ~라는 최소한의 예의를 배풀다

You haven't even given me the courtesy of an interview

 

04. if you must know: 꼭 알아야 겠다면

 

OK, if you must know, you are the only applicant without a MBA

 

05. draft dodger: 병역기피자

 

And you're telling me that you'd rather hire draft dodgers who went to school?

 

06. choosy: 까다로운

 

The job market is tight. We have many qualified applicants so we can afford to be choosy

 

07. cram for exam: 시험 벼락치기를 하다

 

While these kids were cramming for college exams

 

08. go for the close: 계약을 성사시키다, 마무리하다

 

To my surprise,the branch manager was listenig. I had his attention. At that moment, I decided to go for the close.

 

09. by all means: 꼭 그렇게 하라, 두말할 필요도 없이

 

If you think an MBA program trains these kids to beat IBM on the street, by all means, hire team

 

10. say one's piece: 하고 싶은 말을 다하다

 

Turning to the branch manager, I shook his hand and tahned him for listening. I had said my piece

 

11. on the verge of: 막 ~하려는 순간, ~하기 직전에

 

Finally, on the verge of being fired, I called rich dad and asked for a meeting

 

12. on a good day: 운이 좋을 떄

 

A: How many cold calls do you make a day?

B: Three or four on a good day

 

13. whine: 징징대다, 투덜대다

 

"Fail faster?" I whined. "Are you kidding me?Wny would I want to fail faster?"

 

14. take one's advice to heart: ~의 조언을 가슴속에 새기다

 

For a few weeks I took rich dad's advice to heart and did my bst to make more cold calls

 

15. pesky: 성가신 귀찮은

 

Their secretaries were very skilled at keeping pesky salespeople like me away from their bosses

 

16. moan: 투덜거리다, 신음하다/ How badly: 얼마나 간절하게

 

After listening to me moan and complain, rich dad simply asked, "How badly do you want to be an enterpreneur?"

 

17. dread: 몹시 두려워하다/ day in day out: 날마다, 꼬박꼬박

 

I dreaded it, day in and day out

 

18. contemplate: 심사숙고하다

 

Sitting in my little apartment in Waikiki, I contemplated quitting

 

19. back tot he drawing baords: 처음부터 다시 시작하다, 원점으로 돌아가다

 

20. think outside the box: 틀을깨고 생각하다

 

They like to see the big picture. They think outside the box

 

21. exotic: 색다른, 독특한

 

C or P investors are more interested in exotic deals

 

22. prerequisite: 필수요건

 

While each of the four provides valuable education and training, they are not prerequisites for success

 

23. make informed decision:

 

In the end, it's your job to make the decision - but it is the advisor's job to make sure that the decision that you make is an informed decision

 

24. it is a great relife to know: ~해서 정말 다행이다

 

When you encounter a problem in business it is a great relief to know who to call for instant assistance

 

25. not always what it's cracked up to be: 생각보다 별로다, (cracked up 크게 떠들다, 칭찬하다)

 

Winning the lottery isn't always what it's cracked up to be

 

26. give some one reprimands: ~를 꾸짖다

 

He closed the door and gave me one of the most severe reprimands I have ever had from either of dads.

 

27. bare minimum: 정말 최소한의

 

Besides, I have a wife and three kids in school. It's gthe bare minimum I can live on.

 

28. gain a glimpse into: 잠깐 엿보다

 

I was gaining a glimpse into his brain, how he thought, how he spent money.

 

29. I haven't given that much thought yet: 아직 많이 생각을 안 해봤다

 

A: What is your marketing plan?

B: I haven't given much thought yet

 

30. get someone off the ground: (사업, 프로젝트 등을) 시작하다, 궤도에 올리다

 

For now, I think $4,000 is adequate to get me off the ground