회화 | The economy is so topsy-turvy. (경제가 엉망진창이야.)

A: The economy is so topsy-turvy. Can you believe how prices are skyrocketing?
B: I know! Things are out of control! I’m sacred out of my wits!
A: Nobody wants to tighten his belt, but that’s the way it is.
B: We’ve been cutting back on almost everything. No more unnecessary expenses.

 

 

A: 경제가 엉망진창이야. 물가가 얼마나 급등했는지 믿겨지니?
B: 당연하지! 모든게 통제 불능상태야. 정말 까무라칠 지경이야.
A: 아무도 허리띠를 졸라매는걸 좋아하진 않겠지만 원래가 다 그런거지뭐.
B: 거의 모든 것을 삭감하고 있어. 더 이상 불필요한 낭비를 하면 안되니까 말이야.

[Additional Expressions]
* topsy-turvy – out of control / volatile / messed up / unreliable
* Can you believe – Aren’t you surprised / Isn’t it mind blowing
* prices are skyrocketing – the cost of everything is going through the roof
* I know! – Tell me about it! / I’m well aware! / I’ve been watching that!
* Things are out of control! – The economy is insane! / It’s all gone crazy!
* I’m sacred out of my wits! – I’m very afraid! / I don’t know what I’m going to do!
* tighten his belt – sacrifice anything / cut down on spending / curb personal spending
* That’s the way it is. – There’s no choice. / The facts are the facts. / That’s reality.
* cutting back – reducing our spending / spending more conservatively
* on almost everything – on just about everything / on pretty near all we normally spend money on
* No more unnecessary expenses. – We’re through wasting money on nonessentials.