be up to ~

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# Ella was silent. She sipped her juice.

Ted put down his pen. "You're headed to the doctor, right?"

"Yes."

This was Ted's cue: He was asking about her plans so he could get off the call. It was meant to seem (A)[        ] he was interested and thoughtful. As though he were thinking of her needs. Why did he do this? she wondered. Why did he think she didn't know what he was (B)[      ] to?

"Okay, then. Gotta jump, baby. I'm backed up, too."

"Okay."

"Then, I'll see you at home." Ted waited for her to hang up first.

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#1. 빈칸 (A)에 들어갈 단어는?

#2. 빈칸 (B)에 들어갈 단어는?

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[해석] 엘라는 침묵했다. 주스를 한 모금 마셨다.

테드는 펜을 내려놓았다. "의사 선생에게 갈 거지? 그치?"

"응."

이건 테드의 신호였다. 그는 그녀의 계획에 대해 물었다면 전화를 끊을 수 있는 것이다. 의도는 자신이 관심을 보이고 사려 깊게 보이려는 것이다. 마치 자신이 엘라의 필요한 것들을 생각하는 것처럼. '테드는 왜 그럴까'하고 엘라는 의아해했다. '그는 엘라가 그가 뭘 하려는지를 모른다고 생각하는 이유가 뭘까?

"오케이. 그러면 자기야 전화 빨랑 끊어야겠네. 나도 전화가 밀려 있거든."

"오케이."

"그러면 집에서 만나." 테드는 엘라가 먼저 전화를 끊기를 기다렸다.

[정답] #1. (A) : that #2. (B) : up

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[어휘 또는 표현]

cue [kjuː] : 큐, 큐가 되는 대사[몸짓, 신호]; 암호, 신호; 암시 [어원 불명]

Gotta jump. = You have got to jump off this call

[해설]

It was meant to seem (A)[that] he was interested and thoughtful.

It was meant that it seemed that he was interested and thoughtful.

'뒤의 it'를 S-S 상승시키면 'It was meant to seem that ~'가 된다.

[be up to ~]

1) ~하고 있는 : To be currently doing or involved in something

Hey, Bill? What are you up to right now? "헤이, 빌? 지금 뭐하고 있어?"

2) ~을 꾸미고 있는 : To be schemng or engaging in some mischievous behavior

I think those two are up to something--they've been acting suspicious all morning. "내 생각에 저 두 사람은 뭔가 꾸미고 있어. 아침 내내 이상한 행동을 하고 있어."

3) ~할 수 있는, 할 의사가 있는 : To be able or willing to (do something)

I'm not really up to going to the mall--I think I need a nap instead.

"나는 정말이지 몰에 갈 의사는 없어. 대신 낮잠을 때려야겠어."

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