Ahn Seong-jin is a project manager in the Business Planning Team. He joined The Korea Times in late 2009 as a specialist in English Newspapers in Education (ENIE). He has a strong interest in fostering strategic partnerships with public and private sectors worldwide.
"It's not carved in stone"
[안성진's 원미닛 잉글리시]
"아직 정해진 건 아니에요"라는 말을 영어로는 "It's not carved in stone"이라고 합니다. 'carve'는 '글씨를 새기다'는 뜻이죠. 아직 '돌에 새겨지지 않았다'는 말이니까 '정해지지 않았다'는 말이고요, 따라서 '변경이 가능하다' 이 말입니다.