영작연습 프로젝트 Day 87 I responded in kind, only to be wrong.

여자가 저를 플러팅하는 건지 단순히 친절한 건지 알아채는 게 진짜 어려운 것 같아요. 제가 여자랑 대화할 때마다 기본적으로 "그들은 날 좋아하지 않는다"고 가정하거든요. 그래서 실제로 누군가가 플러팅을 하면 전혀 알아채지 못합니다.

It's hard to tell whether a girl is flirting with me or just being nice to me. Whenever I talk to a girl, I basically assume that "they don't like me". So I never notice it when someone is actually flirting with me.

영상 스크립트: Nobody talks about how hard it is to tell if a girl is flirting with you or just being nice. When I talk to a girl, I automatically assume "they don't like me." So whenever they're(수일치) actually flirting, I never notice it. 

1. talk to 단순히 말을 건넨다는 뉘앙스. 이 글에서 talk with보다 자연스럽다.

2. I never notice it: 경험적/반복적으로 알아채지 못한다는 의미

    I can't notice it: 불가능하다는, 능력의 부재를 의미.

한 번은 커피숍에 앉아 있었는데 다른 테이블이 다 차 있어서 어떤 여자가 제 테이블에 앉아도 되냐고 물었어요. 저는 허락했죠. 그러자 그녀가 제 커피를 보고 "오트밀크 콜드브루를 드셨네요. 제가 항상 마시는 커피인데요. 우리가 만난 건 운명 아닐까요?"라고 말했어요. 저는 "아니요. 오트밀크 콜드브루는 가장 흔한 커피 주문이에요"라고 대답했어요. 그러자 그녀는 "맞아요. 혹시 여자친구를 위해 커피를 사신 건가요?"라고 물었어요. 저는 "아니요, 여자친구 없어요"라고 말했죠. 그녀가 무언가 대답하려고 할 때 저는 "저 이제 가야 해요. 일이 있거든요"라고 말하고 떠났어요. 

One time I was sitting in a coffee shop, and since all the other tables were occupied, a girl asked me if she could sit at my table. I said yes. Then she looked at my coffee and said, "You had a cold brew with oat milk. That's my go-to. Don't you think it's fate that we met?" I replied "No, cold brew with oat milk is one of the most common coffee orders." Then she said "Right, Did you order the coffee for your girlfriend by any chance?" And I responded "No, I don't have a girlfriend. But she was about to respond, I said "I should go now, because I have work." and I left.

영상 스크립트: One time, I was at a coffee shop, and all the other tables were taken. A girl asked if she could sit at my tale, and I said yes. She looked at my coffee and saw that I got a cold brew with oat milk. She said, "Oh my gosh, that's the exact coffee I get. Do you think it was fate that we met?" I replied, "Nah, cold brew with oat milk is literally the most popular way to order coffee." Then she said "Yeah, I guess you're right. Are you getting a coffee for your girlfriend too?" I told her I didn't have one, but right as she was about to respond, I said "I should probably get going because I have work." I left.

1. 내 테이블에 앉아 sit at my table

2. go-to는 형용사처럼 쓰인다. 믿을 수 있고 늘 선택하는 것. "Soup is my go-to comfort food"

3. get going 출발하다, 움직이다

차를 운전하며 집에 가는 도중 갑자기 깨달았어요. "잠깐, 그녀가 나한테 플러팅한 건가?" 아직도 모르겠어요. 전에 여자들이 플러팅한다고 생각해서 플러팅으로 답했다가 "아니"라는 대답을 들은 적이 많거든요. 그래서 앞으로도 어떻게 해야 할지 모르겠어요.

On my way home driving, I suddenly realized, "Wait, was she flirting with me?" I still don't get it. I've heard so many 'no's because I used to think girls were flirting with me and responded in kind, only to be wrong. So now, I still don't know what to do.

영상 스크립트: 

Drove home, and suddenly realized: Wait, was she flirting with me? I still don't know. I've thought girls were flirting with me before, but when I flirted back, they'd say no. I never know what to do.

1. did she flirt with me? 헐 방금? 즉각적인 반응에 적합.

    was she flirting with me? 문맥상 "집에 가는 도중 회상하며 깨달음" 이라는 뉘앙스에 적합.

2. I still don't get it: 아직도 무슨 뜻인지 모르겠어.

   I still don't know: 아직도 (앞으로는) 어떻게 해야할 지 모르겠어. 

3. respond in kind 비슷한 방식으로 대응했다

4. only to 동사: 앞 문장의 행동이나 기대와는 정 반대로 이어진 결과. "약간의 실망 혹은 반전"

예) She trusted him completely, only to be betrayed.

예) They ran to catch the bus, only to realize it was the wrong one.