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[Learn][English] ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€? - "Speak of the Devil"

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speak of the devil

일상 λŒ€ν™” 쀑 λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°, κ°‘μžκΈ° κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ“±μž₯ν•œ 적이 μžˆλŠ”κ°€?
이럴 λ•Œ 원어민듀은 "Speak of the devil"μ΄λΌλŠ” ν‘œν˜„μ„ μ‚¬μš©ν•œλ‹€.
ν•œκ΅­μ–΄μ˜ "ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€"와 λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ 의미λ₯Ό 가지며, μΉœκ΅¬λ“€ μ‚¬μ΄μ—μ„œ 자주 μ“°μ΄λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μ΄λ‹€.
이번 κΈ€μ—μ„œλŠ” "Speak of the devil"의 의미, 유래, μ‚¬μš©λ²•, μ˜ˆλ¬Έμ„ μ‚΄νŽ΄λ³΄κ² λ‹€.


1. "Speak of the Devil"의 의미


"Speak of the devil"은 "λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°, 마침 κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ“±μž₯ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ" μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μž„.
보톡 κ°€λ²Όμš΄ λ†λ‹΄μ‘°λ‘œ μ‚¬μš©λ˜λ©°, 뢀정적인 μ˜λ―ΈλŠ” μ—†μŒ.
"Speak of the devil, and he shall appear."(μ•…λ§ˆλ₯Ό μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜λ©΄ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚œλ‹€)λΌλŠ” μ˜› μ†λ‹΄μ—μ„œ 유래됨.
μ£Όμ–΄ 없이 λ‹¨λ…μœΌλ‘œ μ“°μ΄λŠ” κ²½μš°κ°€ 많음.

 

예문

  • Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you.
    (μš°λ¦¬κ°€ λ„€ μ–˜κΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°, 마침 μ™”λ„€!)
  • Oh, speak of the devil! Here comes Tom.
    (였, ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ! 톰이 μ˜€λ„€.)
  • We were discussing our boss, and speak of the devil, he just walked in.
    (우리 상사 μ–˜κΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°, λ°”λ‘œ λ“€μ–΄μ˜€μ‹œλ„€.)

βœ” μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” 경우

  • λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ° κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬μ„ λ•Œ
  • μΉœκ΅¬λ‚˜ λ™λ£Œλ“€λΌλ¦¬ κ°€λ³κ²Œ 농담할 λ•Œ

2. "Speak of the Devil"의 유래


이 ν‘œν˜„μ€ "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear."λΌλŠ” 였래된 μ†λ‹΄μ—μ„œ μœ λž˜ν•¨.
κ³Όκ±° μœ λŸ½μ—μ„œλŠ” μ•…λ§ˆ(Devil)λ₯Ό μ–ΈκΈ‰ν•˜λ©΄ μ‹€μ œλ‘œ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚  μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 미신이 μžˆμ—ˆμŒ.
κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹€ 점차 μ˜λ―Έκ°€ λ³€ν™”ν•˜λ©΄μ„œ λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜λ©΄ κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ“±μž₯ν•  μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλ‹€λŠ” 뜻으둜 μ‚¬μš©λ˜κΈ° μ‹œμž‘ν•¨.
μ§€κΈˆμ€ 미신적인 의미 없이, λ‹¨μˆœνžˆ "μš°λ¦¬κ°€ 방금 μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬λ‹€"λŠ” 의미둜만 μ“°μž„.


3. "Speak of the Devil"의 μ‚¬μš© 방법


βœ” λ‹¨λ…μœΌλ‘œ μ‚¬μš©λ˜λŠ” κ²½μš°κ°€ 많음
βœ” λŒ€λΆ€λΆ„ κΈμ •μ μ΄κ±°λ‚˜ κ°€λ²Όμš΄ λ†λ‹΄μœΌλ‘œ μ‚¬μš©λ¨
βœ” 상황에 따라 μœ μ‚¬ν•œ ν‘œν˜„κ³Ό ν•¨κ»˜ μ‚¬μš©ν•  μˆ˜λ„ 있음

βœ” μ‚¬μš© κ°€λŠ₯ν•œ 상황

  1. 친ꡬλ₯Ό 기닀리고 μžˆλŠ”λ°, 마침 λ„μ°©ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ
    • "I wonder when Lisa will get here."
      (리사가 μ–Έμ œ 올까)
    • "Oh, speak of the devil! There she is!"
      (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, λ°”λ‘œ μ™”λ„€!)
  2. νšŒμ‚¬μ—μ„œ λ™λ£Œ 이야기λ₯Ό ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ°, κ°‘μžκΈ° λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬μ„ λ•Œ
    • "John is always late for meetings."
      (쑴은 항상 νšŒμ˜μ— λŠ¦μ–΄.)
    • "Speak of the devil! Here he comes."
      (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, μ˜€λ„€!)
  3. 상사에 λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆλŠ”λ° κ°‘μžκΈ° 사무싀에 듀어왔을 λ•Œ
    • "I hope the manager is in a good mood today."
      (였늘 λ§€λ‹ˆμ € 기뢄이 μ’‹μ•˜μœΌλ©΄ μ’‹κ² λŠ”λ°.)
    • "Speak of the devil! He just walked in."
      (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€, 방금 λ“€μ–΄μ˜€μ…¨μ–΄.)

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4. "Speak of the Devil"κ³Ό λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ ν‘œν˜„


  • Talk of the devil β†’ 같은 μ˜λ―Έμ§€λ§Œ 덜 일반적으둜 μ‚¬μš©λ¨
    • Talk of the devil, and there she is!
      (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, μ €κΈ° μžˆλ„€!)
  • Look who’s here! β†’ "λˆ„κ°€ μ™”λŠ”μ§€ 봐!" (κ°‘μžκΈ° λ“±μž₯ν•œ μ‚¬λžŒμ„ 반길 λ•Œ)
    • Look who’s here! We were just talking about you!
      (λˆ„κ°€ μ™”λŠ”μ§€ 봐! 우리 λ„€ μ–˜κΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆμ–΄!)
  • Guess who just showed up! β†’ "λˆ„κ°€ 방금 μ™”λŠ”μ§€ λ§žν˜€λ΄!" (μ„œν”„λΌμ΄μ¦ˆ λŠλ‚Œ)
    • Guess who just showed up? It’s Mark!
      (λˆ„κ°€ 방금 μ™”λŠ”μ§€ λ§žν˜€λ΄! λ§ˆν¬μ•Ό!)

5. μ‹€μ œ λŒ€ν™” 예문


βœ” 직μž₯μ—μ„œ λ™λ£Œμ™€ λŒ€ν™” 쀑

  • A: Have you seen David today? I need to talk to him.
    (였늘 데이빗 λ΄€μ–΄? λ‚˜ ν•  말 μžˆλŠ”λ°.)
  • B: Speak of the devil! He just walked in.
    (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, 방금 λ“€μ–΄μ™”μ–΄.)

βœ” μΉœκ΅¬λ“€κ³Ό 이야기할 λ•Œ

  • A: I wonder if Sarah will join us for dinner.
    (사라가 저녁 먹으러 올까?)
  • B: Speak of the devil! She’s calling me right now.
    (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, μ§€κΈˆ μ „ν™” μ˜€λ„€!)

βœ” νŒŒν‹°μ—μ„œ μΉœκ΅¬κ°€ μ˜ˆμƒμΉ˜ λͺ»ν•˜κ²Œ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚¬μ„ λ•Œ

  • A: I haven’t seen Jake in ages.
    (제이크 μ§„μ§œ μ˜€λžœλ§Œμ΄μ•Ό.)
  • B: Oh, speak of the devil! He’s right there!
    (ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€λ”λ‹ˆ, μ €κΈ° μžˆλ„€!)

6. "Speak of the Devil" μ‚¬μš© μ‹œ μ£Όμ˜ν•  점


βœ” κ°€λ²Όμš΄ λ†λ‹΄μœΌλ‘œ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” ν‘œν˜„μ΄λ―€λ‘œ, μ§€λ‚˜μΉ˜κ²Œ μ‹¬κ°ν•œ μƒν™©μ—μ„œλŠ” μ μ ˆν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ„ 수 있음.
βœ” μ–΄λ–€ μ‚¬λžŒμ„ ν—˜λ‹΄ν•˜λŠ” 도쀑 κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ‚˜νƒ€λ‚˜λ©΄ λ‹€μ†Œ λ‚œμ²˜ν•œ 상황이 될 μˆ˜λ„ 있음.
βœ” 곡식적인 μžλ¦¬λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” 친ꡬ, λ™λ£Œλ“€λΌλ¦¬ μΊμ£Όμ–Όν•˜κ²Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•  λ•Œ 적합함.

 

❌ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λ©΄ μ•ˆ λ˜λŠ” 경우

  • μƒλŒ€λ°©μ΄ κΈ°λΆ„ λ‚˜μ  수 μžˆλŠ” 경우:
    • "We were just talking about how annoying she is… Oh, speak of the devil!" (X)
    • (μš°λ¦¬κ°€ κ·Έλ…€κ°€ μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜ μ§œμ¦λ‚˜λŠ”μ§€ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°β€¦ 였, ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€!)
    • β†’ μƒλŒ€λ°©μ΄ λΆˆμΎŒν•  수 μžˆμœΌλ―€λ‘œ μ£Όμ˜ν•΄μ•Ό 함.
  • 격식을 μ°¨λ €μ•Ό ν•˜λŠ” μžλ¦¬μ—μ„œλŠ” ν”Όν•˜λŠ” 것이 μ’‹μŒ
    • 예λ₯Ό λ“€μ–΄, λΉ„μ¦ˆλ‹ˆμŠ€ λ―ΈνŒ…μ΄λ‚˜ 곡식적인 μžλ¦¬μ—μ„œλŠ”
      • "Oh, we were just talking about you!" (O, 더 μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ¬μ›€)

7. 마무리


βœ” "Speak of the devil"은 λˆ„κ΅°κ°€μ— λŒ€ν•΄ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜κ³  μžˆμ—ˆλŠ”λ°, 마침 κ·Έ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ“±μž₯ν–ˆμ„ λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©ν•˜λŠ” ν‘œν˜„
βœ” ν•œκ΅­μ–΄μ˜ "ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 λ§ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€"와 λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ λœ»μ„ 가짐
βœ” 곡식적인 μžλ¦¬λ³΄λ‹€λŠ” 친ꡬ, λ™λ£Œλ“€κ³Όμ˜ μΊμ£Όμ–Όν•œ λŒ€ν™”μ—μ„œ 많이 μ‚¬μš©λ¨
βœ” λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ ν‘œν˜„μœΌλ‘œ "Look who’s here!", "Guess who just showed up!" 등이 있음

 

이제 λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ μ΄μ•ΌκΈ°ν•˜λ˜ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ κ°‘μžκΈ° λ“±μž₯ν•˜λ©΄, μžμ—°μŠ€λŸ½κ²Œ "Speak of the devil!"이라고 λ§ν•΄λ³΄μž!

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