English on the Media2020. 12. 29. 03:09

▷ Domino Artist : A professional domino artist is someone who can set up thousands and thousands of dominoes to create structures, patterns, images.
▶ Narrator : In 2017, Steve Price led a team that build a domino display of more than 76,000 pieces. Smashing a Guinness World Record.
Domino Artist :  You can build flat on the ground two-dimensional, or you can also do 3-D structures like pyramids and walls and make certain sort of curves and spirals.
▶ Narrator : And his YouTube videos get millions of views.
Domino Artist : The pleasure of watching the dominoes toppling just comes from knowing how much went into the project. As the viewer, you get to just watch it all fall into place
▶ Narrator : Humans love looking at all kinds of things. Why are millions of people watching videos of cookies getting iced? Or enjoy looking at a collage made up of 21 cutout images of pimples? Others like Gothic churches, horses, synchronized swimming, and of course, other people. Where do these preferences come from? And why is beauty something we seek at all
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make certain of - 반드시 ~을 하다, 확인하다
be made up of - ~로 구성된
cutout - (신문 따위의) 오려내기
pimple - 여드름

 

 

 

▷ Man A : Art is an individual creative experience. The greater the knowledge one possesses, the greater will be the experience. Many photographers owe their success to specialization. It might be still life, babies, animals, or fashion.
▷ Man B : The Earth, I'm afraid, is in a class by itself
▷ Man A : The placement is exact and symmetrical. Exactness in details helps in giving the final impression of perfection. 
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specialization - 특수화, 전문화, 전문분야

 

 

 

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English in Daily Life2020. 12. 17. 09:17

[ 출처 ] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas

Christmas (or the Feast of the Nativity) is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year, it is preceded by the season of Advent or the Nativity Fast and initiates the season of Christmastide, which historically in the West lasts twelve days and culminates on Twelfth Night; in some traditions, Christmastide includes an octave. Christmas Day is a public holiday in many of the world's nations, is celebrated religiously by a majority of Christians, as well as culturally by many non-Christians, and forms an integral part of the holiday season centered around it.
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Nativity[nətɪvɪti] - 성탄(예수의 탄생)
Nativity Fast - In Christianity, the Nativity Fast is a period of abstinence and penance practiced by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church in preparation for the Nativity of Jesus on December 25.
Advent[ædvent] - 재림절, 강림절(기독교에서 크리스마스전 4주간)
liturgical[litə́:rdƷikəl] - 예배식의

 


 

 

The celebratory customs associated in various countries with Christmas have a mix of pre-Christian, Christian, and secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving; completing an Advent calendar or Advent wreath; Christmas music and caroling; viewing a Nativity play; an exchange of Christmas cards; church services; a special meal; and the display of various Christmas decorations, including Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly. In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.
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celebratory - 기념하는
mistletoe[mɪsltoʊ] - 겨우살이(흔히 그 줄기를 크리스마스 장식에 쓰는 덩굴식물)
holly[hɑli] - 호랑가시나무(잎가에 뾰족뾰족한 가시가 돋아 있고 새빨간 열매가 달리는 나무로 흔히 크리스마스 때 장식용)

 


 

 

 

 

Posted by LILY
Idiom2020. 12. 16. 13:16

 

 

 

[ Origin ]

It's quite a formal phrase and fairly archaic, as it is from as far back as 1300. This phrase is often used in a formal setting, especially ceremonies where speeches or introductions will take place. Ado is an old word for 'fuss or commotion.' Using this phrase is a good way of bringing the assembled audience together, stopping the hubbub, or getting the crowd to focus on events in an old fashioned but polite way.

The most famous example of its use must be Shakespeare's 'Much ado about nothing.'

 

 

 

[ Examples ]

  • Steve is very organised and friendly. When we met him last week, he introduced us all to the team without further ado.
  • If we are all in agreement, let's sign these papers without further ado.
  • Without further ado, I'd like to introduce the new headmaster.

 

 

[ Study more ]

  • ado/fuss - 야단법석

 

 

 

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a word to the wise2020. 12. 16. 06:26

말보다
행동이
중요하다
  • beautiful clothes or an eye-catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive.

 

 

 

Posted by LILY
English in Daily Life2020. 12. 15. 23:45

 

 

표지만
보고
책을
판단하지
마라
반짝인다고
다 금은 아니다
옷이
사람을
만들지
않는다
  • You cannot accurately judge a person solely by appearances.
  • It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.
  • Things that apprear valuable or worthwhile might not actually be so.

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옷이
날개다
  • Beautiful clothes or an eye-catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive.

 

 

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English in Daily Life2020. 12. 15. 13:38
카테고리 없음2020. 12. 12. 14:11

 

♬  Square Root of Possible - Madalen Mills ♪♩

Where's the world that you created
And the stories that you painted
With words that made me feel 10 feet tall?
Where's the magic in the moonlight
The surprise hidden in plain sight?
No, I don't see much to inspire much at all

And I'm ready now to fly away
And gravity won't get a thing to say
It's my choice if I get to touch the sky
Is it possible that the square root of impossible is me?

It's so possible
Watch me rise high above my obstacles
Watch me become who I'm supposed to be
Oh, the possibilities
'Cause the squarе root of impossible is possible
In me
In me

No, don't underestimate me
I don't need a hero to come and save me
Just 'cause I'm small don't mean that I can't kiss the clouds
I might not be there yet
But I'll get there, bet on it
'Cause I'm already three feet off the ground

Shut the windows and lock the doors
I'll take the roof off and then I'll soar
The rules that are written are just the beginnin'
There's more, so much more

Don't tell me there's too far to go
I know that I'm unstoppable
I'm ready now
Nothing's gonna slow me down
'Cause finally I see
Finally I see

It's so possible
Watch me rise high above my obstacles
Watch me become who I'm supposed to be
Oh, the possibilities
Don't tell me it's too far to go
I know that I'm unstoppable
'Cause the square root of impossible
Is me
Is me

 

 

 

 

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English in the Book2020. 12. 9. 06:01

Chapter XII. "Might I Have a Bit of Earth?"

 

 1   Mary ran so fast that she was rather out of breath when she reached her room. Her hair was ruffled on her forehead and her cheeks were bright pink. Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
"Tha's a bit late," she said. "Where has tha' been?"
"I've seen Dickon!" said Mary. "I've seen Dickon!"
"I knew he'd come," said Martha exultantly. "How does tha' like him?"
"I think--I think he's beautiful!" said Mary in a determined voice.
Martha looked rather taken aback but she looked pleased, too.
"Well," she said, "he's th' best lad as ever was born, but us never thought he was handsome. His nose turns up too much."
"I like it to turn up," said Mary.
"An' his eyes is so round," said Martha, a trifle doubtful. "Though they're a nice color." "I like them round," said Mary. "And they are exactly the color of the sky over the moor."
Martha beamed with satisfaction.
"Mother says he made 'em that color with always lookin' up at th' birds an' th' clouds. But he has got a big mouth, hasn't he, now?"
"I love his big mouth," said Mary obstinately. "I wish mine were just like it."
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out of breath - 숨이 가쁜, 숨이 찬

 

 

 

 2  Martha  chuckled delightedly.
"It'd look rare an' funny in thy bit of a face," she said. "But I knowed it would be that way when tha' saw him. How did tha' like th' seeds an' th' garden tools?"
"How did you know he brought them?" asked Mary.
"Eh! I never thought of him not bringin' 'em. He'd be sure to bring 'em if they was in Yorkshire. He's such a trusty lad."
Mary was afraid that she might begin to ask difficult questions, but she did not. She was very much interested in the seeds and gardening tools, and there was only one moment when Mary was frightened. This was when she began to ask where the flowers were to be planted.
"Who did tha' ask about it?" she inquired.
"I haven't asked anybody yet," said Mary, hesitating. "Well, I wouldn't ask th' head gardener. He's too grand, Mr. Roach is."   
"I've never seen him," said Mary. "I've only seen undergardeners and Ben Weatherstaff."     
"If I was you, I'd ask Ben Weatherstaff," advised Martha. "He's not half as bad as he looks, for all he's so crabbed. Mr. Craven lets him do what he likes because he was here when Mrs. Craven was alive, an' he used to make her laugh. She liked him. Perhaps he'd find you a corner somewhere out o' the way."
"If it was out of the way and no one wanted it, no one could mind my having it, could they?" Mary said anxiously.
"There wouldn't be no reason," answered Martha. "You wouldn't do no harm."
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grand - huge, huge, magnificent, fency, posh, fashionable
undergardeners - an assistant gardener
crabbed - 심술궂다, easily irritable, bad tempered
(crabby person/behaviour/ crabby handwritting - hard to understand, ill-tempered),  crustacean
not half as as - ~의 절반도 아닌
anxious -  fear, worry, bothering

 

 3  Mary ate her dinner as quickly as she could and when she rose from the table she was going to run to her room to put on her hat again, but Martha stopped her.
"I've got somethin' to tell you," she said. "I thought I'd let you eat your dinner first. Mr. Craven came back this mornin' and I think he wants to see you."
Mary turned quite pale.
"Oh!" she said. "Why! Why! He didn't want to see me when I came. I heard Pitcher say he didn't." "Well," explained Martha, "Mrs. Medlock says it's because o' mother. She was walkin' to Thwaite village an' she met him. She'd never spoke to him before, but Mrs. Craven had been to our cottage two or three times. He'd forgot, but mother hadn't an' she made bold to stop him. I don't know what she said to him about you but she said somethin' as put him in th' mind to see you before he goes away again, tomorrow."
"Oh!" cried Mary, "is he going away tomorrow? I am so glad!"
"He's goin' for a long time. He mayn't come back till autumn or winter. He's goin' to travel in foreign places. He's always doin' it."
"Oh! I'm so glad--so glad!" said Mary thankfully.

 

 

 4  If he did not come back until winter, or even autumn, there would be time to watch the secret garden come alive. Even if he found out then and took it away from her she would have had that much at least.
"When do you think he will want to see--"
She did not finish the sentence, because the door opened, and Mrs. Medlock walked in. She had on her best black dress and cap, and her collar was fastened with a large brooch with a picture of a man's face on it. It was a colored photograph of Mr. Medlock who had died years ago, and she always wore it when she was dressed up. She looked nervous and excited.
"Your hair's rough," she said quickly. "Go and brush it. Martha, help her to slip on her best dress. Mr. Craven sent me to bring her to him in his study."
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slip - 옷을 재빨리 입다(벗다), to slip into/out of a dress

 

 

 5  All the pink left Mary's cheeks. Her heart began to thump and she felt herself changing into a stiff, plain, silent child again. She did not even answer Mrs. Medlock, but turned and walked into her bedroom, followed by Martha. She said nothing while her dress was changed, and her hair brushed, and after she was quite tidy she followed Mrs. Medlock down the corridors, in silence. What was there for her to say? She was obliged to go and see Mr. Craven and he would not like her, and she would not like him. She knew what he would think of her.
She was taken to a part of the house she had not been into before. At last Mrs. Medlock knocked at a door, and when some one said, "Come in," they entered the room together. A man was sitting in an armchair before the fire, and Mrs. Medlock spoke to him.
"This is Miss Mary, sir," she said.
"You can go and leave her here. I will ring for you when I want you to take her away," said Mr. Craven.

 

 

 

 6  When she went out and closed the door, Mary could only stand waiting, a plain little thing, twisting her thin hands together. She could see that the man in the chair was not so much a hunchback as a man with high, rather crooked shoulders, and he had black hair streaked with white. He turned his head over his high shoulders and spoke to her.
"Come here!" he said.
Mary went to him.
He was not ugly. His face would have been handsome if it had not been so miserable. He looked as if the sight of her worried and fretted him and as if he did not know what in the world to do with her.
"Are you well?" he asked.
"Yes," answered Mary.
"Do they take good care of you?"
"Yes."
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hunchback - (모욕적)곱추

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