간접 부정의 미학

Question 1

졸지 마세요.
어디 가지마.
잔디에 들어가지 마세요.

Answer 1

Stay awake.
Stay here, stay where you are.
Keep off the grass.

Question 2

자리에서 움직이지 마세요.
길에서 벗어나지 마세요.

Answer 2

Remain seated. Stay seated. Keep seated.
Stay on the path. Keep to the path.

Question 3

관계자외 출입금지
만지지 마세요.
말 많아 하지 마세요.

Answer 3

Staff only
Keep hands off
Hold your tongue

Question 4

말하지마
디저트 먹지마
이 이상 넘어가지 마세요

Answer 4

Keep quiet.
Hold off on dessert.
Stay within the designated area.

Question 5

울지마
소음내지마
진행하지 마세요

Answer 5

Hold back your tears.
Keep it to yourself.
Hold off for now.

Question 6

엄마 때문에 파티 못 갔어.

Answer 6

I couldn’t go to the party because of my mom.
My mom kept me from going to the party.

Question 7

그만 좀 말해라.

Answer 7

Please refrain from talking.

Question 8

난 그 사건에 대해 아는 바가 없어요.

Answer 8

I know little about the incident.

Question 9

난 여행할 시간이 없어요.

Answer 9

I have little time for traveling.

Question 10

난 이 동네에 친구가 별로 없어요.

Answer 10

I have a few friends in this town.

Question 11

나 그거하고 싶지 않아.

Answer 11

That is the last thing I want to do.

Question 12

그녀는 회의에서 이것 밖에 말 안했어.

Answer 12

This is all she said during the meeting.

Question 13

떠나지마
멀리 가지마

Answer 13

Stay with me.
Stick around.

Question 14

그녀가 말한 건 진실이 아니야.

Answer 14

What she said is far from being true.

Question 15

사람들은 나이를 먹고 싶어하지 않아.

Answer 15

Everybody wants to stay young.

Question 16

난 그 사람을 정말 만나고 싶지 않아.

Answer 16

He is the last person I want to see.