When he emerges from the bathroom she is awake, propped up against the pillows and flicking through the travel brochures that were beside his bed.
propped up: to lift and give support to something by putting something under it
flick through something: (especially British English) to look quickly through a book, magazine, website, etc. without reading everything
- Propped up는 무언가를 세우다, 기대다는 뜻으로, 어떤 물체가 다른 물체에 의해 지탱되고 있는 상황을 말한다.
- Against the pillows는 베개에 기대어라는 뜻이다.
- Flicking through는 책이나 잡지 등의 페이지를 빠르게 넘기는 동작을 의미한다. 대개 자세히 읽지 않고 페이지를 빠르게 넘기며 훑어보는 것을 말한다.
Her voice is husky, testament to their missed hours of sleep.
testament: something that serves as a sign or evidence of a specified fact, event, or quality.
- Testament to는 무언가가 증거가 되는 것이나 증명해주는 것을 의미한다.
Don't knock it till you've tried it.
“Don't knock it until you've tried it” is an idiomatic expression that means that “one should not criticize a thing beforehand, unless one has tried it or before one has experienced it.”
- 어떤 것을 경험해보기 전에 미리 비판하지 말라는 의미의 관용 표현.
She pulls a face.
pulls a face: to show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by twisting your face into an ugly expression, or by sticking out your tongue.
- Pulls a face는 주로 싫거나 불쾌한 감정을 표현하기 위해 얼굴을 일그러뜨리거나 찡그리는 행동을 의미한다. 놀람, 실망, 혐오 또는 불만을 나타낼 때 흔히 쓰이는 표현이다.
He runs a comb through his hair and switches on his mobile phone, wincing at the list of messages that immediately pushes its way through onto the little screen.
wincing: show pain or embarrassment suddenly and for a short time in the face, often moving the head back at the same time
- Wincing at는 얼굴을 찡그리다 또는 고통이나 불쾌감에 반응하다는 뜻이다.
- 여기서 wincing은 메시지를 보고 불쾌하거나 당혹스럽거나 걱정스러운 감정을 표현하는 행동이다.
He extricates himself reluctantly.
extricates: free (someone or something) from a constraint or difficulty.
reluctantly: in an unwilling and hesitant way.
- Extricates는 어려운 상황이나 복잡한 상태에서 벗어나다는 뜻이다.
- Reluctantly는 마지못해 또는 꺼리며라는 뜻으로, 기꺼이 행동하지 않는 태도를 나타낸다.
The pout again.
pout: push one's lips or one's bottom lip forward as an expression of petulant annoyance or in order to make oneself look sexually attractive.
- Pout는 주로 입술을 내밀며 불만을 나타내는 표정을 가리킨다. 불만, 서운함, 혹은 애교 섞인 표현일 수 있다.
I feel like there's always a third person vying for your attention.
vying: competing; contending
- vying은 누군가가 당신의 관심을 끌기 위해 노력하거나 싸우는 상황을 표현한다.
Only under extreme duress.
duress: threats, violence, constraints, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.
- Duress는 압박, 강요, 협박을 뜻하며, 특히 강제로 무언가를 하게 만드는 상황을 나타낸다.
The security guard steps out of this cubicle.
cubicle: a small partitioned-off area of a room, for example one containing a bed in a dwelling or one containing a desk in an office.
- Cubicle은 칸막이된 작은 공간이나 작은 방을 뜻한다. 일반적으로 사무실, 화장실, 탈의실 등에서 사용된다.
He pulls his collar up around his neck and strides down the street toward the junction, from where he is most likely to hail a taxi.
stride: walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.
hail a taxi: to wave or call for a taxi to pull over and stop
- Strides down the street는 크게 성큼성큼 걸어가는 행동을 나타낸다.
- Hail a taxi는 택시를 잡다는 뜻이다.
The roads are slick with water, the gray light shining on the mirrored pavement.
slick: (of an action or thing) done or operating in an impressively smooth, efficient, and apparently effortless way.
- Slick with water는 물이 있어 미끄러운 상태를 의미한다. 비가 내리거나 도로가 젖어 있어 표면이 반들반들하고 미끄럽다는 뜻이다.
He curses inwardly as he spies the other suited people standing on the edge of the curb.
inwardly: inside your mind and not expressed to other people
- Curses inwardly는 속으로 욕을 하다라는 뜻이다.
A bus roars past, follwed by a lorry whose brakes squeal, deafening him to Rupert's words.
lorry: a truck
squeal: to make a long, very high sound or cry
deafening: (of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else
- Lorry: 대형 트럭
- deafening은 귀가 먹먹할 정도로 큰 소리를 의미한다.
Briefly marooned on the island, the traffic flowing past him like a current, he can see the orange light glowing, holds up his free hand, hoping that the driver can see him through the heavy rain.
maroon: leave (someone) trapped and isolated in an inaccessible place, especially an island.
current: a movement of water, air, or electricity in a particular direction
- Briefly marooned on the island: 잠깐 동안 다른 차들 사이에서 고립된 상태를 의미한다. 여기서 "island"는 실제 섬이 아니라, 차들 사이에서 자신이 마치 섬처럼 고립된 느낌을 표현한다.
- The traffic flowing past him like a current: 차량들이 그를 지나가면서 물살처럼 흐른다는 뜻이다.
"Legal hitch. Two clauses they're stalling on under section... signiture... papers..."
hitch: a temporary difficulty that causes a short delay
stall: to delay taking action or avoid giving an answer in order to have more time to make a decision or get an advantage.
- Legal hitch: 법적 문제나 장애를 의미한다. 문서나 계약이 법적인 문제로 인해 진행이 지연되는 상황을 나타낸다.
- "Two clauses they're stalling on"은 그들이 지연시키고 있는 두 개의 조항을 의미한다. 이는 어떤 이유로 그 조항에 대한 처리가 지연되고 있음을 나타낸다.
He glances both ways, then ducks his head as he runs the last few steps across the road toward the cab, the word "Blackfriars" already on his lips.
If you duck, you move your head or the top half of your body quickly downwards to avoid something that might hit you, or to avoid being seen
- Duck: 머리를 숙이다, 보통 주위를 살피거나 방어적인 자세를 취할 때 사용한다.
The rain is seeping down the gap between his collar and his shirt.
seep: to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something
- Seeping: 스며들다, 천천히 흘러들다는 뜻이다.
"And we need to get this due diligence thing worked out before Martin gets in-"
Due diligence is a process or effort to collect and analyze information before making a decision or conducting a transaction so a party is not held legally liable for any loss or damage.
- Due diligence: 실사, 즉 어떤 일이나 결정을 내리기 전에 충분히 조사하고 검토하는 과정을 의미한다.
He glances up at the screeching sound, the rude blare of a horn.
screeching: to make an unpleasant, loud, high noise
- Screeching sound: 삐걱거리는 소리, 날카롭고 시끄러운 소리를 의미한다.
The prologue of this book begins with a conversation between a couple. The man, who is the main character, appears to live a very busy life—he's wealthy and a workaholic. One day, during terrible weather with heavy rain, it seems he gets into a car accident, and that's where the real story begins.
