road 와 way, 그냥 단순하게 생각하면 '길'로 생각할수 있지만, 미묘한 약간의 사용차이가 있습니다.
프랭크시나트라의 올드팝 '마이웨이', 이 곡의 제목에서 way는 하드웨어적인 도로의 의미가 아닌 추상적 의미로 해석되겠지요.
그럼 그 미묘한 차이를 알아봅시다.
1. road (실제로 다니는) 길, 일반적인 길
예) Cars were driving along the road.
차들이 도로를 따라 달리고 있다.
예) There are many signs on the road.
도로에는 많은 표지판이 있다.
-영영사전 정의 ; an open way for travel or transportation
- 유사어
roadway 차도, 도로
highway 교통로, 간선도로
route 길, 노정
path (좁은)길
lane 골목길
2. way (추상적인)길, 방법, 양식
예) I put my makeup on the same way.
나는 같은 방법으로 화장해요.
예) I can hear it just fine the way it is.
그 방법 괜찮은데요.
- 영영사전 정의 ; how something is done or how it happens
- 유사어
method 방식, 방법
means 방법
system 방식, 규칙
mode 양식, 형식
- 참고로 프랭크시나트라의 my way 가사를 원문으로 올립니다.
And now, the end is near.
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, I'll say it clear.
I'll state my case of which I'm certain.
I've lived a life that's full.
I've traveled each and every highway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what I had to do
And saw it through without exemption.
I planned each charted course.
Each careful step along the byway,
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Yes, there were times,
I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew.
But through it all, when there was doubt,
I ate it up and spit it out.
I faced it all and I stood tall
And did it my way!
I've loved, I've laughed and cried.
I've had my fill my share of losing.
And now, as tears subside,
I find it all so amusing.
To think I did all that;
And may I say, not in a shy way,
No, oh no, not me,
I did it my way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught.
To say the things he truly feels
And not the words of one who kneels.
The record shows I took the blows,
And did it my way!
Yes, it was my way...
