육아휴직 영어로? Take a Leave / Parental Leave 표현 총정리 (0812 입트영)

📜 육아휴직 영어로? Take a Leave / Parental Leave 표현 총정리 (0812 입트영)

Childcare leave.
I have been a public servant for 15 years, and I will soon be taking a leave of absence from work to look after my child.
My wife and I first met in 2019 while doing volunteer work in Kazakhstan for a medical mission.
We shyly started seeing each other, and we’ve been married for three years now.
We now have an adorable one-year-old baby who is the apple of our eye.
Our precious baby came to us after three miscarriages and several rounds of IVF.
That’s why we are determined to be the best parents we can be.
Parenting is amazing and wonderful.
I was once focused only on receiving in my life, but now I only want to give my all.
I experience emotions daily that I would never have known if I hadn’t become a parent.
I often find myself feeling emotional and deeply grateful.

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📖 문장별 해석 & 표현

1. I have been a public servant for 15 years, and I will soon be taking a leave of absence from work to look after my child.
   → 저는 15년째 공무원으로 근무 중이며, 곧 아이를 돌보기 위해 휴직할 예정입니다.

• have been: ~한 지 … 되다 (현재완료)

• take a leave of absence: 휴직하다

• look after: 돌보다

2. My wife and I first met in 2019 while doing volunteer work in Kazakhstan for a medical mission.
   → 아내와 저는 2019년 카자흐스탄에서 의료봉사 활동을 하며 처음 만났습니다.

• volunteer work: 자원봉사

• medical mission: 의료 봉사단

3. We shyly started seeing each other, and we’ve been married for three years now.
   → 저희는 수줍게 교제를 시작했고, 결혼한 지 3년이 되었습니다.

• shyly: 수줍게

• see each other: 교제하다

4. We now have an adorable one-year-old baby who is the apple of our eye.
   → 현재는 눈에 넣어도 아프지 않을 만큼 사랑스러운 한 살 아기가 있습니다.

• adorable: 사랑스러운

• the apple of our eye: 아주 소중한 존재

5. Our precious baby came to us after three miscarriages and several rounds of IVF.
   → 세 번의 유산과 여러 차례의 시험관 시술 끝에 찾아온 소중한 아기입니다.

• precious: 소중한

• miscarriage: 유산

• IVF: 시험관 시술

6. That’s why we are determined to be the best parents we can be.
   → 그래서 우리는 최고의 부모가 되기로 다짐했습니다.

• be determined to: ~하기로 굳게 결심하다

7. Parenting is amazing and wonderful.
   → 육아는 놀랍고 멋진 일입니다.

• parenting: 양육, 육아

8. I was once focused only on receiving in my life, but now I only want to give my all.
   → 한때는 받기만 하는 삶을 살았지만, 이제는 모든 것을 주고 싶습니다.

• be focused on: ~에 집중하다

• give my all: 모든 것을 주다

9. I experience emotions daily that I would never have known if I hadn’t become a parent.
   → 부모가 되지 않았다면 몰랐을 감정을 매일 느낍니다.

• would never have known: 절대 알지 못했을 것이다

• if I hadn’t + p.p.: ~하지 않았다면

10. I often find myself feeling emotional and deeply grateful.
    → 자주 마음이 울컥하고 깊이 감사함을 느낍니다.

• find myself ~ing: ~하고 있는 자신을 발견하다

• deeply grateful: 깊이 감사하는

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🗣 Pattern Practice

1. Take a leave of absence / Take a leave (휴직하다)

• My coworker took a leave of absence when she became pregnant.
  → 제 동료는 임신했을 때 휴직을 했습니다.

• I will soon be taking a leave from work.
  → 저는 곧 휴직할 예정입니다.

2. Start seeing each other (교제를 시작하다)

• We started seeing each other after the semester ended.
  → 학기가 끝난 후 우리는 사귀기 시작했습니다.

• We had been friends for a long time before we started seeing each other.
  → 사귀기 전 우리는 오랫동안 친구였습니다.

3. Be focused only on (~에만 집중하다)

• Back then, I was focused only on my work.
  → 그 당시 나는 일에만 집중했습니다.

• We are focused only on this single project.
  → 우리는 이 단일 프로젝트에만 집중하고 있습니다.

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💬 Dialog Practice

A: How old is your baby now?
→ 아기가 지금 몇 살이에요?

B: She just passed her first birthday.
→ 이제 막 첫 돌이 지났어요.

A: Babies are so adorable at that age.
→ 그 나이의 아기들은 정말 사랑스럽죠.

B: Yes, I could watch her all day. She’s just so beautiful.
→ 네, 하루 종일 봐도 너무 예뻐요.

A: You mentioned you were on parental leave, right?
→ 육아휴직 중이라고 하셨죠?

B: Yes, I’m two months in now. I think I’ll really miss this time when I go back to work.
→ 네, 지금 두 달째예요. 복직하면 이 시간이 정말 그리울 것 같아요.

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🧠 오늘의 통암기 문장

1. I only want to give my all.
   → 나는 모든 것을 주고 싶다.

2. I’m two months in now.
   → 지금 두 달째다.

 

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