Alice: How did you get your computer fixed right away? Doesn’t it take usually a week or so?
Jason: I took it to a local computer store near my neighborhood. You’re right. It usually takes a week or so but not at this computer store. They always go the extra mile to make sure their customers’ computers get fixed within the same day.
Alice: Wow! They really go the extra mile.

본문에서 제가 Jason에게 “How did you get your computer fixed right away? Doesn’t it take usually a week or so? 네 컴퓨터를 어떻게 그렇게 바로 고쳤니? 컴퓨터 고치는 데 보통 일주일 정도는 걸리잖아?” 라고 묻습니다.

그러자 Jason이 “I took it to a local computer store near my neighborhood. 우리 동네에 있는 컴퓨터 가게에 가지고 갔어. You’re right. It usually takes a week or so but not at this computer store. They always go the extra mile to make sure their customers’ computers get fixed within the same day. 네 말이 맞아. 보통 다른 곳에서는 일주일 정도 걸리지. 하지만 이 가게는 항상 고객이 컴퓨터를 가져오면, 그 날 바로 고치려고 특별히 애를 써.”라고 합니다.

이어서 제가 “Wow! They really go the extra mile. 와! 정말 기대 이상으로 해주는구나.”라고 감탄합니다. Now keep today’s expression, ‘go the extra mile’ in mind and let’s hear the conversation again. 그럼 다시 한 번 대화를 들어볼까요?

Alice: How did you get your computer fixed right away? Doesn’t it take usually a week or so?
Jason: I took it to a local computer store near my neighborhood. You’re right. It usually takes a week or so but not at this computer store. They always go the extra mile to make sure their customers’ computers get fixed within the same day.
Alice: Wow! They really go the extra mile.

Today’s expression is go the extra mile. If you go the extra mile for someone or something, it means that you do more than you are required to do to reach a goal. It simply means that you try harder to please someone or to get something done.

어려운 목표를 이루려면 남보다 더 노력해야 하죠? Go the extra mile을 그대로 번역하면 1마일 더 갔다는 뜻인데요, 실제로는 ‘어떤 목표를 달성하기 위해 더 많이 애를 썼다'거나, '기대 이상의 특별한 노력을 기울였다'는 뜻입니다.

오늘 본문에서 제가 Jason에게 어떻게 컴퓨터를 바로 고쳤냐고 묻자, Jason이 동네 컴퓨터 가게에 갔고, 그 가게는 고객들의 컴퓨터를 하루 만에 고치기 위해서 특별히 애를 쓴다고 했죠. “They always go the extra mile to make sure their customers’ computers get fixed within the same day.”라고요. 이렇게 어떤 목표를 위해 더 많은 노력을 기울일 때 쓸 수 있는 표현이 바로 go the extra mile입니다.

마지막으로 오늘의 대화를 다시 한 번 들어보겠습니다. Now that you know what today’s expression means, let’s listen to the conversation for the last time.

Alice: How did you get your computer fixed right away? Doesn’t it take usually a week or so?
Jason: I took it to a local computer store near my neighborhood. You’re right. It usually takes a week or so but not at this computer store. They always go the extra mile to make sure their customers’ computers get fixed within the same day.
Alice: Wow! They really go the extra mile.

Let’s review. If you go the extra mile for someone or something, it means that you put extra effort and you do more than you are required. GO THE EXTRA MILE.