회화 | You look a bit frazzled. (너 정말 지쳐보여.)

A: Are you still carrying a heavy load at work?
B: Nothing ever changes. I’m working my fingers to the bone. It’s nonstop.
A: You’ve got to learn to pace yourself or you’ll burn out. That’ll accomplish nothing.
B: You’re right. Sometimes I feel like I’m taking two steps forward and one step back.

 

A: You look a bit frazzled. (너 정말 지쳐보여.) 직장에서 아직도 힘든 일을 하고 있니?
B: 똑같지 뭐. 난 죽어라 일만하고 있어. 끝이 없어.
A: 넌 페이스를 유지하는 법을 알아둬야 만 해. 그렇지 않으면 과로로 쓰러지게 될 거야. 그러면, 아무것도 이뤄 놓은 게 없는 게 되는 거야.
B: 맞아. 때론 두발 먼저 앞서나가는 것 같다가도 다시 일보 후퇴해 있는 것처럼 느껴지곤 해.

[Additional Expressions]

* look – appear to be / seem
* frazzled – upset / stressed out / disoriented / exhausted
* carrying a heavy load at work – super busy with your job / working overtime
* Nothing ever changes. – It’s always the same old story. / It’s a never ending story.
* I’m working my fingers to the bone. – I’m way overworked. / I’ve never worked harder.
* It’s nonstop. – It’s never ending. / There’s no end to it.
* pace yourself – work at a comfortable pace / use your time well
* burn out – go crazy / lose it / get exhausted
* That’ll accomplish nothing. – That does nobody any good. / That won’t help.
* You’re right. – You’ve hit the nail on the head. / That’s it, exactly.
* I feel like – I get the sense that / it seems to me that
* I’m taking two steps forward and one step back. – Every time I make progress, something brings me down.