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<> - Wishy-washy

Toby : So, Eric put up a fight today concerning the dog idea of his?
Faith : He sure did. I had to lay down the law, though.
Toby : Well, I’m not so sure it wouldn’t be good for him to take on that responsibility…
Faith : But what about his grades? They’ve been slipping lately.
Toby : Maybe showing him that we trust him, and the actual responsibility of taking care of a dog, will spark something in him that will actually cause him to get back on track.
Faith : I already told him that there’d be no further discussion on this until his grades improve though.
Toby : You did? Well, then. To avoid being wishy-washy, we need to stick with what you said.
Faith : Yes. We should just wait to see if his grades improve.

우유부단
Toby : 그래 Eric이 강아지 사고 싶다는 문제로 오늘 싸운 거야?
Faith : 그렇지. 꾸짖으면서 이야기할 수 밖에 없었어.
Toby : 글쎄, 그런 책임감을 지우는 게 꼭 나쁠 것 같지는 않은데…
Faith : 그 애 성적은 어떡하고? 요즘 들어 떨어지고 있는데.
Toby : 그래도 우리가 그 애를 신뢰한다는 걸 보여 주고, 강아지를 돌보는 실제적인 책임이 뭔가 작용해서 다시 바른 길로 돌아가지 않을까?
Faith : 성적 올리기 전에는 그 이야기 다시 안 할 거라고 벌써 말했는데.
Toby : 그래? 그럼 됐어. 우유부단하면 안 되니까 당신이 말한 대로 하자고.
Faith : 맞아. 성적이 오르나 두고 보기나 하자.


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■ lay down the law 명령적[독단적]으로 말하다, 위압적으로 말하다
Tell somebody with force what they should or should not do
He came in here this morning and started laying down the law about all kind of things. Who does he think he is?
(그 사람 오늘 아침에 여기 들어오더니 모든 일에 대해 명령을 내리기 시작하더군. 자기가 뭐라도 된다고 생각하는 거야, 뭐야?)
■ take on a responsibility 책임을 지다
I am unprepared to take on such a responsibility. (나는 그런 책임을 질 각오가 되어 있지 않다.)
■ get back on track 바른 길로 돌아가다
We expect to see mixed signals until the economy gets fully back on track.
(경기가 정상적인 궤도에 복귀하기 전까지는 엇갈린 조짐이 나타날 것이라고 예상한다.)
■ wishy-washy 우유부단한
Not having clear or film ideas or beliefs
He’s so wishy-washy about the subject. (그는 그 문제에 관해 너무 우유부단하다.)


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- put up a fight
So, Eric put up a fight today concerning the dog idea of his?
- lay down the law
I had to lay down the law.
- take on that responsibility
I’m not so sure it wouldn’t be good for him to take on that responsibility.
- slipping lately
They’ve been slipping lately.


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- Low potassium levels lead to high blood pressure
- A study shows that high potassium intake may play an important role in preventing hypertension.

Consuming enough potassium may be even more important than lowering sodium intake to prevent high blood pressure. This is the finding of a recent study by the University of Texas’ Southwestern Medical Center of over 3,000 people. According to the study, the relationship between low potassium and hypertension was significant even when age, race and other cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol, diabetes and smoking were taken into account. Foods rich in potassium include bananas and citrus fruits as well as a number of vegetables.

칼륨 부족하면 고혈압 위험 높아져
고혈압 예방에는 충분한 칼륨 섭취가 소금 섭취량을 줄이는 것보다 더 중요할 지 모른다. 이는 3,000명이 넘는 환자들을 대상으로 텍사스 대학교 사우스웨스턴 메디컬 센터가 최근 진행한 연구 결과, 연구에 따르면 칼륨 부족과 고혈압의 관계는 연령과 인종을 비롯하여, 높은 콜레스테롤과 당뇨, 흡연 등 여타 심혈관 위험 요소들을 모두 고려하더라도 상당한 것으로 나타났다. 칼륨이 많이 들어 있는 식품으로는 바나나와 감귤류, 그리고 다양한 야채들이 있다.


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- potassium 칼륨
A chemical element. Potassium is a soft silver-white metal that exists mainly in compounds which are used
in industry and farming.
You might be low in potassium. (당신은 칼륨 부족인 듯 합니다.)
- sodium 나트륨
A chemical element. Sodium is a soft silver-white metal that is found naturally only in compounds, such as salt.
A low-sodium diet 소금을 적게 함유한 식단
- hypertension 고혈압
Blood pressure that is higher than is normal
Mild hypertension 가벼운 고혈압
- cardiovascular 심장 혈관의
Connected with the heart and the blood vessels
The cardiovascular system 심장 혈관계
- take into account 고려하다, 참작하다
Consider particular facts, circumstances, etc.
When making a decision about something
There’s just so many variables to take into account. (고려해야 할 변수가 무수히 많잖아.)
- citrus fruit 감귤류
Fruit belonging to the group of fruit that includes oranges, lemons, limes and grapefruit
Our country exports citrus fruit. (우리나라는 감귤류를 수출하고 있다.)