I'm making ends meet.±×·°Àú·° ºú ¾È Áö°í »ì¾Æ.
2012-01-10

I'm making ends meet.
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 Nancy : Hi£¬ John. Long time no see! How have you been doing?
John: Hey£¬ Nancy. It's great to see you again. I've been doing all right. How about you?
Nancy : I've been busy studying and working¡¦.
John: I heard you live in New York. That's a great place to live; I've always wanted to live in a big city.
Nancy : Thanks£¬ I enjoy it.
John: In fact£¬ May and I have often discussed buying a house up there.
Nancy : Oh£¬ are you guys living together?
John: No£¬ but we're thinking about the future together.
Nancy : I see. Well£¬ I'll be glad to let you know if I hear of some for sale. But be ready to pay a lot in taxes.
John: Yeah£¬ I heard that property taxes are really high in New York.
Nancy : You bet they are¡¦it's an expensive city.
John: I know you only work part time to pay for your school. Are you making ends meet?
Nancy : I figure I am. It's kind of tough every month though.

 
*busy -ing : ~ÇÏ´À¶ó ¹Ù»Ú´Ù
ex) I couldn't get your phone call£¬ because I was busy cooking.
(¿ä¸®ÇÏ´À¶ó ¹Ùºü¼­ ³Ê ÀüÈ­¸¦ ¸ø ¹Þ¾Ò¾î.)
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*for sale : ÆÈ·Á°í ³»³õÀº ex) a car for sale (ÆÈ·Á°í ³»³õÀº Â÷)
*in taxes : ¼¼±ÝÀ¸·Î
ex) I paid 150 dollars in taxes. (³ª´Â ¼¼±ÝÀ¸·Î 150´Þ·¯¸¦ ÁöºÒÇß´Ù.)
*you bet : ¹°·Ð£¬ Ʋ¸²¾ø´Ù
*property tax : Àç»ê¼¼
*make ends to meet : ±×·°Àú·° ¼öÁö¸¦ ¸ÂÃß´Ù£¬ ºúÀ» ÁöÁö¾Ê°í »ì´Ù
*figure : »ý°¢ÇÏ´Ù£¬ ¿¹»óÇÏ´Ù
 
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John: ³½½Ã ¾Æ´Ï¾ß? ´Ù½Ã ¸¸³ª´Ù´Ï ³Ê¹« ¹Ý°©´Ù. ³­ Àß Áö³»°í ÀÖÁö. ³Í ¾î¶§?
Nancy : ³­ °øºÎÇÏ·ª ÀÏÇÏ·ª ¹Ù»ÚÁö¡¦
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Nancy : °í¸¶¿ö. ³ªµµ °Å±â¿¡¼­ »ç´Â °Ô ÁÁ¾Æ.
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Nancy : ¾Æ£¬ ³ÊÈñ µÑÀÌ °°ÀÌ »ì°Å´Ï?
John: ±×·¸Áö´Â ¾ÊÀºµ¥£¬ ÈÄ¿¡ ±×·¸°Ô ÇÒ±î »ý°¢ ÁßÀ̾ß.
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John: ±×·¡£¬ ´º¿å¿¡¼­´Â ºÎµ¿»ê ¼¼±ÝÀÌ Á¤¸» ºñ½Î´Ù°í µé¾ú¾î.
Nancy : ¾Æ´Â±¸³ª. Á¤¸» ºñ½Ñ µµ½Ã¾ß.
John: ³»°¡ ¾Ë±â·Î ³Í Çкñ¸¦ ´ë·Á°í ±×³É ºÎ¾÷¸¸ ÇÑ´Ù°í µé¾ú´Âµ¥£¬ »ì¸²ÀÌ ±×·°Àú·° µÇ´Ï?
Nancy : ±×·± °Å °°¾Æ. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¸Å´Þ Èûµç °Ç »ç½ÇÀÌÁö.
 
   
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