구슬쌤 026 | ulterior motive / give it to me straight / inevitable

ulterior motive

속셈, 숨은 동기Collins    If you say that someone has an ulterior motive for doing something, you believe that they have a hidden reason for doing it.

실은 다른 목적이 있어서 만나자고 했어/왔어. 

(농담처럼) 순수하게 보자고 한건 아니고 용건이 있어 보자고했어

I have an ulterior motive.

(농담) 오늘 과학자들에게 상을 주러 온 데는 다른 목적이 있음
Although I must admit that I have an ulterior motive. You see, Sasha has a science fair coming up, and I was thinking that you guys could give us a few tips. Michelle and I are a little rusty on our science.

rusty    실력이 녹슨, 예전같지 않은

용건 얘기하기전에 미리 깔고들어가기 좋은 표현

오랜만에 식사한번 하자 하고 모인자리에서,

Actually, I have an ulterior motive.

I do have to confess that I have an ulterior motive. I need to ask you a favor.

 

아무리 봐도 질리지 않아요. 봐도봐도 재밌어.

It never gets old.

 

오랜친구가 대낮에 술마시러 가자고 설득해 나온 자리

A: I can't believe I let you talk me into this.

B: I've gotta be honest. I had an ulterior motive.

 

talk 사람 into 대상    

설득해서 ~하게 하다

Oxford    to persuade someone to do something

부탁드릴게 있어 왔어요.

Anyway, I'm afraid that my visit has an ulterior motive.

So, I did have an ulterior motive in coming here tonight.

그렇게 말씀하시는 저의가 있으신가요? / 다 당신을 위해서 말하는 거죠.

A: Do you have some ulterior motive here?

B: Only your best interests.

I'll admit, I have an ulterior motive for dragging you here. 널 여기 끌고온건

A: You're still not being straight with me. 솔직하지 않아

B: I have no ulterior motive here.

 

 

Give it to me straight.

(특히 안 좋은 상황이더라도) 솔직히/단도직입적으로/툭터놓고 말해줘.

Freedictionary    to speak to one honestly and straightforwardly, usually when the person being addressed has bad news

straight    솔직한, 정직한, 숨김없는

Collins    If you give someone a straight answer, you answer them clearly and honestly.

 

A: Give it to me straight. How do you feel about my case?

B: Good-ish

 

접미사 -ish

~의 성질을 가진, ~같은 (약간 애매모호하게 말할 때)

Merriam-Webster    characteristic of ; having a touch or trace of 

 

good-ish

forty-ish 마흔쯤

blue-ish 푸르딩딩한, black-ish 검무튀튀한

pretty-ish 예쁘장한

엄청 아름다울 정도까진 아니고 그냥 예쁘장해서 다가가기 쉬움

You're pretty-ish, and you're not gorgeous. You're approachable.

 

A: Tonight's perfect. What time?

B: 8-ish?

A: Awesome. I'll be there.

 

Don't sugarcoat it, Sheila. Give it to them straight.

sugarcoat    사탕발림, 보기좋게 포장

Cambridge    to make something seem more positive or pleasant than it really is

 

 

inevitable

불가피한, 반드시 있는, 당연한

Collins    If something is inevitable, it is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided.

 

The end is inevitable, Maverick.

연인과 헤어진 후

A: Are you okay?

B: Yeah. It hadn't been working for quite a while. This was inevitable.

 

그 결과는 있을 수 밖에 없는 결과였다

The outcome was inevitable.
어차피 일어날 일을 미루는 것 뿐이잖아

That's just postponing the inevitable.

 

불가피하니 받아들어야 한다.

A: I can't believe we have to pay that much money in taxes.

B: Well, paying taxes is inevitable. I mean, it is what it is.

 

It is what it is.

(체념하고 받아들이며) 뭐 어쩔 수 없지/인생이 다 그런거지Cambridge    used to say that a situation cannot be changed and must be accepted

 

시간 참 빨리간다

Time files

 

A: We're getting old.

B: Well, aging is inevitable. It's better to just embrace it.

 

embrace

Oxford    accept or support a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically

 

A: I'm really sorry.

B: Do not be sorry. What happened tonight was inevitable.

 

Change is scary, but it's also inevitable.