매직북클럽 Almond 추천원서 Day 9

  Almond 

영어원서 읽기가 영어공부에 도움이 되는 걸 알지만 혼자서 꾸준히 읽어나가는 일은 쉽지 않습니다. 매일 조금씩 일정 페이지를 읽어나가며 한 권의 영어원서를 완독하는 경험을 해 보세요. 자신감과 성취감을 느끼게 되고, 어느새 다음 영어원서로 무엇을 읽을지 찾고 있는 자신을 발견하게 될 것입니다. 완독의 경험을 해보는 것은 중요합니다. 

Day 9(28-31/93-102p)

 Almond 

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*once 한때

Mrs. Yun had once been a successful reporter. 

*vigorous [ˈvɪɡərəs] 활발한, 격렬한 (=energetic), 활기찬, 건강한

*daring [|derɪŋ] 대담한, 위험한, 대담성

*bold question 대담한 질문

*catch off guard 당황하게 하다 

Vigorous and daring, she wrote witty articles and asked bold questions that caught her interviewees off guard. 

But there was always a sense of guilt in her heart, as she relied on nannies to raise her own child.

*to take off from work 일을 쉬다

That day, she took off from work for once to take her son to an amusement park.

Her boy was nowhere to be seen. She couldn't even remember letting go of his hand.

*surveillance cameras 감시 카메라

*camera 캐아-무r롸/ 캐아무r롸 

카메라 진짜 영어발음은?

*back then 과거 그때에, 그 당시에

*blind spot 사각지대, 맹점

*avail 도움이 되다, 소용에 닿다

*to no avail 아무 효과가 없어

+) to little avail 별로 효과가 없어

There weren't as many surveillance cameras back then as there are now, leaving many blind spots. The police investigation went on for a long time but to no avail.

*day and night 주야로, 끊임없이, 낮이나 밤이나

▶한국어 어순과 다른 영어 

day and night 낮밤 → 밤낮

needle and thread 바늘과 실 →실과 바늘

*haunt (특히 불쾌한 생각이) 뇌리에서 떠나지 않다[계속 떠오르다]

Horrific thoughts would haunt them day and night.

*mirage 신기루

*nothing 아무것도 아닌

*but (전치사) ~외에, ~빼고, ~제외하고 = except

*nothing but A 오직, 그저[단지]...일 뿐인, A빼고는 다 아닌

Mrs. Yun constantly blamed herself and realized the success she'd been chasing after was nothing but a mirage.

With a partition dividing an open space in the middle, there was nothing but a counter, a display stand, and a table on one side, and the baking area presumably on the other side.

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*pay …a visit ...를 방문하다, …을 문병하다

+) He's going to pay a visit to Korea. 

    그는 한국을 방문하려 한다.

+) If you have time, pay a visit to the local museum. 

    시간이 있으시면 지역 박물관에 한번 찾아가 보세요.

+) He doesn't pay a visit to his hometown anymore after his parents died. 그는 부모님이 돌아가신 후 고향에는 발걸음을 끊었다.

*go into a coma 혼수상태에 빠지다

The day I paid her a visit, she went into a coma, and died a few days later.

Not many people would be able to share the death of a loved one like he did. 

*bid farewell 작별을 고하다

*latter [ˈlætə(r)] (둘 중에서) 후자의, (나열된 것들 중에서) 마지막의

*impersonal 인간미 없는, 비인격적인, 특정 개인과 상관없는, 몰인격

+) a vast impersonal organization 

    인간미 없는 거대한 조직

+) Business letters need not be formal and impersonal.

    사업상의 편지라고 해서 딱딱하고 인간미 없게 쓸 필요는 없다.

*portrait 초상화

*job titles 직위, 직업이나 역할을 나타내는 명칭

*sophisticated 세련되고 세밀한, 고급스러운

Their job titles and conversations would be described as "sophisticated."

The portrait must've been taken in her thirties. 

*linger [ˈlɪŋɡə(r)] 예상보다 오래) 남다, 오래 머물다, 오랜 시간을 보내다

*lingering question 남아있는 의문, 마음에 계속 떠오르는 질문이나 궁금증

*incense (특히 종교 의식에 쓰이는) 향

*altar [ˈɔːltə(r)] 제단

I offered incense and bowed at the funeral altar. 

*fulfil one's wish 소원을 이루다

She had fulfilled her wish before she died. 

*devastated [ˈdevəsteɪtɪd] 엄청난 충격을 받은 

Would she have been devastated if she had known the truth?

*assail [əˈseɪl] (신체적·언어적) 공격을 가하다,(몹시) 괴롭히다

+) assailant [əˈseɪlənt] 공격을 가한 사람, 폭행범 (=attacker)

Everyone either shut their mouths, as if they had been assailed by a powerful silence.

When I opened my mouth to drink water, my bad breath assailed my nostrils.

*cue 신호를 주다, (무엇을 하라는) 신호

*on cue 마침 때맞춰

*swivel [ˈswɪvl] (몸·눈·고개를) 홱 돌리다, 돌다[회전하다]

+) swivel chair 회전의자

As if on cue, all eyes swiveled to one direction. 

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Tomorrow Joe

*fists clenched tight 주먹을 꽉 쥔 채

*short, stocky body 짧고 투박한 몸

*toned from exercise 자주 운동으로 단련된

*third-world children 제 3세계 아이들(발전이 덜 된 국가들에 사는 아이들)

*rummage [ˈrʌmɪdʒ] 뒤지다, 뒤지기

*luster  광택, 윤; 광채, 빛남, 광[윤]내다 .

*bare one's teeth (화가 나서) 이를 드러내다

He was like a wild beast killing his own cub first and baring his teeth at people who had no intention to harm.

+)spit-spat-spat

He'd done it before, when I had first met him. In fact, the funeral was my second time meeting him.

* * *

*intimidated (겁먹다)

*complete strangers 전혀 모르는 사람들

*stagger 비틀거리다

*babble 중얼거리다

*asked Gon to introduce himself 곤에게 자기 소개를 하라고 했다

"Can you just do it for me?

The kids burst into laughter. 

*smirk 히죽히죽[능글맞게] 웃다

*give a warning 경고를 주다, 주의를 주다

*track down 자세히 조사하다, 탐색하다

Kids started tracking down Gon's background, and in a mere thirty minutes, the whole class knew what kind of life Gon had been through.

*juvenile detention center 소년 감호소 (미성년자 감옥)

*put on speakerphone 스피커폰으로 켜 놓다

*sense of solidarity 연대의 느낌,  공동체 의식, 단결된 느낌

*gangster 폭력배, 깡패, 무법자, 위험인물

*retard (모욕적인 말로) 모자라는 사람, 저능아, 정신지체자를 비하하는 용어

*dead silent 아무 소리도 나지 않는, 정적 속에 묻힌 

*swagger 자신감 있게 걷다, 뽐내며 다가가다

*rat out 고발하다, 폭로하다, 비밀을 밝히다

It seemed he somehow became aware of the gossip from yesterday. "Who the fuck ratted me out? Speak up before it's too late."

*dissolve 녹다, 용해되다, 사라지다

+) Oil doesn't dissolve in water. 

    기름은 물에 녹지 않는다.

+) Dissolve the tablet in water. 

    그 정제를 물에 넣고 녹여라.

His voice dissolved.

*a habit of …의 버릇

Gon pushed out his cheek with his tongue as if it's a habit of his.

And it must've been a habit of hers to clear her throat because she did that every three seconds.

It's a habit of mine that's a little difficult to quit.

Even then, it didn't hit me.

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Nothing in particular happened.

*burn incense 향을 피우다

*curt [kɜːrt] 퉁명스러운 (=abrupt, brusque)

*a curt nod 퉁명스럽게 고개를 한 번 끄덕임

All his gestures were so quick and he bowed only once before standing up with a curt nod.

*shrug somebody off ~을 어깨로 밀치다

But Gon shrugged him off and disappeared.

*gobble [ˈɡɑːbl] 게걸스럽게 먹다 (=wolf)

I hadn't noticed I was starving until I found myself gobbling it all down.

People don't realize how loud they can be when they gossip.

*go straight into ~로 직행하다 

Even when they try to whisper, the gossip always goes straight into others' ears.

*get into trouble문제에 휘말리다

All these stories gave me a headache.

*single out 뽑아내다, 선발하다, 선별하다 (=pick, choose)

He walked toward me, staring daggers at me as if he was singling me out with his eyes.

Rowley got singled out first.(윔피키드 210p)

I tried to sing as quietly as possible, but of course I got singled out, anyway.(윔피키드 97p)

Mr. Underwood singled me out.(윔피키드 81p)

*fix on (시선·마음을) ~에 고정하다[붙박다]

*slurp [slɜːrp] 후루룩 소리를 내다, 후루룩 마시다

 his eyes still fixed on me. He slurped two bowls of yukgaejang at once without a word before he wiped his face.

*brace 기운을 내다, 지탱하다, 함께 버티고 서다, 버팀목

*brace oneself for 준비하다, 대비하다

Brace yourself for some trouble. 

The next day, it was the real beginning.

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