μμ΄κΆμμλ μ΄λ€ μν©μ΄ κ·Ήλλ‘ μ§λ£¨νκ±°λ λ°λΆν λ, μ°λ¦¬κ° "λμμ 콩λλ¬Ό λκ² λ€"λΌκ³ νννλ κ²μ λ§€μ° μμνκ² λ΄μλ΄λ ννμ΄ μμ΅λλ€. λ°λ‘ "I'm bored to tears!" λλ **"This is watching paint dry!"**μ λλ€.
π΄ μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λ€μ±λ‘μ΄ ννμ
"λμμ 콩λλ¬Ό λκ² λ€"λ νκ΅μ ννμ΄μ§λ§, μμ΄κΆμμλ μ΄λ° κ·Ήνμ μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λ€μν λ°©μμΌλ‘ ννν©λλ€:
- "I'm bored to tears" (λλ¬Όμ΄ λ μ λλ‘ μ§λ£¨νλ€)
- "This is like watching paint dry" (νμΈνΈκ° λ§λ₯΄λ κ±Έ 보λ κ² κ°λ€)
- "I'm climbing the walls" (λ²½μ κΈ°μ΄μ€λ₯΄κ³ μλ€)
- "I could die of boredom" (μ§λ£¨ν¨μΌλ‘ μ£½μ κ² κ°λ€)
π 'Bored'μ λ€μν μΌκ΅΄λ€
'Bored'λΌλ κ°μ μ λ¨μν μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λμ΄ λ€μν κ°λμ λμμ€λ₯Ό κ°μ§λλ€:
κ°λ²Όμ΄ μ§λ£¨ν¨:
- "This meeting is dragging on" (μ΄ νμκ° μ§μ§ λλ¦¬κ³ μμ΄)
- "I'm getting antsy" (μμ λΆμ λͺ»νκ³ μμ΄)
μ€κ° μ λμ μ§λ£¨ν¨:
- "I'm going stir-crazy" (κ°κ°ν΄μ λ―ΈμΉκ² μ΄)
- "I need something to spice things up" (λκ° μκ·Ήμ μΈ κ² νμν΄)
κ·Ήλμ μ§λ£¨ν¨:
- "I'm bored out of my skull" (λκ°κ³¨μ΄ λΉ μ Έλκ° μ λλ‘ μ§λ£¨ν΄)
- "I'm about to lose my mind" (μ μ μ μμ κ² κ°μ)
π¬ μν©λ³ λν μμ
λν 1: A: "How was the three-hour budget presentation?" B: "I was bored to tears! I nearly fell asleep twice."
λν 2: A: "Want to go to the museum's new exhibit on historical accounting methods?" B: "That sounds like watching paint dry. Let's do something fun instead."
λν 3: A: "I've been stuck at home all weekend with nothing to do." B: "No wonder you're climbing the walls! Let's go out tonight."
λν 4: A: "How's your mandatory training going?" B: "I'm bored out of my skull. If I have to sit through one more compliance video, I might actually scream."
π£️ 'Bored' vs 'Boring' - λ―Έλ¬ν μ°¨μ΄
μμ΄μμλ κ°μ μ ννν λ 주체μ λμμ λ°λΌ λ¨μ΄κ° λ¬λΌμ§λλ€:
- "I am bored" = λ΄κ° μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λλλ€ (μ£Όμ²΄κ° λλΌλ κ°μ )
- "This movie is boring" = μ΄ μνκ° μ§λ£¨νκ² λ§λ λ€ (λμμ΄ μΌμΌν€λ κ°μ )
μ΄λ° μ°¨μ΄λ₯Ό 무μνλ©΄ μ¬λ―Έμλ μ€ν΄κ° μκΈΈ μ μμ΅λλ€: "I am boring" (λλ μ§λ£¨ν μ¬λμ΄λ€) ≠ "I am bored" (λλ μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λλλ€)
π μ§λ£¨ν¨μ λ λ €λ²λ¦¬λ ννλ€
μ§λ£¨ν¨μμ λ²μ΄λκ³ μΆμ λ μ¬μ©νλ ννλ€λ μμ΅λλ€:
- "Let's shake things up" (νμ μ’ νλ€μ΄λ³΄μ)
- "I need to break the monotony" (λ¨μ‘°λ‘μμ κΉ¨μΌκ² μ΄)
- "Time to spice things up" (μ’ μκ·Ήμ μΈ κ±Έ μλν μκ°μ΄μΌ)
- "I'm dying for some excitement" (μ λλ λκ°κ° κ°μ ν΄)
μμ΄μ μλ¦λ€μμ μ΄λ κ² μΌμμ μΈ κ°μ λ μΌλ§λ λ€μ±λ‘κ³ μμνκ² ννν μ μλλμ μμ΅λλ€. μ§λ£¨ν¨μ΄λΌλ 보νΈμ κ°μ λ λ¬Ένμ μΈμ΄μ λ°λΌ μ΄ν λ‘ λ€μν μΌκ΅΄μ κ°μ§ μ μλ€λ, μΈμ΄μ λ§λ² κ°μ λ§€λ ₯μ΄ μλ μ μμ΅λλ€.
λ€μμλ λΉμ μ΄ λμμ 콩λλ¬Όμ΄ λ μ λλ‘ μ§λ£¨ν μν©μ μ²νμ λ, μμ΄λ‘λ μ΄λ»κ² ννν μ§ μκ² λμμΌλ, λ μμνκ³ ν₯λ―Έλ‘μ΄ λνλ₯Ό μ¦κ²¨λ³΄μΈμ!
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