Queen: General, we've been at peace / with that colony / for years. Why would they attack us?
☞ that colony : termite kingdom을 가리킴.
☞ for years : 오랫동안.
☞ would : ‘놀람’의 의미.
MANDIBLE: They want our land. They're desperate / for more foraging territory. Perhaps they think / we've grown soft or weak.
* desperate : 필사적인.
* forage : 먹이를 구하러 다니다.
☞ foraging territory : 예를 들어 a sleeping bag은 a bag for sleeping(침낭)이지요?
마찬가지로 foraging territory는 territory for foraging(먹이사냥을 위한 영토)입니다.
☞ grow soft or weak : 무르거나 나약해지다. [형용사가 뒤에 있으면 grow는 become의 뜻.]
Queen: Why don't we dispatch an ambassador, negotiate a new treaty? Certainly we don't need to send soldiers.
* dispatch : 파견하다.
* treaty : 조약.
MANDIBLE: Believe me. Every ant in this colony is so precious to me. That's why we must strike now. We have the element of surprise. If the termite shock troops enter our colony, well...
* precious : 소중한.
☞ element of surprise : 기습이라는 요소 → 기습의 잇점.
* shock troops : [軍] (특수훈련을 받는) 공격부대.
☞ well하면서 그 이하를 줄인 것은 감히 여왕 앞에서 참혹한 얘기를 꺼내기가 민망해서입니다.
Queen: Yes, General. I know what they can do / to us. ... Very well.
☞ Very well : 승낙할 때 많이 쓰이는 표현.
MANDIBLE: You've made a wise decision. In fact, you've insured the future of this colony.
* insure : 보증하다; 지키다, 안전하게 하다.
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BALA: Hello, General.
MANDIBLE: Princess Bala. What a nice surprise! You look lovelier / each time I see you.
* each time S. V. : --할 때마다.
☞ You look lovelier .... : 이런 아부의 말은 한두 가지 입에 꼭 익혀두세요.^^
BALA: Thanks. I hope / you're not just here / on business.
* on business : 업무차. cf) She's on vacation. : 휴가 중이다.
MANDIBLE: Oh, of course... of course not.
BALA: Because, um, it might be nice / if we had a conversation / once / before we get married.
☞ 가정법 과거 형식.
* once : 한번.
☞ 그동안 약혼자 사이면서도 전혀 대화가 없었다니 역시 맨디블 장군입니다.
MANDIBLE: You're absolutely right. Cutter, schedule some private time for me and Princess Bala.
* schedule : 일정을 잡다.
* some private time : 잠깐의 비공식적 시간.
CUTTER: Uh, in fact, sir, there is time / right now / for a personal moment. We're a few seconds ahead of schedule.
☞ 사실 비공식적으로 짬을 낼 시간은 바로 지금입니다.
☞ a few seconds : ahead of의 접두어 자리에 있음. [기본반 홀수달에 배우는 내용]
MANDIBLE: Excellent. Princess?
BALA: Well, a few seconds isn't much, but I guess / if it's quality time... So, how was your day? Anything interesting happened?
☞ a few seconds : 주어 자리에 있음.
☞ isn't : 주어의 형태는 비록 복수이지만, 시간은 셀 수 없는 것이 원칙.
☞ if it's quality time ... : 그 시간을 알차게 보낸다면 뭐.... [quality는 ‘양질의’ 의미의 형용사.]
MANDIBLE: We declared war.
BALA: Declared war? Boy, talk about a rough day.
☞ talk about a rough day : 험악한[살벌한] 얘기군요.
CUTTER: Sir, I hate to interrupt, but time stands still / for no ant.
* interrupt : 중간에 끼어들어 방해하다.
* stand still : 꼼짝하지 않다, 정지하다.
☞ for no ant : 어느 개미에게도. 즉, 아무리 장군님, 공주님일지라도.
MANDIBLE: Princess.
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BALA: Mom, could you remind me? Why am I marrying this guy?
☞ Why am I marrying ... : 내가 왜 이 사람과 결혼할 예정인가요?
Queen: Bala, do we have to argue / about this / again?
* argue : 말다툼하다, 입씨름하다.
BALA: We don't seem to have anything in common. The guy's a stiff.
* have ... in common : 공통적으로 가지다.
* stiff : 뻣뻣한, 딱딱한.
Queen: Yes, darling. I know / the general may be a little gruff and somewhat overbearing / at times, but I know / that he cares about you. He's just not particularly good at showing it. But you should've seen / how persistently he asked for your hand in marriage.
* gruff : 무뚝뚝한, 퉁명스러운.
* overbearing : 거만한, 오만한.
* at times : 때때로.
☞ He's just not particularly good at showing it : 그것을 보여주는 걸 특별히 잘 못한다는 것뿐이야.
* persistently : 집요하게, 끈질기게.
☞ your hand in marriage : 결혼식에서 네 손을 잡는 것.
BALA: But why me?
Queen: Because you're the one / who has to continue my work. It's your place, dear.
BALA: What if I don't like my place?
Queen: Everyone has their place, Bala. You, the soldiers, the workers. Now, it's not all that bad being princess, is it? Would you prefer to be carting around dirt / all day?
☞ being princess : “공주라는 것.” 문법적으로는 to be princess라고 해야 가주어 it과 어울리지만, 원칙을 무시하고 동명사를 진주어로 하는 경우가 있음.
☞ Would you prefer to ... : Would you ...는 보통 ‘부탁’을 의미하지만, “너라면 ...하는 게 더 좋겠니?”라는 가정법의 의미.
* cart around : --을 수레로 여기저기 실어나르다.
BALA: Oh, mother, don't be so dramatic. At least, they seem to have some fun / every now and then.
☞ don't be so dramatic : 그렇게 오버하지 마세요.
* every now and then : 때때로, 가끔은.
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작성자Chomsky 작성시간 07.04.03 그리고 두 번째 scene의 Mandible의 세 번째 대사, Yeah absolutely you're right.인거 같네요. 큰 차이는 없지만요^^
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작성자skp3 작성시간 07.06.12 선생님, 감사합니다 ^^ 잘 사용하겠습니다.
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