구슬쌤 022 | count on / buy time / expeditious

count on

기대하다 / (어떤 일이 일어날 거라고) 믿다

Cambridge    to expect something to happen and make plans based on it

Collins    If you count on something, you expect to happen and include it in your plan.

 

우린 이 거래가 잘 성사될 거라고 믿고 있어. 그리고 그런 전제하에 계획을 세우고 있어.
We're counting on this deal to go through.

They're counting on us to get this done, and we can't let them down.

 

당연히 돈이 들어올거라 생각하고 계획을 세웠는데, 돈이 안들어옴

I was counting on the money to come in.

I was counting on that money.

너가 그녀를 설득할거라고 다들 믿고 있어. 그런 전제하에 계획을 짜고 있다.

We're counting on you to convince her.

We're counting on her to say yes.

They're counting on somebody to be there.

(대충 일하는 직원에게) 자네의 노력도 못 믿는다면 결과는 어떻게 믿겠어If I can't count on you for the effort, how the hell am I supposed to count on you for the results?

 

count on 대상

~에 기대다/의지하다

Oxford    rely on someone or something

 

You can't count on me.

다들 널 믿고 의지하고 있어/잘 해낼거라 믿고 있어.

We're counting on you

부하직원에게 일을 맡기며

So, good luck. We're counting on you.

요즘엔 누구도 믿고 의지할 수 없어.

You can't count on anyone these days.

You cannot count on anyone except yourself.

 

 

buy time

시간을 벌다

Cambridge    to do something that allows you to have more time to finish something

 

제가 5분 벌어드렸어요.

I bought you 5 minutes.

시간을 벌어달라고 할 때

Just buy us a few more minutes.

이로서 우리가 하루 더 시간을 벌었다. 여유가 생겼다.

This bought us another day.

(해고보류) 하루 더 살아 남았네

You bought yourself another day.

I'll figure out how to buy us some time.

I'm gonna figure out how to buy us some time.

figure (n)    숫자/수치

six figures ($100,000) 억대

ballpark figure 어림잡은 숫자/수치

figure (v)     ~일거라 생각/판단하다 (여러 경우의 수를 생각해서)

 

figure out    곰곰히 생각한 후에 이해하다/알아내다
우리가 어떻게든 해결책을 알아볼테니 걱정하지마.

Don't worry. We'll figure something out.

 

I talked to her and bought us another week, but we really need to get it together.

 

get it together

흩어진 마음을 한데 모아 정신차리고 잘 하기

Merriam-Webster     to begin to live in a good and sensible way; to stop being confused, foolish, etc.

더이상 미룰 수가 없잖아

I mean, we can't push it any longer.

I bought us a little time, but I need you to do something.

buy

(특정 말이 사실이라고) 믿다

Collins    If you buy an idea or a theory, you believe and accept it.

I don't buy it.

단 1초도 안믿어

I don't buy that for a second.

 

second    강조할 때, ~하자마자

I'll call you the second I'm done. / I'll call you the minute I'm done.

I'll let you know the second Vanessa calls.

 

 

expeditious

신속한, 효율적인

Merriam-Webster    quick and efficient

그부분 좀만 더 자세히 설명해 드리겠다. 하지만 멀리 질질 끌지않고 신속하게 이야기 하겠다.

Let me elaborate on that a little bit. I won't drag on too long. I'll try to be expeditious.

So, I'll try to be expeditious with my remarks.

 

elaborate    추가적으로 덧붙여 설명하다, 조금더 정교하게

 

발언권이 너에게 있다. 말씀하세요.

A: Ted, you have the floor = The floor's yours.

B: Well, I'm the last person before the break, so I'll try to be expeditious.

그렇게 끝내려고 하지말고 해결책을 마련해보라며

Mend it. Don't end it. Come up with a more expeditious process.

어려운건 아는데, 좀 빨리 신속하게 처리할 수 없을까요? 다음에 또 해달라 하지 않을게요.

Is there any way you could expedite the process? I promise it won't be a regular occurrence.

 

expedite   더 신속히 처리하다
What is taking so long? What can I do to expedite the approvals?