■ persuade(v.) to cause(someone) to do something through reasoning, arguing, or appealing to the emotions; to cause(someone) to believe (something)▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : Please! I have done all my homework and helped with the dishes. I really want to go to the movie with Jill.B : Okay. You have persua
■ remind(v.) to tell someone again about the past event or a fact that they used to know; to help someone remember something they must do▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : Did you remember to bring home the permission slip for your school field trip?B : Oh no, I forgot. Let me write a note to myself to remind me
■ Escape(v.) to get away or run away from a dangerous place; to avoid something unpleasant; (n.) an act of avoiding someone or something unpleasant; a way to avoid reality▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : What are you doing home so early?B : The boss was a pain today, so I decided to escape from work early.A : 너
■ Enable(v.) to give someone an ability or opportunity; to make possible, feasible or easy▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : The extra day off will enable us to leave on vacation earlier.B : That's great. I'll be in charge of packing the car.A : 생각지도 않았는데 추가적인 하루 휴가가 우리 휴가를 일찍 갈 수 있게 되었어.B : 죽인다. 차에 짐 싣는
■ Challenge(n.) something difficult to deal with or achieve; a calling into question; an invitation to fight or compete; (v.) to invite, esp. in a provocative manner, to enter into a battle or other contest of skill; to bring into question▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : I feel I must challenge the election res
■ Contact(n.) communication between people or groups; a situation in which people or things physically touch each other; (v.) to communicate with someone▶ IN CONVERSATIONA : You will never guess who I was able to contact through facebook!B : Who? I love making contact with old friends that way.A : 너
■ rely 의지하다, 신뢰하다, 믿다A : How in the world are we going to get this job done by Monday?B : We are going to rely on our families and friends to help.A : 우리가 이 일을 월요일까지 마무리하려면 도대체 어떻게 해야 할까요?B : 우리 가족들과 친구들이 도와줄 것이라고 믿고 있습니다.▶ re+ly로 구분하여 분석해보면 접두어 re는 back, again, 즉 ‘반복적인‘의 뜻을 내포한다. ly는 라틴어 ligare에서 어
■ leading 가장 중요한, 선두적인, (경기/시합에서)선두의A : What happened? Your horse was leading when they headed down the final stretch.B : I know! I thought he would win the race for sure, but he seemed to tire out at the end.A : 어떻게 된 거죠? 당신의 말이 마지막 구간에 접어들면서 선두를 달리고 있었잖아요.B : 저도 제 말이 분명 우승할거라고 믿었는데 마지막에 지쳐버렸나 봅니다.
■ Sequence (일련의)연속적인 사건들, (사건, 행동 등의)순서, (영화에서 연속성 있는 하나의 주제로 연결되는)장면A : I watched that new program last night, but it didn't make much sense to me.B : That is because you came into the middle of the story. you need to watch the programs in sequence.A : 새 프로그램을 봤는데 난 도무지 무슨 말인지 이해가 안가더라.B : 스토리
■ combine (두 가지 이상의)일이나 과정을 하나로 합치는 것A : I thought we could take the best idea from each plan and combine them into a grand plan.B : That sounds like a grand idea. I vote we do that!A : 저는 각각의 계획에서 나온 아이디어들을 모두 모아서 큰 계획을 만들 것을 제안합니다.B : 정말 좋은 생각이야. 나는 찬성!▶ com. together + bine. bini/two by twocombin
■ match 성냥, 경기, 맞수A : He will never be able to match the performance that he gave that night.B : You are right. That was just perfect.A : 그는 그날 밤의 연주에 버금가는 것을 다시는 하지 못할 거야.B : 네 말이 맞아. 그건 정말 완벽했어.▶ make/fitting 알맞게 맞춰준다match의 사전적 의미는 성냥, 시합, 맞수다. 어원적 의미가 유사한 것으로 make가 있으며 '알맞게 맞춰주다'라는 의미인 fi
■ notice(n.) warning, news, or indication of something, esp. in written or printed form; information or a warning about something that will happen; (v.) to be aware of; to remark on▶ EXAMPLE SENTENCES• I hope you will take notice of what I'm trying to say.• I saw a notice in the paper
■ contribute(v.) to help to achieve something; to be a part of a group or an activity; to play a part in or add to ; to write stories or articles for a newspaper or magazines▶ EXAMPLE SENTENCES• The students' parents contributed to the school library fund.• You really contributed much
■ crisis(n.() the point or moment just prior to a decisive and critical change; an unstable or uncertain situation that has potential to bring about dramatic, possibly destructive, changes▶ EXAMPLE SENTENCES• He has reached a crisis in his career, and he knows he has to decide whether or not to
■ capacity(n.) the amount or number filling a container or place; the ability to do something; the amount of goods a company can produce▶ EXAMPLE SENTENCES• We may need a tank with larger capacity.• We are worried about the company's capacity to invest.• They are expecting the new
■ aim(v.)to point a weapon at something; to intend or hope to achieve something; to direct, as a remark or criticism; (n.) what one hopes to achieve▶ EXAMPLE SENTENCES⦁ Please aim your rifles at the target, not at the instructor.⦁ This project aims to provide support for cancer researc
■ impression (im-upon + premiere to press)A : Look at this! A tire left an impression in our new concrete driveway.B : Someone should have barricaded this area until the concrete dried.A : 이거 봐! 타이어가 우리의 콘크리트 도로에 자국을 남겼어.B : 콘트리트가 다 마를 때 까지 누군가 이 구역에 바리케이드를 쳐 놓아야 했는데.▶ impression : '어떤 사람이나 사물을
■ concern (com-with + cernere to sift)A : My sister says that who she dates is not my concern.B : It's hard to ignore the situation when you think she is making a big mistake.A : 내 여동생은 그녀의 데이트 상대가 누구인가는 내가 상관할 일이 아니라고 했어.B : 그녀가 큰 실수를 하고 있다고 생각할 때 네가 그 상황을 모른 척하기는 힘들지.▶ concern : 앞에 있는 con은 wit
■ afford (geforthian to carry out)A : Can we afford to take a vacation this year? The kids certainly enjoyed our trip to Disneyland.B : Let me check our budget and see if we can afford it. We might have to just go camping.A : 올해에 우린 휴가를 갈 여유가 있을까요? 애들이 분명히 디즈니랜드에 갔던 여행을 즐거워했어요.B : 예산을 확인해보고 우리가 여유가
■ objective (ob-in the way of + jacere to throw)A : I am confused. What is your objective?B : I am having difficulty narrowing my subject into a single objective.A : 저는 잘 모르겠어요, 당신의 구체적인 목표가 무엇인가요?B : 저는 목표를 한가지로 좁혀서 얘기하는 것을 어려워합니다.▶ objective : objective의 'ob'는 분명하게 보이는 것(solid, tangible)으로