541~550 went so far (as to do...), take ... back, provoke 544. Jennifer went so far as to call me an idiot and she wouldn't take it back. Serves you right! You provoked her, didn't you? go so far as to do... : 심지어 ... 하기까지 하다 take ... back: ~을 철회하다(= withdraw) (it) serves you right : 자업자득이다 provoke: 성나게 하다, 분개시키다, ~을 자극하다 provocative: 도발적인 put up with 545. Why do you put up with her arrogance? S..
521~530 awkward 521. After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs. awkard: 조악한, 서투른(= clumsy), 어색한 sound, set off 523. After making sure she was sound asleep, he crept out of the room and set off. sound: 깊이 든, 푹 sound asleep: 깊이 잠들었을 때 (잠든 것처럼 보였을 때 아님 주의) set off: 출발하다 between you and me, come across, embrace 524. Between you and me, Lisa, I came across Nick passio..
501~510 all the more 501. His ambiguous reply made her all the more irritated. all the more: 한층, 더욱 timid, blush 502. Bob is very timid and blushes when chatting with girls. timid: 겁 많은, 소심한 (= bashful) blush: 얼굴이 붉어지다 look down on 503. Nick looks down on anyone who comes from a rural area. look down on... : 무시하다, 업신여기다 (= look down one's nose at ..., depise) miserable 504. What's the matter Bob..
481~490 in search of 482. They explored the desert in search of buried treasure. in search of : ~을 찾아서 (= in quest of ..., in pursuit of ...) anthropologist, province 487. The anthropologist says old customs still prevail in the province. anthropologist: 인류학자 province: (발음) 프라빈스, '주' steep, border 489. They proceeded along the steep path, which was the sole access to the border. steep: 경사가 급한(= ..
461~470 jury, verdict 461. The jury's guilty verdict gave rise to widespread debate. jury: 배심단 juror: 배심원 verdict: 평결 (배심단에 의한) plead 462. The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crome. plead (with ...) (for A): ... 에게 A 를 청원하다 (= beg for A) on duty, perceive 463. The officer on duty perceived an elderly man coming up behind him. on duty: 직무 중의, 근무 중인 (=..
441~450 441. Johnson was appointed as a goodwill ambassador to foster mutual understanding between the two nations. appoint: 임명하다 (= name, designate) goodwill: 친선, 우호 foster: ~을 키워가다 444. Ethnic monirities struggle against prejudice, poverty and oppression. prejudice: 편견 oppression: 억압, 억제(= persecution) oppress: 억압하다 (= persecute) 445. We must make every effort to do away with all discriminatio..
421~430 call ... in, put ... down, riot 421. Troops were swiftly called in to put down the riot. call ... in : ... (전문가 등)을 부르다, .. 을 (도와주러) 오게 하다 put ... down : ... 을 아래에 두다, ... 을 쓰다 (write ... down), ... 을 비참하게 만들다, ... 을 진압하다(= suppress..., crush...) riot: 폭동 (= revolt, uprising) appeal to, resort to 422. We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence. appeal to: 상소하다, 상고하다, ~에 ..
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..
381~390 absurd, notion 381. Many people today think of loyalty to a company as an absurd notion. absurd: 어리석은 notion: 생각, 관념 all the way 382. I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb. I'm sick of it! all the way: 전면적으로, 모든 것을 바쳐서, 처음부터 끝까지 쭉 devote 384. After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans. devote A to B: A를 B에 바치다 (to는 전치사) for the sake of, in need 385. For ..
361~370 personnel department 361. Enclose your resume in this envelop and submit it to the personnel department. personnel: 사원, 직원 personnel department: 인사부 (= hman resources) instruction, cannot make heads or tails of 367. He gave instructions to the trainees, but they couldn't make heads or tails of them. instruction: 지시, 취급설명서 cannot make heads or tails of ... : ... 가 무엇인지 전혀 모르겟다. bother, te..
ChatGPT 관련 포스팅을 작성하고 나서, 썸네일을 만드려고 하다 보니 뭔가 밋밋했다. ChatGPT 를 표현해줄 수 있는 적절한 로고가 없을까 고민했는데, 이걸 그냥 ChatGPT 한테 물어보기로 했다. 먼저는 Dall-E 와 통신이 가능하냐고 물었는데, 그건 안된단다. 서로 AI 친구니까 이야기해서 로고좀 그려달라고 할라 그랬는데 말이다. 그래서 ChatGPT 로고를 '상상하고', '묘사하라' 라고 지시했다. 그랬더니 다음과 같이 답해주었다. Sure, I'd be happy to help you imagine and describe a logo for ChatGPT! Here's a possible design for a logo that represents ChatGPT: The logo cou..
요즘 ChatGPT 가 핫하다. 그리고 내게도 핫하다. ChatGPT 는 뒤에 사람이 들어가 있나 싶을 정도로 놀라움을 자아내게 한다. 설령 사람이 들어가있다 치더라도, 그 사람은 그 누구보다 뛰어난 사람인 것만 같다. 특히, 구글 검색을 통해 내가 원하는 자료를 찾기 위해서는 별도의 필터링 과정이 필요한데, 가령 검색된 링크들을 일일히 들어가봐야 한다든가 하는, ChatGPT 는 내가 원하는 수준의 답변을 척척 해낸다. 영어공부를 하던 중에 '현재완료' 문법에 대해서 궁금했고, 이에 대해 ChatGPT 와 나눈 내용에 놀라 이 포스팅을 남겨본다. 아직도 영문법을 제대로 몰라 언어에는 시제(tense)라는 개념이 있다. 나는 아마도 학창시절에 '시제'에 대해 제대로 학습을 하지 않은 모양이었다. have..