[Power English] miss the point, move up, that's the thing

miss the point

to fail to understand the important part of something

잘못 이해하다

예를들면, 누군가와 대화중 상대방이 내말을 오해하고 있는거 같을때, You are missing the point. (그런말이 아니야) 라고 지적할수 있다.

 

I think Joanne missed the point of the quiet quitting movement.

조안나는 quiet quitting 운동의 요점을 놓친거 같아.

 

So, we're going to sell the two parts separately? That doesn't make sense.

You've missed the point completely. We'll make more money that way!

요점을 완전히 놓쳤군요. 우린 그런식으로 더많은 돈을 벌거예요.

 

John missed the point of the lecture and left the class confused.

존은 강의의 요점을 놓치고 헷갈린채 강의실을 나섰다.

 

 

move up

to advance in a job or organization

(주로 회사에서) 승진하다

꼭 회사가 아니고 move up in your life 라고 해도 자연스러운 표현이라고 한다.

 

They don't actually quit. They just work the minimum possible. How do people think they will move up in a company with that attitude?

 

Are you happy about your promotion?

Moving up in the company comes with more responsibility, but I love it.

회사에서 승진하면 더많은 책임이 따르지만 너무좋아요.

 

If you want to move up in this company, you need to show some initiative.

이 회사에서 승진하려면 진취적인 태도를 보일 필요가 있어요.

 

 

That's the thing!

used to emphasize the point one is making.

Exactly! Right!  그래 그말이야.

 

That's the thing, it isn't important to a lot of the younger generation.

바로그거야. 많은 젊은 세대들에게 그건 중요하지 않거든.

 

That's the thing, even if wages go up, costs go up twice as fast.

바로 그러야. 임금이 올라도 물가는 2배나 빨리 올라.

 

That's the thing, I never promised to take you to the airport. I only said I would think about it.

그래. 바로그거야. 나는 널 공항에 태워준다고 약속한적 없어. 그냥 생각만 해본다고 했을 뿐이야.