Anything but vs. nothing but

*<오늘의 Survival English>

*”저도 당신에 대해 좋은 이야기만 들었어요”

1,(anything but= never: 강한 부정: 절대 ~가 아니다)

“How was the new restaurant?”

(새 식당 어땠어요?)

“It was anything but good”

(전혀 좋지 않았어요)

2,“I like him. He is anything but dull”

(저는 그가 좋아요. 전혀 지루하질 않아요)

3,“Was the movie scary?”

(그 영화 무서웠어요?)

“It was anything but scary, more like boring”

(무섭기는…전혀 안 무서웠고 오히려 지루했어요)

4,“What would you like on your hot dog?”

(핫도그에 무엇을 넣어줄까요?

“Everything/ Anything but onions, please”

(양파만 빼고 다 좋아요)

5,“Was the meeting helpful?”

(그 회의가 도움이 됐나요?)

“It was anything but helpful”

(전혀 도움이 안됐어요)

6,(nothing but= only: 오직 ~만, ~뿐이다)

“What have you been doing all day?”

(당신 하루 종일 뭐 했어요?)

“Nothing but studying for the exam”

(시험 공부만 했습니다)

7,“Why is he so tired?”

(그는 왜 그렇게 피곤하지요?)

“He got nothing but two hours of sleep”

(잠을 두 시간밖에 못 잤거든요)

8,“What do you want to eat?”

(당신 뭐 먹고 싶어요?)

“I feel like nothing but ramen today”

(오늘은 라면만 먹고 싶은 기분이네요)

9,“Did you hear what he said?”

(그가 한 말 들었나요?)

“Yeah, it was nothing but excuses”

(네, 그런데 온통 변명뿐이더라구요)

10,“What’s he talking about?”

(그가 무슨 말을 하는 건가요?)

“Nothing but nonsense”

(헛소리뿐이죠)

11,“What does she listen to these days?”

(그녀는 요즘 뭐 들어요?)

“Nothing but K-pop”

(케이팝만 들어요)

12,“I wish nothing but the best for you. I mean it”

(당신에게 좋은 일만 있길 바랍니다. 진심이에요)