회화 | Knocks your socks off, doesn’t it? (정말 굉장하지 않니?)

A: Let me see your fingernails. Wow! You’ve got ten little works of art on your fingertips!
B: Nail art is my hobby. It’s not easy, let me tell you.
A: I’m guessing you’ve invested hours upon hours into getting them looking just so.
B: Yes, and if I’m careful, these will last not even a full week.

 

A: 손톱 좀 보자. 우와! 손톱에다가 네일 아트 했구나.
B: Knocks your socks off, doesn’t it? (정말 굉장하지 않니?) 네일아트는 내 취미기도 해. 쉽진않지만 알려줄게.
A: 그렇게 하기에 네가 얼마나 많은 시간을 투자했는지 알겠다.
B: 맞아. 만일 내가 신중한 성격이었다면 일주일도 채 안 걸렸을 거야.

[Additional Expressions]

*Let me see – Show me / Let me get a look at
*Wow! – Holy Toledo!
*little – itsy / small / teeny
*works of art – pieces of art
*Knocks your socks off – (It’s) pretty impressive / (It’s) really neat
*doesn’t it? – don’t you think so?
*Nail art is my hobby. – Doing nails is just a hobby of mine. / I do this just as a hobby.
*let me tell you – that much I can tell you / that’s a fact
*I’m guessing – I suppose / It looks like
*hours upon hours – lots of time / countless hours / an immense amount of time
*getting them looking just so – making them look like this / doing them right
*last – stay / endure / look good
*not even a full week – less than a week