[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] It`s just for a season. 잠시만 이러는 거야.

◇오늘의 학습 주제


A: How come you've been such a stranger lately?

B: I'd been living high on the hog for too long.

A: I see. Now you're in "conservation mode".

B: That pretty much says it, yes. 잠시만 이러는 거야.



◇해석 및 해설


A: 요즘 어쩜 그렇게 연락도 없고 안보이니?

B: 내가 요즘 좀 너무 놀아서 그래.

A: 알겠다. 이제야 긴축 재정 모드에 들어갔나 보네.

B: 그렇다고 볼 수 있지. It's just for a season.



◇부가표현


*How come you've been such a stranger.

Why haven't I seen you? / Where have you been?

*lately

for the past little while / recently / as of late

*I'd been living high on the hog.

I was living the wild life and spending way too much money.

*for too long

for way too long of a time / way longer than I should have been

*I see.

I get it. / I understand. / I see where you're coming from. / I get the picture.

*Now you're in "conservation mode".

Now you are saving money. / These days you try to save money.

*That pretty much says it, yes.

Quite simply, yes. / That's the simple explanation, yes.

*It's just for a season.

It won't be forever. / It's just for a little while. / It's a temporary thing.