[English] Nice Expressions from Animal-Crossing

- We are in it for the long haul!

 

- Now then, we will need to look up your application.

 

- Just follow your instinct and choose an island with a layout that looks appealing.

 

- I'm sorry, that was just a hypothetical question.

 

- The chartered flight for Deserted Island Gateway Package is ready for boarding.

 

- Any customers waiting to board should make their way to the gate at this time.

- Please make your way to the meeting room.

 

- Wanna get left behind?

 

- I will turn it over to you, Mr. Nook.

- I will pass it over to you, Mr. Nook.

 

- First things first.

 

- I think this spot will do the trick.

- A little oil will do the trick.

- Just a few minutes of heat will do the trick.

 

- You can find them scattered about the island.

- Autumn leaves were scattered about the garden.

 

- I suspect they are real apples

 

- No way I'm gonna let you show me up

A: I just finished the report ahead of schedule!

B: Nice, but no way I'm gonna let you show me up. I'll finish mine in ten minutes.

 

- I trust you had some success foraging for tree branches?

 

- Allow me to lighten your load.

 

- Our next task is to round up something to snack on.

 

 

 

 

 

- When you come across someone in trouble....

 

- Such kindness will surely find its way back to you!

 

- Sorry to place such a burden on you

- I’m sorry to put you through this trouble/inconvenience/such a terrible experience

 

- you will make a donation?

 

- we want you to have the honor.

 

- We'd like you to pick out the perfect location for the new shop!

 

- I guess that's it for my flimsy axe....

 

- It's the end of the line for my trusty flimsy shovel...

 

- I bet this island is about to become a whole lot livelier!

(lively - livelier - liveliest)

 

- We have got our work cut out for us if we are going to open by tomorrow

(have got = have)

 

- I can buy these from you for a total of 420 Bells.

 

- At long last, our museum has opened! This very day, no less!

(no less : 다름 아닌!)

 

- An impressive feat.

- Finishing the project on time with no budget was an impressive feat.

 

- The museum is open to the public free of admission.

 

- You will find there are entrances to the left, to the right, and into the basement.

 

- Each one leads to exhibit rooms wherein the donations collected thus far have been put on display.

(wherein : -한 곳에서)

 

- The donation process has been streamlined.

 

- I will happily oblige!

 

- By all means, do please take a look at our magnificent collections. It is surely a thing of wonder.

(By all means : 부디, 아무렴요/그럼요

"Can I borrow your pen?" / "By all means.")

 

- If any happen to find their way into your possession, I would be most eager to see them!

(happen to : 우연히 -하다

I happened to meet an old friend on the street.

I don't remember buying this book, but it somehow found its way into my possession. 우연히 갖게 된다는 뉘앙스)

 

- I can assist you!

 

- As it happens, these crop-eating pests use straw-like mouths to pierce plants and drink the juices.

 

- The spider is renowned for having eight eyes and eight legs...

 

- Some will eat creatures several tiems larger than themselves.

 

- They have also been known to ambush their victims, some even chase down their meals.

 

- Their long antennae and bulging eyes turn my stomach. Unappetizing indeed..

- what a wretched thing...

 

- This is making me feel rather woozy...

 

- rest assured the wretched thing will get the best of care here.

 

- It looks rather like the heads of snakes.

(꽤, 상당히 : It is rather cold today

차라리 : I would rather stay home than go out.

-보다, -대신 : I chose the blue one rather than the red one)

 

- You have a knack for finding valuable fossils.

 

- The cultural development in this island is a worthy endeavor indeed.

 

- In the meantime, I shall return these to you. Please think on what I've siad. The museum awaits.

 

- This is practically synonymous with the word "dinosaur" and for good reason!

 

- I am just relieved that I will never have to escape one.

 

- whether they are impulse snaps or brilliant compositions!

 

- I'm more of a dogfish person...

- I'm more of a tea person than a coffee person.

 

- They are all about getting emotions across.

- The teacher used pictures to get the idea across.

 

- We've been here for a little while, and it's really starting to come along.

- My English skills are coming along nicely.

 

- We are just overwhelmed that you even thought to come visit us!

 

- Something tells me that today is your lucky day.

- My gut tells me that today is your lucky day.

- I have a feeling that today is your lucky day.

 

- How about if I stop by every so often to sell some of our wares?

 

- In the black cabinet, with the tools and other miscellaneous goods.

 

- With our new shop come three new services!

 

- I've heard the turnip market is about to take off here on the island.

 

- We will buy any turnips you have on hand.

 

- ...And I think that wraps it up!

 

- Sorry, that explanation went on for a bit.

 

- You can use a slingshot to knock items out of the sky.

 

- You never know when you might want to bring something down.

 

- May as well you carry one around with you.

 

- ..But your first time is special! Enjoy these miles, courtesy of Nook Inc!

 

- I'm sorry to put you on hold.

- Could you please hold for a moment?

 

- For some time now I have been advertising the gateway pakcage...

(For some time now = For a while now, Lately, Recently)

 

 

- And wouldn't you know, out of the blue we have 3 interested parties!

 

- None of our applicants are too fond of the notion of sleeping in tents, you see.

 

- I'm afraid I got caught up in the excitement of persuading them to move here.

 

- In my hour of need... It most certainly must be fate.

 

- As if I have a choice...

- As if I have any other choice...

 

- With zero-interest financing and an extremely lax repayment plan, anything is possible!

 

- Now, regarding the aformentioned research...

 

- I fervently hope you will donate your precious finds to the cause.

 

- It seems to have specialized in eating plants up high.

 

- It likely needed to eat more or less every walking hour.

 

- I'd pay him a visit.

 

- I bet you were up to your ear holes in weeds when you first arrived.

 

- I can't say I have much in the way of news to report to you today.

- There wasn't much in the way of entertainment at the party.

- She doesn't have much in the way of experience.

 

- Now, where to begin...

 

- Makes it pretty easy to identify your blurry silhouette.

 

- I haven't gotten a reception this sweet and bubbly.

 

- I will leave the searching to you.

 

- The pieces are crammed back in here.

- My closet is crammed with old clothes.

- The subway was crammed with commuters.

 

- I promise to return the favor!

 

- No one knows who sends the gifts attached to balloons to our island.

 

- I was cleanin' my house and found this old DIY recipe I'd thought up.

- She thought up a brilliant plan to save money.

 

- No need to pull them all out!

 

- It has hooks on its feet that help it to cling tightly to trees.

 

- If you ask me, this is an insult to violins!

 

- The information in your Passport app can be used to spur conversation, so please make full use of it!

- A cup of coffee usually helps spur my creativity.

 

- Fireflies light up the night sky, taking my mind off the stresses of the day.

 

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