Almond 영어원서 챌린지 Day 10

  Almond 

영어 실력이 초급이든 상급이든 상관 없이 영어 공부를 재미있게 하고 싶다면, 영어 원서 읽기를 추천드립니다. 완독을 하면 영어원서 읽기에 자신감이 생겨 계속해서 영어원서를 읽게 해주는 좋은 동기부여 됩니다.

이번 한 주도 매일 꾸준히 매직북클럽에서 Almond를 읽으시느라 수고많으셨습니다. 주말을 맞아 일주일간 정리된 단어와 문장을 반복해서 읽어보시기 바랍니다. 

Day 10(32-34/103-114p)

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*scrawny [ˈskrɔːni] 말랐거나 약한 체구를 가진, 뼈만 앙상한, 거죽만 남은

*show off 으스대다, 자랑하다

There was this scrawny one that acted like his assistant, relaying whatever Gon had to say to the others, and the bulky one, whose job was clearly to show off their power. 

*it look like ~인 것 같다

감각동사 2[look like+명사/ sound like+완성형문장]

*team up 협력하여 일하다, 함께 뭔가를 하다

*rather than…보다는[대신에/…하지 말고]

*rather than friendship 우정보다는, 우정 대신에

It looked like they had teamed up out of an agreement or for some shared goal, rather than friendship.

*anyhow 어쨌든, 그런데

*pop up out of nowhere 어디에서도 뚝딱 나타나다

He would pop up in front of me out of nowhere.

*trip ~를 넘어뜨리다

*execute [ˈeksɪkjuːt] 실행[수행]하다, 해내다

*scheme [skiːm] 계획, 책략, 책략을 꾸미다, 생각하다

Each time he executed one of his little schemes.

*minion 똘마니, 부하, 추종자, 앞잡이

*off beat 템포가 고르지 않게, 불규칙하게, 보통이 아닌

+) The rhythm was off beat.

    리듬이 약간 엇박이었어요.

*hit an off beat 박자를 맞추지 못한 것처럼

His minions awkwardly laughed along with him like hitting an off beat.

*take pity on somebody …를 불쌍히 여기다, 애처롭게 생각하다

More and more kids were scared of Gon and took pity on me.

*tell on somebody ~를 고자질하다

+) I can't believe you told on us! You're such a tattletale!

     우리를 일러 바치다니 믿을 수 없어! 이 고자질쟁이야!

+) I'm not the one who told you guys. I swear!

     너희를 고해바친 사람은 내가 아니야. 맹세해!

But no one told on him to the teacher. 

*consensus [kənˈsensəs] 의견 일치, 합의

The consensus seemed to be, Let's just see how it goes for both these weirdos.

*take joy in ~를 기뻐하다, ~를 즐겨하다

Those who took joy in watching the weak suffer. 

But one thing I knew for sure was that, if Gon wanted to see a change of expression from me, he would never win against me.

*wear oneself out ~을 지치게 하다

The more he tried, he would only wear himself out.

* * *

*no easy match 쉬운 상대가 아니다

Not before long, Gon seemed to realize I was no easy match. 

*rile [raɪl] (사람을) 귀찮게[짜증나게] 하다 (=anger)

He continued to rile me, but he seemed no longer as confident as he was before.

*chicken out 겁먹다, 물러나다

Is he chickening out? 

*behind one's back ~의 뒤에서, 비밀리에

*ask for help 도움을 청하다

*mount (서서히) 증가하다 

The more I didn't react, and the longer I didn't ask for help, the higher the tension mounted in the classroom.

*trip up 넘어뜨리다, 결국 실패하게 만들다

*have it out with someone ~와 결판을 내다[짓다], 끝장내기로 결심하다

*once and for all 최종적으로[완전히], 단호하게, 단 한번만

Instead, he announced that he would have it out with me, once and for all.

Meanwhile, as her love came to an end once and for all.

I said I was sick of it being on the blacktop, and I just decided to get rid of it once and for all.(윔피키드 215p)

*lackey [ˈlæki] 부하, 하인, 종 같은 사람

*scribble 흘리듯 쓰다, 낙서하다

*crooked 비뚤어진

*incinerator [ɪnˈsɪnəreɪtə(r)] 소각로

AFTER LUNCH. TOMORROW. IN FRONT OF THE INCINERATOR.

*pompously 거만하게, 과시적으로

+) pompous [|pɑːmpəs] 젠체하는[거만한] (=pretentious)

"I've warned you," Gon shouted pompously. 

*beat up ~를 두들겨 패다, 때리다[구타하다]

It's up to you now. Don't wanna get beat up? 

*brace oneself for 준비하다, 대비하다

Then don't show up. I will just assume you've chickened out, and I won't bother you anymore. But if you do show up, you'd better brace yourself.

Brace yourself for some trouble. 

*sling (느슨하게) 매다[걸다/달다]

*sling a bag over one's shoulder 가방을 어깨에 매다

+) sling-slung-slung

*hurl 던지다

*knock out 기절시키다, 나가 떨어지게 하다[의식을 잃게 만들다]

*fume 화내다, 분노하다

I said, get out of my way or I will knock you out!" Gon fumed, his face getting redder from holding back his anger.

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*showdown 대결, 결전

By the next day, the whole school had heard about the showdown between Gon and me. 

*chitchatting 수다 떨기

The occasional chitchatting hinted at what would follow during lunchtime. 

Man, time drags.

*bet on 내기하다

+) What do you want to bet on? 

    뭐 내기할래요?

+) They all put a bet on the race. 

    그들은 모두 그 경마에 돈을 걸었다.

"There's no way he's gonna show up there, don't you think?" Some kids even bet on who would win. I just focused in class as if nothing was happening. To me, time went by as usual, neither slow nor fast.

*plod [plɑːd] (특히 지쳐서) 터벅터벅 걷다 (=trudge)

*plod on (특히 힘들거나 지루한 일을) 느릿느릿 걷다[하다]

I plodded on.

*afar 멀리, 아득히(far) 

*conflicted [kənˈflɪktɪd] 갈등을 겪는

+) conflict (사람이나 국가들 사이의 이해관계로 인한) 갈등[충돌], 상충하다 

The expression on Gon's face was somewhat conflicted. 

*tight-lipped 입을 꽉 다무는, 말이 없는

*upturned 올려져 있는, 올라간

I had no idea how to read his face.

I would get sleepy after lunch, so my only thought was to take a nap back at the classroom. 

He must've slightly missed me because it didn't hurt. 

*knock somebody over ~을 때려눕히다

But before I could turn around, a kick knocked me over.

For every word, he gave a kick, ringing my body like a steady ticking of the clock. 

*ooze 스며들다, 새다

I was already lying on the ground, moaning, blood oozing inside of my cheek. But I still could never give him what he wanted.

*spill 쏟아지다, 흘러나오다

*spit out 뱉어내다

*huff (화가 나서) 씩씩거리다[씩씩거리며 말하다], 분개하다

Blood was spilling from my mouth. I spat it out.

"Stop. I can't give you what you want."

"What?" he asked in a huff.

"I have to act to give you what you want, and I can't. It's just impossible. So please stop now. Everyone's acting like they're scared of you, but they're actually laughing at you."

*obscene [əbˈsiːn] 음란한, 외설적인, 터무니없는 (=outrageous)

Every word that came out of his mouth was obscene. 

*curse 욕설, 저주

*sheer [ʃɪr] (크기정도양을 강조하여) 순전한

*sheer madness 완전한 광기, 정신 나간 행동

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Gon's real name was Leesu. It was his mother who gave him that name.

*ghetto town 빈민가, 가난한 지역

*immigration inspection 출입국심사

*foster home 위탁가정

*children's shelter 어린이 보호소

*well-off 잘 사는, 부유한, 경제적으로 풍족한

*give ~ up for adoption ~을 입양 보내다

They weren't well-off and in two years, when their own baby came along, they quickly gave Gon up for adoption. 

We were well-off.

*youth detention center 소년원

*fashion 만들어 내다, 창조하다

youth detention center. It was at the Hope Center shelter that he fashioned the name Gon for himself.

*be not into ~에 관심이 없다, 좋아하지 않다

*complex 복잡한, 어려운 

"Do you have hanja letters for it?" I asked.

"No, I'm not into that complex shit. I just came up with it." 

                                          * * *

*weeklong 1주일에 걸친[걸쳐서]

*fervent [|fɜːrvənt] 열렬한, 강렬한 (=ardent)

Dr. Shim got extremely angry in his low but fervent voice and regretted letting Professor Yun reach out to me in the first place

*suspension 정직, 정학, (스포츠 선수의) 출장 정지, 연기, 보류, 유예

                                          * * *

*farther apart 더 멀리 떨어져

But this left a mark on his long-standing self-image as an intellectual, driving him farther apart from his son.

*get to know 알아가다

Before even having the chance to get to know each other.

*so much so that 매우 그러하므로 …하다

*(own) flesh and blood 피붙이, 혈육, 친족 

+) in flesh and blood 태어난 몸의, 인간으로

*steadfast 불변의, 변함없는, 확고한 

A man who absolutely hated causing others any trouble, so much so that he couldn't bear his own flesh and blood completely going against his steadfast philosophy.

*feel sorry for 애처롭게 여기다

Rather than feeling sorry for his son, he was more angry that the son he'd waited so long for had turned out to be such a mess.

*to the core 속속들이[철저히]

As if he wanted Gon to hear it to the core, his voice trembling, his eyes hardly meeting mine.

The longer he talked, the harder Gon's face became.

*stale 신선하지 않은, 상한

My stomach was growling, and the pizza on the table was getting cold and stale.

*leave alone 혼자 두다

"You can stop now. I'm not here for your apology. It's Gon's job to apologize, so maybe you should leave us alone for him to do so."

"I'm sure he can speak for himself."

"Very well. Please enjoy the meal. Do call me if something happens."

*smirk 히죽히죽 웃다, 능글맞게 웃다

*dust off 먼지를 털어내다

Professor Yun put his hand firmly on Gon's shoulder before leaving the restaurant. Gon didn't react at the moment, but as soon as his father left, he dusted off his shoulder.

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