[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] It means I live and let live. 그저 살아가는 방식이 다르다는 거지.

◇ 오늘의 학습 주제

A: What would you say is your best trait?

B: I like to think that I'm fairly open-minded.

A: Does that mean you go along with what others say?

B: Not really. I mean 그저 살아가는 방식이 다르다는 거지.

◇ 해석 및 해설

A: 네 가장 큰 장점이 뭐라고 생각하니?

B: 편견이 없다는 점이라고나 할까…

A: 그렇다면 다른 사람들이 말하는 것에 따른다는 거니?

B: 꼭 그런 건 아니야. It means I live and let live.

◇ 부가표현

*What would you say is your best trait? / What do you think is your strongest characteristic?

*I like to think that / In my opinion / I hope that you'd agree that / I believe that

*I'm fairly open-minded. / I'm pretty willing to accept new ideas. / I'm not close-minded.

*Does that mean / Are you saying that / Is what you're telling me that / Do you mean to say that

*you go along with what others say / you always agree with other people's ideas and styles

*Not really. / That's not exactly right. / I wouldn't say it that way.

*It means / I'm saying / I'm trying to tell you / My point is that

*I live and let live. / I do my thing and I don't bother other people. / Mine is mine and yours is yours.