[EBS 진짜 미국 영어] '끝내다' (2023.4.11.)

April 11, 2023

<김교포 & 로라's tip>

end / finish

* end

(활동, 사건, 과정 등의 결말과 종료의 느낌. 정해 놓은 목표를 끝내거나, 진행해 오던 것을 중단하는 뉘앙스)

I ended our relationship a month ago.

 

A: What time do you usually get off?

B: Most American work days end at 5 p.m.

 

* finish

(중간에 그만두는 것이 아니라 다 해내고 끝마쳤을 때)

A: Mom, I want to eat a cupcake!

B: Finish your meal, then you can eat dessert. It tastes better anyway.

 

A: Sweetie, did you clean up the house?

B: Yes! And I finished my homework, too!

A: Is this real life?

 

<Today's Situation>

A: We did it! I can't believe we actually finished (it)!

B: Phew! I thought this was never going to end.

A: We're not at the finish line yet. We still have some finishing touches to do.

B: How about we end the presentation with a funny joke?

 

<Pattern & Expression Practice>

Can you finish it by tomorrow? - (I'm/It's) actually finished!

I need to finish my project before the end of the day.

BFF! (Best friends forever!) - Best friends 'til the end!

 

Eminem made a diss track about Ja Rule and literally ended his career.

She's like family to me. So, I can't just end it like that.

Just call me when you're finished. It doesn't matter what time (it is).

 

<Bonus Synonymous Native Expressions>

close 마감

get done 끝내다

complete 마치다

wrap up 마무리 짓다

end up ~ing 결국 ~하다

unfinished 끝나지 않은

make ends meet 그럭저럭(간신히) 살아가다. 버티고 살아가다

   : to have enough money to buy what you need to live.
   It’s not easy to make ends meet with a big family, but somehow we manage.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/make-ends-meet

 

<Natives Only Nuance>

It's not the end of the world.

It's not the end of the world! There's plenty of fish in the sea!

이걸로 끝난게 아니잖아. 세상에 널린 게 남자야.

 

 

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