매직북클럽

  Almond   10월 매직북클럽에서 함께 했던 영어원서  Almond를 마무리하는 날입니다. 감정을 느끼지 못하는 주인공, 윤재의 이야기에 푹 빠진 10월이었습니다. 흡입력있는 내용뿐 아니라 공부하기 좋은 영어문장이 많아 도움 또한 많이 되었습니다.  Almond  마무리 잘해주세요.  한 달간 매직북클럽에 참여하시느라 수고많으셨습니다.  Day 20(70-End/233- End ) 70 *waver [ˈweɪvə(r)] (불안하게) 흔들리다, 약하다, 약해지다, 망설이다 *wavering [wéivəriŋ] 흔들리는, 펄럭이는, 떨리는, 주저하는 +) He is wavering between two options.      그는 두 가지 안을 놓고 망설이고 있다 +) He's wavering on whether to change jobs or not.     그는 직장을 바꿀지 말지 망설이고 있다. *pupil  [ˈpjuːpl] 눈동자, 동공, 문하생[제자] His wavering pupils glistened like large marbles. Her pupils radiating a light brown hue.(Day 15) Her pupils even seemed to move, however weakly. (Day 16) *cut someone short[off] 말허리를 꺾다, [말]을 가로막다 "Let me just ask you this. Is this what you really want?" I asked quietly. But one of Gon's things is cutting someone short. The response cut me short, because I didn't even realize I had hit send.(Day 6) *boast [boʊst] 뽐내다, 자랑하다, 뽐냄, 자...

    Almond  영어공부를 즐겁게 하면서 효과적으로 하는 방법이 바로 영어원서읽기입니다.  영어 원서를 읽으며 스토리 안에서 다양한 어휘와 표현을 자연스럽게 익힐 수 있습니다.   Day 19(63-69/215-231p) Part Four 63 *turn out 모습을 드러내다[나타나다]  The real thief turned out to be someone else.  *set someone up 함정에 빠트리다 His purpose was not the money, but to set someone up just to see how people would react.  Thought it might be fun. 재미있을 것 같아서. *stir up 일으키다[유발/유도하다], 불러일으키다, 일게 하다 *sooner or later 곧, 머지않아 But that didn't mean the kids felt sorry for Gon. Whatever; Yun Leesu would've stirred up trouble sooner or later: I glimpsed such messages over my shoulder in the chats on their phones. *  *  * *gaunt [ɡɔːnt] 수척한, 아주 여윈, 삭막한 Professor Yun looked gaunt, as if he hadn't eaten for days.  His face was dark and gaunt.(Day 8) I've never thought a beating would solve anything. But, but I beat Leesu. Twice. I couldn't think of any other way to stop him. *settlement 합의, 타협 * make a settlement 합의하다, 타협하다  I...

    Almond Day 18(59-62/199-211p) 59 *downpour 폭우 A downpour brought us into late autumn.  *come to가 ~에 다다르다, 이르다 *come to a close 끝나다, 종료되다 Looking at the empty bookstore, I felt like a chapter of my life had come to a close. *lingere 남아있다, 머물다 I turned off the light and breathed in the book smell that still lingered. *ember (장작·숯이 타다 남은) 불씨 *rekindle 다시 불을 지피다 Suddenly a small ember was rekindled in my heart.  *read between the lines 행간[속뜻]을 읽다, 숨은 의미를 찾다 I wanted to read between the lines.  *engage in ~에 관여[참여]하게 하다 *be human 인간다운, 인간적으로 행동하다 I wanted to know more people, to be able to engage in deep conversations, and to learn what it was to be human. *go out (불이) 꺼지다[나가다] I wanted to tell her about my small ember before it went out. "Do you think I could write someday? About myself?" "Do you think I could make others understand me, even though I can't understand myself?" *tickle 간지럽히다 Dora's eyes tickled my cheeks.  *right below 바로 아래에 Before...