[영어 회화] I've been pounding the pavement all week.

 

(Shelley and Allan are having coffee…)
Allan: I'm very happy this week is over.
Shelley: You don't have a job yet. Why are you tired?
Allan: I've been pounding the pavement all week. I've dropped off my resume at every office I could find.
Shelley: How did you do?
Allan: When I started I didn't think I had a chance. It seems like there are a lot of applicants for every job.
Shelley: And then?
Allan: Remember that computer job I mentioned to you? I went to the personnel office and talked to the manager.
Shelley: What did he say?
Allan: I've got an interview next week. He liked my resume.
Shelley: That's wonderful. You're going to get the job because you've got what it takes.

(셸리와 앨런이 커피를 마시며…)
앨런: 이번 주도 끝나니 기분이 좋다.
셸리: 넌 아직 직장도 없잖아. 왜 그리 피곤한데?
앨런: 이번 주 내내 일자리 찾아 돌아다녔잖아. 눈에 띄는 사무실마다 이력서 놓고 다녔어.
셸리: 어떻게 그렇게 했어?
앨런: 처음엔 가망이 없다고 생각했어. 일자리마다 구직자들이 너무 많아 보였거든.
셸리: 그런데?
앨런: 내가 얘기했던 컴퓨터 관련 일자리 기억나? 인사과에 가서 매니저와 얘기를 했지.
셸리: 매니저가 뭐래?
앨런: 다음 주에 인터뷰 봐. 이력서 보고 마음에 들어했어.
셸리: 잘 됐다. 넌 실력이 되니 입사하게 될 거야.

 

pound the pavement
직업을 구하다,
일자리를 찾아 다니다.
(일자리 등을 얻기 위해)거리를 누비다
to walk the streets in an effort to accomplish something
I'm going to pound the pavement until I find a job.
We need to pound the pavement to get enough people to sign this petition.
The candidates for mayor have been pounding the pavement to find more support.