Hitting on someone

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* I swear I’ve met you before.
맹세컨대 우리 전에 만난 적이 있어요.
* Is this one of your pick-up lines?
그게 당신의 작업 멘트 중의 하나인가요?
* My mind has drawn a blank right now.

저는 머리 속에 아무것도 떠오르지 않네요.
* You do look familiar.
낯이 익네요.
* I wasn’t trying to hit on you.
작업을 걸려던 게 아니라고요.
* I almost didn’t recognize you.
당신을 거의 몰라보겠어요.
* Can I get you a drink? 한 잔 하시겠어요?


<<< Lecture >>>


* Is this one of your pick-up lines?

* pick-up line은 이성의 관심을 끌려고 말하는 소위 ‘작업 멘트’라 할 수 있다.
**대표적인 pick-up line:
“Have I seen you before?” “Do I know you?”
“Are you a thief? I think you stole my heart.”

* My mind has drawn a blank right now.
=> I can’t think of anything right now.
* blank a.) 텅 빈

* You do look familiar.
* do는 강조하기 위한 것.
* look familiar => 낯이 익다

* I wasn’t trying to hit on you.
=> I wasn’t trying to pick you up.
=> I wasn’t trying to get a date with you.



* What are you doing here?
* 여긴 왠 일이세요?

* I almost didn’t recognizeyou.
* recognize v.) ~을 알아보다, 생각해 내다
e.g.) Don’t you recognize me? We’ve met before.
(저 못 알아보시겠어요? 우리 전에 만났잖아요.)

* I lost a lot of weight.
* lose weight => 살을 빼다.

* Can I get you a drink?
=> Can I buy you a drink?

* You are so shallow!

=> 외모나 돈에만 끌리는, 깊이가 없는 사람
* shallow a.) 얕은, 천박한


<<< Dialogue >>>


Man: Do I know you?
Woman: I don’t think so.
Man: I swear I’ve met you before.
Woman: Is this one of your pick-up lines?
Man: I’m serious. I think I met you at a party before.
Woman: My mind has drawn a blank right now.
Man: Yes! You’re Jessica Lee, right?
Woman: That’s right. Hold on. You do look familiar.
You’re Ron’s cousin!
Man: Yup! You see, I wasn’t trying to hit on you.
Woman: What are you doing here? I thought you lived in Chicago.
Man: I’m here for a friend’s wedding. I almost didn’t recognize you.
Woman: Well, I lost a lot of weight.
Man: You look fantastic! Can I get you a drink?

[해석]
Man: 우리 아는 사이인가요?
Woman: 그런 것 같지 않은데요.
Man: 맹세컨대 우리 전에 만난 적이 있어요.
Woman: 그게 당신의 작업 멘트 중의 하나인가요?
Man: 진지하게 말씀 드리는 거에요. 우리 전에 어떤 파티에서 만났어요.
Woman: 저는 머리 속에 아무것도 떠오르지 않네요.
Man: 네! Jessica Lee 죠? 맞죠?
Woman: 맞아요. 잠깐만요. 낯이 익네요. Ron의 사촌이구나!
Man: 넵! 보세요. 작업을 걸려던 게 아니라고요.
Woman: 여긴 왠일이세요? 시카고에 사는 줄 알았어요.
Man: 친구 결혼식 때문에 여기 왔어요. 당신을 거의 몰라보겠어요.
Woman: 살을 많이 뺐거든요.
Man: 정말 보기 좋아요. 한 잔 하시겠어요?