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Practically writes itself.

Korean translation: 사실 걔네들 이야기거든.

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16:08 Aug 15, 2008

English to Korean translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: Practically writes itself.

Skeleton on a tour bus in Times Square. The Post is gonna love this story. Practically writes itself.

Mihea Shim KudoZ activity Questions: 103 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 14
Local time: 23:51

Korean translation:사실 걔네들 이야기거든.

Explanation:
타임스 스퀘어의 관광버스에 해골이... 포스트지는 이 이야기를 좋아할 걸? 사실 걔네들 이야기거든.

Practically writes itself를 Practically it writes itself 로 해석해서 번역해 봤는데요. 여기서 앞의 it은 story를, 뒤의 it(itself)은 Post지를 지칭하는 것으로 이해했습니다.

Selected response from:

Yeonsoon Jung
Canada
Local time: 10:51

Grading comment

이어지는 대사입니다.

맥 반장:
It’s not news.

대니:
True, but it’s gonna sell a hell of a lot of papers.

맥 반장:
Only because of where it was found. The real story is that these are the bones of a teenage boy.

대니:
Media don’t care.

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얘기가 술술 나오잖아.

unsodiener

사실 걔네들 이야기거든.

Yeonsoon Jung

Discussion entries: 2

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8 hrs confidence:

practically writes itself.

사실 걔네들 이야기거든.

Yeonsoon Jung
Canada
Local time: 10:51
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Korean
PRO pts in category: 4

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997 days confidence:

practically writes itself. 얘기가 술술 나오잖아.

Explanation:
타임스퀘어 관광버스를 탄 해골. 포스트지에서 좋아할 거야. 얘기가 술술 나오잖아.

여기서 it은 이 스토리 자체를 뜻합니다. 내용이 참 쓸만해서 쓰는 사람이 별 생각 없이 술술 써내려갈 수 있기 때문에 이야기가 스스로를 쓰는게 된다는 뜻이지요.

좀더 비슷한 구문이라면 '안 봐도 비디오' '척하면 삼천리' 같은게 있겠지만 이 경우와 구체적으로 맞지는 않겠지요.

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Note added at 997 days (2011-05-10 15:38:32 GMT) Post-grading
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혹은 '얘기가 저절로 써진다'고 하는게 좀더 원문에 가까운 표현이겠습니다.

unsodiener
Local time: 09:51
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Korean

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