136. That’s what I meant to 그게 제가 ~하고자 했던 거예요.

[Ross is having lunch with his father.] 

Ross: Dad, before I was born, did you freak out at all?

        ◆ Freak <명사> 괴물, 괴짜, 광적으로 미친 사람

                      <동사> 기겁하다, 기겁하게 하다 (out 까지 병행) ➜ 수동, 능동 가능.

            예문> He is such a speed freak. 

                      My mom would freak out if I say some bad words. 우리 엄마가 놀랄거야. (능동)

                      Snakes really freak me out. 뱀들은 나를 놀라게 한다. (수동)

Mr. Geller: I didn’t freak out.

Ross: I’m talking about the whole baby thing. Did you ever get this sort of panicky, ‘oh my god I’m gonna be a father.’ kind of a thing?

        ◆ Panicky 공황 상태의, 멘붕의

        ◆ Thing 두루뭉실 전체를 싸잡아 ~하는 것, ~하는 것 따위를 의미한다.

Mr. Geller: No, we just had kids back then. We didn’t think about it. Your mother really did the work. I was busy with the business. I wasn’t around that much. Is that what this is about?

        ◆ Back then. 과거 그 당시에는, 우리 때는

        ◆ Work 일을 하다 / 일을 해내다, 수고하다, 고생하다

        ◆ I wasn’t around that much. 난 그렇게 잘 돌보지 못했어.

        ◆ What is it? 그것은 무엇입니까?

            What is it about? 그것은 무엇에 관한 것입니까? ➜ 뭐 때문인가요?, 무슨 용건인가요?

            What is this? 이것은 무엇입니까?

            What is this about? 이것은, 이 상황은 무엇에 관한 것입니까?

            Is that? 그게 ~야? (That’s it.)

            Is that what this is about? 그게 지금 니가 말하고 싶은 거냐? 그게 용건이야?

Ross: No, dad, I was just wondering. I just needed to know when did you start to feel like a father. That’s what I meant to know.

Mr. Geller: Oh, well, I guess it musta (must have) been the day after you were born. We were in the hospital room, your mother was asleep, and they brought you in and gave you to me. You were this ugly little red thing and all of a sudden you grabbed my finger with your whole fist. And you squeezed it so tight. And that’s when I knew feel like a father.

        ◆ musta = must have 

        ◆ Fist 주먹

 

<오늘의 표현>

That’s what I meant to 그게 제가 ~하고자 했던 거예요. (~하려고 의도했던 것이다)

 

<예문>

That’s what I meant to say. 내가 말한건 ~의미다 라는 뜻이 아님.

That’s what I meant to do. 그게 내가 하려던거야.

That’s what I meant to suggest. 그게 내가 제안 하려던거야.

That’s what I meant to change. 그게 바로 내가 바꾸려던건야.

That’s what I meant to ask you about. ~에 관해서 묻다