3rd week

English/Words 2009. 4. 3. 10:49
Day 15 Monday

breakthrough( n, C ) - an important development or achievement
큰 발전, 약진, 난관의 돌파(구), 타개(책)
ex ) The company looks posied to make a significant ~ in China.
poised ( a ) - If a part of your body is poised, it is completely still but ready to move at any moment. ex ) He studied the keyboard carefully, one finger poised.
If sbd is poised to do sth, they are ready to take action at any moment.

Begining to ask questions about life is a sign ~~ 인생에 대해 질문하기 시작하는 것은 사인이다.

as it has always been. 그것이 항상 있었 던 것 처럼....


Day 16 Thuesday

possess ( v ) - If you ~ sth, you have it or own it. / If sbd or sth ~es a particular quality, ability, or
feature,  they have it.
unfathomable ( a ) = inexplicable - If you describe sth as ~, you mean that it cannot be understood or explained, usually because it is very strange or complicated. 알수 없는, 깊이를 해아릴수 없는, 이해 할 수 없는. inexplicable - if sth is ~, you can't explain why it happens or why it is ture.
설명 할 수 없는, 납득이 가지 않는, 불가해한. ex ) an ~ phenomenon. 불가해한 현상

Day 17 Wednesday




Day 18 Thrusday

well-being( n, U ) -
Sbd's ~ is their health and happiness 복지( =welfare ), 행복, 건강.
a welfare state 복지 국가, welfare work 복지 사업, welfare facilities 복지 시설, welfare system 복지 제도, welfare policy 복지 정책. / a relief case 구호 대상자, a welfare case 복지 대상자.
relief ( n, U ) - If you feel a sense of ~, you feel happy because sth unpleasant has not happended or is no longer happening. / ~ is money, food, or clothing that is provided for people who are very poor, or who have been affected by war or a natural disaster.

eradicate ( v  ) - To ~ sth means to get rid of it completely. 뿌리째 뽑다, 근절하다, 박멸하다. = eliminate 제거하다, 없애다. [생리]~을 배출[배설]하다. [수학]소거하다.
          ex ) ~ waste matter from the system. 노폐물을 몸에서 배설하다.
                the system / one's system : 신체, 전신. the system : 세계, 우주


Day 19 Friday

immaculately ( adv ) - If you describe something as immaculate, you mean that it is extremely clean, tidy, or neat. 티끝 하나 없이
           ex ) Her front room was kept immaculate( a ).

Day 20 Saturday

Day 21 Sunday

compel ( v ) -
If a situation, a rule, or a person compels you to do something, they force you to do it.

orderly ( a ) - If something is done in an orderly fashion or manner, it is done in a well-organized and controlled way. 질서 정연한, 순서 바른, 정돈된
           ex ) Despite the violence that preceded the elections, reports say that polling was orderly and peaceful.

worthwhile ( a ) - If something is worthwhile, it is enjoyable or useful, and worth the time, money, or effort that is spent on it.

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2st Week

English/Words 2009. 3. 24. 21:29
Day 8 Monday

~ ,when spoken, ~

unfathomable

wipe out negativiy.

abundance in all things.

summon

There are just two words standing between you, happiness, and the life of your dreams...


Day 9 Tuesday

We attract to ourselves what we hold inside.

based on what is inside of us.

Your life is a reflection of what you hold inside you.

what you hold inside you is always under your control.


Day 10 Wednesday


Day 11 Thursday

harmony -

When you have relaxed your whole body, then relax it some more. Now relax it even more. Repeat this deeper relaxing seven times, each time relaxing as much as you can.

When you have finished, compared with how you felt when you began.


Day 12 Friday

persist


Day 13 Saturday

the absence of something. ~의 없음


Day 14 Sunday

inner <-> outer

"The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

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English/Words 2009. 3. 18. 23:59
I became conscious of this - 나는 그 사실을 실감 하게 되었다.

more and more often. 점점 자주.

cold sweat was soaking my forehead. 이마에 식은 땀이 줄줄 흐르다.
    soak - If a liquid soaks something or if you soak something with a liquid, the liquid makes the
              thing very wet.
                 ex ) The water had soaked his jacket and shirt...
                 ex ) Soak the soil around each bush with at least 4 gallons of water.

              If a liquid soaks through something, it passes through it.
                 ex ) There was so much blood it had soaked through my boxer shorts...

regular coughing fits - 정기적인 기침 발작 or 경련.

?? In the morning I would have barely an hour before the shop opened in which to do the previous day's accounts. 에서 in which 가 쓰이는 이유? which와 차이점.. 그리고 which 다음에 to가 오는 이유?

In no time 즉시, 곧
 
I was conscience-stricken. 양심의 가책을 받다.
   stricken - is the past participle of some meanings of strike. 짓눌린, 고통받는, 비탄에 잠긴.
      ex ) terror-stricken 공포에 휩싸인 / 사로잡힌

resolve - To resolve a problem, argument, or difficulty means to find a solution to it. (FORMAL)
                  ex ) We must find a way to resolve these problems before it's too late...

              If you resolve to do something, you make a firm decision to do it. (FORMAL)
                  ex ) She resolved to report the matter to the hospital's nursing manager...

relief - If something provides relief from pain or distress, it stops the pain or distress.
          If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not   
          happened or is no longer happening.
            ex ) I breathed a sigh of relief...

The opposite is the case! - 실은 그 반대라는 것을!

lit - is a past tense and past participle of light.

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1st Week

English/Words 2009. 3. 14. 10:21
1 Day - Monday
in accordance with - according to a rule or the way that sb says that sth should be done.

ex ) in accordance with legal requirements
      We acted in accordance with my parents' wishes.

clarity - the quality of being expressed clearly, the ability to think about or understand sth clearly.
                 if a picture, substance or sound has clarity, you can see or haer it very clearly, or see 
                 through it easily.
ex) a lack of clarity in the law.
     clarity of thought / purpose / vision.
     the clarity of sound on a compact disc.

govern - to legally control a country or its people and be responsible for introducing new laws...
ex ) The country is governed by elected representatives of the people

a human being - humanity

????May the joy be with you.

2 Day - Tuseday
( Grammar ) you will see miracles take place in your life.
-> 지각동사 + 목적어 + 목적격보어( 원형 부정사 ) : 지각동사가 수동형으로 쓰이면 to 부정사로 바뀐다.
     ex ) I saw a bird fly. / We heard the school bell ring. = The school bell wad heard to ring( by us )
            I saw hime enter the room.
    지각동사 + 목적어 + 목적격보어( 현재 분사 ) : 진행의 의미가 강하다.
     ex ) You may see tall building rising high up in the sky. / I saw several boys playing handball.

( Grammar ) commit to writing 100 things you are greateful for each day.
-> commint + to + ing  : 써두다, 적어두다.

3 Day - Wednesday


4 Day - Thursday

invaluable( a ) - If you describe something as invaluable, you mean that it is extremely useful.
                               ex ) I was able to gain invaluable experience over that year...

cosmic( a ) - 1. occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside Earth and its 
                       atmosphere.
                           ex ) cosmic radiation 우주방사선 / cosmic debris 우주 파편
                      debris - pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or
                                   unwanted material that are spread around.
                          ex ) A number of people were killed by flying debris.
                      2. belonging or relating to the universe.

feedback( n ) - If you get feedback on your work or progress, someone tells you how well or
                          badly you are doing, and how you could improve. If you get good feedback you
                          have worked or performed well.
                             ex ) Continue to ask for feedback on your work...
                                    I was getting great feedback from my boss.

tune( n ) - a series of musical notes that is pleasant and easy to remember. = melody
                   You can refer to a song or a short piece of music as a tune. 장단.

5 day - Friday

ultimately( adv ) = eventually - means finally, after a long and often complicated series of events.
                        - to indicate that what you are saying is the most important point in a discussion.

good( n ) = benefit - If something is done for the good of a person or organization, it is done in
                   order to benefit them.

6 day - saturday

No matter how difficult things might appear to be

magnificience = splendor( n ) 호화, 빛남, 화려함  - 장대함, 굉장함

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