[ POWER ENGLISH ] 2004-03-02

segregated <-> congregated
Segregated buildings or areas are kept for the use of one group of people who are the same race, sex, or religion, and no other group is allowed to use them.
      ex )  ...racially segregated schools...
              John grew up in Baltimore when that city was segregated.
= isolated


congregate( v ) / congregation( n )
모이다( v ) / ( 종교적인 ) 집회, 모임( n )
When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
           Visitors congregated on Sunday afternoons to view public exhibitions.

An exhibition is a public event at which pictures, sculptures, or other objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.


criterion( criteria )
A criterion is a factor on which you judge or decide something. (=standard) 판단기준
ex ) The most important criterion for entry is that applicants must design and make their own work...


benefit from something
~으로 부터 이득을 얻다.


co-education school
남녀공학 학교


all girls / boys middle (high) school
여자, 남자 학교


conducive( to )
~에 도움이 되는, 공헌하는, 이바지하는
If one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.
ex ) Sometimes the home environment just isn't conducive to reading.


single sex education


( high / low )self-esteem
= confidence 자신감, 자부심


formative
A formative period of time or experience is one that has an important and lasting influence on a person's character and attitudes.
 ex ) ~ years : 성장기
 ex ) She was born in Barbados but spent her formative years in east London.


expose
To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen.
           Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea...

To expose a person or situation means to reveal that they are bad or immoral in some way.

If someone is exposed to something dangerous or unpleasant, they are put in a situation in which it might affect them.
           They had not been exposed to most diseases common to urban populations...
           A wise mother never exposes her children to the slightest possibility of danger.
           ...people exposed to high levels of radiation.


disclose
If you disclose new or secret information, you tell people about it. 비밀을 폭로하다, 발표하다
           Neither side would disclose details of the transaction...
           The company disclosed that he will retire in May.
      = reveal


subject( of this discussion )
대상


distract( each other )
If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
방해하다


adolescence
사춘기


trying to impress someone
= trying to look good wearing wonderful clothes, showing something good


show-off( a ) / show off ( v )
잘 난체 하다
If you say that someone is a show-off, you are criticizing them for trying to impress people by showing in a very obvious way what they can do or what they own. (INFORMAL)


academic competition
= trying to be better in study


anxiety
= worry, nervousness


men and women are good influence in each other
= good for each other 서로 에게 좋은 영향을 끼치다.


engender
If someone or something engenders a particular feeling, atmosphere, or situation, they cause it to occur. (FORMAL) 일으키다, 초례하다. 야기시키다
           ex ) It helps engender a sense of common humanity( 인류애 )


spur
If one thing spurs you to do another, it encourages you to do it.
           It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats...
           His friend's plight had spurred him into taking part.
      = urge
If you do something on the spur of the moment, you do it suddenly, without planning it beforehand.
           They admitted they had taken a vehicle on the spur of the moment...

plight
If you refer to someone's plight, you mean that they are in a difficult or distressing situation that is full of problems.


distress
Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. 재난, 불행
Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help. 가난, 곤궁, 조난

Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
a ship in ~ 조난선. / in ~ for money 돈에 쪼들려

sexual harrassing

academic competition


이곳은 교도서 안에서 격리된 구역이다.
This section is segregated from the rest of the prison

북한은 아직도 철저히 격리된 사회이다.
North Korea still remains a very segregated socity

나는 남녀 분리 학교에 다녔다.
I used to attend a segregated school


Times up.
시간이 다 됐네요.