Alice: Hey, is there any progress on the playground that you are building for your kids?
Jason: To be honest, I have been making progress but I still have a long way to go.
Alice: Well good luck!
Jason: Thanks.

Alice가 Jason에게 “Hey, is there any progress on the playground you are building for your kids? 애들에게 놀이터 만들어 준다는 거 어떻게 됐어? 좀 진전이 있는 거야?”라고 묻자 Jason이 “To be honest, I have been making progress but I still have a long way to go. 솔직히 웬만큼 돼가고는 있는데 끝내려면 아직도 멀었어.”라고 대답하네요.

이어 Alice 가 “Well good luck!”라고 하네요. Keep today’s expression ‘have a long way to go’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Alice: Hey, is there any progress on the playground that you are building for your kids?
Jason: To be honest, I have been making progress but I still have a long way to go.
Alice: Well good luck!
Jason: Thanks.

Today’s expression is ‘have a long way to go’ right? If you ‘have a long way to go’ it means that you still have a lot of efforts to put in before you complete something. It basically means that there is still a lot to do to reach one’s goal.

‘Have a long way to go’라는 표현은 뭔가를 이루기 위해 해야 할 게 남았다, 목표까지 아직 갈 길이 멀다라는 뜻입니다. 본문에서 Jason이 “To be honest, I have been making progress but I still have a long way to go. 솔직히 웬만큼 돼가고는 있는데 끝내려면 아직도 멀었어.”라고 대답했죠.

이렇게 목표에 도달하려면 아직도 가야 할 길이 멀었다라고 말할 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 ‘have a long way to go’입니다. 이제 예를 들어 볼까요? Let me give you some examples. “We have a long way to go before we arrive in San Francisco.” 라고 하면 “샌프란시스코까지는 아직도 많이 가야 한다.”라는 뜻이 됩니다.

또 다른 예를 들어 보겠습니다. “I have a long way to go before I graduate.” 라고 하면 “나 졸업 하려면 아직도 멀었어.” 라는 뜻이 됩니다. Now you know what today’s expression means right? Then we’ll listen to the conversation for the last time.

Alice: Hey, is there any progress on the playground that you are building for your kids?
Jason: To be honest, I have been making progress but I still have a long way to go.
Alice: Well good luck!
Jason: Thanks.

Let’s review. Have a long way to go means that you still have a lot of efforts to put in or that you still have a lot to do before you complete something. HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO. Now try using the phrase on your own.