Stella: Congratulations on your promotion, Megan. I just found out from Jason this morning.
Megan: Thank you. I just hope I measure up to the company’s expectations.
Stella: I’m sure you’ll do just fine.
Measure up
(기대, 필요에) 부합하다/미치다
1. I just hope I measure up to the company’s expectations.
(나는) 그냥 회사의 기대에 부합했으면 해요.
2. Brian was demoted because his work didn’t measure up.
Brian이 한 일이 기대치에 못미쳐서 좌천되었습니다.
Application Practice 응용연습
1. Easy: 그 제품의 질은 아직도 우리 기준에 부합하지 못한다. (기준 standard)
The quality of the product still does not measure up to our standard.
2. Intermediate: 우리의 기대에 못 미쳐서 우리는 그녀를 고용할 수 없었습니다. (고용하다 hire)
We couldn’t hire her because she didn’t measure up to our expectations.
3. Hard: 어떻게 자기의 책임에 부응하지 못하는 사람에게 그 일을 맡길 수 있나요? (믿고 맡기다 entrust something to someone)
How can you entrust the job to someone who does not measure up to his responsibilities?