Duo3.3 401~420

401~410

dignity

401. He sacrificed his promising career to retain his dignity.

dignity: 존엄, 자긍심

dignified: 위엄 있는, 당당한

might as well A as B

402. I might as well kill myself as reconcile myself to my fate.

might as well do A as do B : B할정도라면 A 하는게 낫다

reconcile: 화해시키다, 조화시키다

reconcile onself to ... : 어쩔 수 없이 ... 를 받아들이다.

be about to A when B, thought better of

403. He was about to commit suicide by swallowing poison when he thought better of it.

be about to do ... when ~ : ...하려던 직전에 ~ 하다

think better of ... : ... 하지 않기로 하다.

linger

404. The vague rumor proved to be false. Nevertheless, some skepticism lingers on.

linger: 아직 이어지고 있다. 계속 남아 있다. (뒤에 on 은 이어짐을 강조)

bribe

405. A senior official is suspected of accepting bribes from a company, but there isn't sufficient evidence to arrest him.

bribe: 뇌물

bribery: 뇌물 수수

dismiss

406. Json, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption.

dismiss: ~을 해고하다

dismissal: 해고, 거절

407. To my knowledge, he has not been involved in the fraud scheme.

fraud: 부정, 사기

scheme: 기획, 음모 (= plot), 사업계획

cover up

409. During the trial it came to light that they had been covering up illegal transactions for decades.

cover ... up : ~ 을 감추다 (= 은폐하다)

testimony

410. The detective took down his testimony on the spot, word for word.

take ... down : ~ 을 받아 적다, ~을 해체(분해)하다

testimony: 증언(= statement)

testify: 증언하다

 

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411~420

pang, conscience

411. For the first time in my life, I felt a pang of conscience, but there was no other way out.

pang (of...): (...의) 괴로움, 갑자기 엄습하는 정신적인 괴로움

conscience: 양심, (발음) 칸션스

conscientious: 양심적인

by and large

413. By and large, reporters don't hesitate to intrude on one's privacy.

by and large: 대체적으로, 일반적으로

intrude: 침해하다(= invad)

intrusion: 침해

intruder: 침입자

on the whole

416. On the whole, the elite are not sensitive to criticism.

on the whole: 대체적으로, 대개는

tabloid, all but

417. When a tabloid revealed that he was a drug addict, his reputation was all but ruined.

tabloid: 타블로이드판 신문, 대중 연예신문 (보통 신문 크기의 반 크기의 선정적인 내용으로 독자를 끌어들이는 신문)

all but: 거의 (cf, nothing but: 오직)

notorious, rebel, confinea

420. The notorious rebel was ultimately captured and confined to jail.

notorious: 악명높은

be notorious for: (나쁜것)~으로 유명하다 (= be infamous for ~)

notoriety: 악명, 악평

rebel: 반항자, 반란군

반란을 일으키다: revolt (againts ...), rise up (against ...)

revolt, uprising: 반란, 폭동

ultimately: 최종적으로는

confine A to B : A 를 B 에 가두다 (= keep A in B), A(활동)를 B(범위)로 제한하다.

기타 추가 표현

링겔, 링거 영어 표현

병원에서 맞는 '링거', '링겔'이라고 부르는게 linger 일거라는 생각을 했는데 (실제로 약물을 질질 끌게 하니까) 이것은 틀렸다. 이를 발명한 Sydney Ringer 라는 분의 이름을 따서 그렇게 부르는 것이고, 영어권에서는 IV 라고 한다. Intravenous.

모르는 표현

manuscript: 원고, (발음) 매너스크립트

stand up for: ~ 을 변호하다

shortcoming: 결점