I lost my train of thought
*<오늘의 Survival English>
*“내가 무슨 말을 하려고 했는지 깜빡 했네요”
train of thought은 생각의 흐름, 사고의 전개 등을 가리키는데 보통 “I lost my train of thought”(무슨 말을 하려고 했는지 깜빡 잊었다)로 자주 쓰입니다.
1,“Wait, what was I saying?”
(잠깐, 내가 뭐라고 했지요?)
“You lost your train of thought again?”
(또 생각의 흐름이 끊긴 건가요?)
2,“I was following your train of thought until that last part”
(마지막 부분 전까지는 당신 생각의 흐름을 잘 따라갔지요)
3,“Don’t interrupt me, I’ll lose my train of thought”
(끼어들지 마요, 내 생각이 끊길 거에요)
4,“Sorry, I lost my train of thought after the phone rang”
(미안해요, 전화가 울린 뒤로 생각이 끊겨버렸어요)
5, “Your train of thought is interesting. Keep going”
(당신의 생각 전개가 흥미롭네요. 계속 말해봐요)
“I tried to explain it, but my train of thought got mixed up”
(설명하려다가 생각이 꼬여버렸습니다)
6,“You stopped talking all of a sudden. What’s wrong?”
(당신 갑자기 말이 멈췄네요. 무슨 일입니까?)
”Oh, I just lost my train of thought for a moment”
(아, 잠깐 무슨 말을 하려던 건지 잊었어요)
7,“You were saying something about your trip, right?”
(당신이 여행 얘기하던 거 맞지요?)
“Yeah, but I completely lost my train of thought when the alarm went off”
(네, 그런데 알람이 울릴 때까지 완전히 생각이 끊겼어요)
8,(It’s very engaging: 아주 매력적이다, 몰입되다, 흥미를 끈다)
“How’s the new documentary?”
(새 다큐멘터리 어때요?)
“It’s very engaging! You can’t stop watching”
(정말 몰입돼요! 멈출 수가 없을거에요)
9,“I loved the lecture today”
(오늘 강의 진짜 좋았어요)
“Yeah, it was very engaging and well-delivered”
(맞아요, 정말 흥미롭고 전달도 좋았어요)
10,“That book looks boring”
(그 책 지루해 보이는데요)
“Actually, it’s very engaging once you start reading it”
(실제로 읽기 시작하면 아주 흥미진진해요)
11,“The speaker was great”
(그 연설자 정말 훌륭했어요)
“Totally. Her storytelling was very engaging”
(완전 동의합니다. 그녀의 이야기 전개가 아주 매력적이었어요)
12,“The kids love that teacher”
(아이들이 그 선생님을 정말 좋아해요)
“Yeah, her classes are very engaging and fun”
(그래요, 그녀의 수업이 아주 흥미롭고 재밌거든요)
13,“Did you enjoy the movie?”
(영화 재밌었나요?)
“Yes, it was very engaging from start to finish”
(네, 처음부터 끝까지 완전 몰입됐어요)