#39 Saying Goodbye 2

Key Word

greener pasture: better conditions or opportunities

If you are going to quit your job, make sure you are leaving for greener pastures.

 

cross paths: meet someone in the future

We might be saying goodbye, but I hope we cross paths again someday.

 

keep in touch: maintain communication

It has been great meeting you. Please keep in touch even after you go.

 

stick around: remain in or stay somewhere for a period of time

A: You’re sticking around?

B: Yeah, I guess this is where I belong.

 

a lifer: a person who spends their life in a particular career. 종신형 재소자.

Yeah, I am a lifer. I guess this is where I belong.

 

here’s hoping: used to say that one hopes something will happen. ~이면 좋겠는데(I hope...)

Here's hoping! 그러면 좋겠어요!

Here's hoping I were a bird. 내가 새였으면 좋을 텐데.

Here's hoping that it doesn't rain.

 

pigtails: hair up on both side of the head

ponytail: hair up in the back of the head

Dialogue

A: I heard you’re leaving us.

B: Yeah, I’m afraid it’s time to move on.

 

A: To greener pastures no doubt.

B: Here’s hoping. You’re sticking around?

 

A: Yeah, I’m a lifer. I guess this is where I belong.

B: It’s a nice work environment.

 

A: Well, uh, keep up the good work wherever you are. Maybe someday our paths will cross again.

B: Sure. We'll see

 

Feedback

Original: I had a team meeting with my colleagues on the Zoom meeting.

Better: I had a team meeting wity my colleagues on Zoom.

 

Original: The zoom dinner meeting it was my first time.

Better: It was my first time having a Zoom dinner meeting.

 

Original: l Because all of colleague live in different region, so it is hard to gather in person.

Better: It's hard to gather in person because my colleagues live in different regions of the city.

 

Original: They looks like a family, and the parents are waving their hands to school

Better: They look like a family, and the parents are waving thier hands to thier children going to school.

 

Original: Even though you get stressed from the work, don't quit right away. Just prepare something for greener pastures.

Better:  Even though you get stressed from work, don't quit right away. Just prepare for greener pastures.

 

Original: When I leave a company, in the company I had a person I hated, so different leaving the company. HR team come to discuss why you decided to leave.

Better: I was leaving a company because I had a co-worker I hated. On my last day of work, the HR team came to discuss why I had decided to leave.