[생활영어9] What do you have in mind?/How did she take it?/Things are looking up

1. What do you have in mind? (더 알고 싶을 때) 어떤 걸 생각하고 있는데?
2. How did she take it? (반응을 물어보며) 그 상황/말을 어떻게 받아들였어?
3. Things are looking up.잘 돼가고 있어 / 상황이 나아지고 있어.

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1. What do you have in mind?

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◼️This is not what I had in mind
(특히 계획이나 생각했던 것과 다르게 상황이 전개될 때)
내가 생각했던 건 이런게 아닌데

◼️What do you have in mind?
(특히 brainstorm할 때, 상대의 계획이나 생각을 더 알고 싶을 때) 어떤 걸 생각하고 있는데?

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💡have in mind : ~을 염두에 두다, ~을 생각하고 계획하다

 

🌿예제
▪️  I’m sorry, but this is not what I had in mind.
    I  thought i made it clear that I want something different.

💡Is that clear? : (특히 부하직원이나 상황에 대한 답답함을 표현하고 싶을 때) 내가 하는 말 확실히/분명히 이해했지?

➡️[좀 더 부드러운 표현]
Are we on the same page?
Am I making sense?

▪️  지금 당장 조치를 취해야한다고 말했어요
    I’ve also made it clear in our meetings that I wanna make sure that we’re taking steps now.

 

▪️  A : Is that clear?
    B : Crystal.

▪️  A : They’re packed tonight. (오늘 밤 사람이 많네)
    B : Yeah, this isn’t exactly what I had in mind. I was thinking more of a romantic night out.
        (내 생각과 다른데,,, 오늘 로맨틱한 밤을 기대했는데)

▪️  (계획이 뭔가요? / 생각하고 있는 게 뭐죠?)
    A : What do you have in mind?
    B : A suggested agenda, not a demand.

 

▪️  A : What don’t we think outside the box? (고정관념을 깨고 새롭게 생각하는게거어때?)
    B : Okay. What do you have in mind?

▪️  A : I’m looking to buy a laptop. (노트북 사려고 알아보려고 하고 있어)
    B : Do you have anything in particular in mind?

 

▪️  A : What are you doing tomorrow?
    B : What do you have in mind?

▪️  (내가 생각했던 게 딱/바로 그거야!) That’s exactly what I had in mind.

2. How did she take it?

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◼️How did she take it?

(어떤 반응을 보이며) ‘받아들이다’의 take, How colud you?
그녀가 (그 상황/말을) 어떻게 받아들였어?

◼️Don’t take this personally

(개인적인 감정이 있거나 인신공격인 것처럼) 기분 나쁘게/감정적으로 받아들이지 마

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🌿예제
▪️   A : I told her no.
     B : How did she take it?
     A : Not so well, but it is what it is. (잘 받아들이진 않았지만, 상황이 그런걸 어쩌겠어!)

💡It is what it is : (체념하고 받아들이며) 뭐, 어쩔 수 없지.

▪️  A : We need to tell her she’s wrong.
    B : Well, I'm going to opt out of(빠지기로/안하기로 선택하다) that.  I mean she’s not going to take it well.
         (난 틀렸다고 말하지 않기로 했어, 틀렸다고 말하면 그녀가 노발대발할텐데.,,,)

▪️  A : Just tell him no. (안하겠다고 말해)
     B : I don’t think he’s going to take it well. (안하겠다고 말하면, 그가 잘 못받아들일 거 같아)

▪️ (반바지가 안 어울린다고 말한 후) They’re not working for you. Please don’t take this personally.

▪️ (강아지가 짖는다고 기분나빠하지 말라며) I wouldn’t take it personally. Dogs are very sensitive.

3. Things are looking up

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◼️Things are looking up

잘 돼 가고 있어/상황이 호전되고/나아지고 있어

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🌿예제
▪️  How are things going on your end?
💡on your end : 네쪽은/네쪽 상황은

▪️  Things are looking up on your end.

▪️  Things are finally looking up (드디어 상황이 나아지고 있어)

▪️  (상황이 나아질 줄 알았는데) I thought things were looking up

▪️  Thanks for the help. Things are already looking up!