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*more to the point 더 중요한 것은
More to the point, if your life ended tomorrow, what would you regret not doing? If this were the last day of your life, would you spend it the way you're spending today?(13p)
오늘이 인생의 마지막 날이라면, 오늘을 어떻게 보내실 건가요?
He who dies with the most toys is still dead.(13p)
가장 많은 장난감을 가진 채 죽은 사람도 단지 죽은 사람일뿐이다.
Who could I have become if I had finally done the things I always wanted to do?(13p)
만약 내가 항상 하고 싶었던 일을 하고 살았더라면 나는 어떤 사람이 되어 있을까?
*reminisce[ˌremɪˈnɪs] (행복했던 시절에 대한) 추억[회상]에 잠기다, 추억담[회상담]을 나누다 *reminisce about ~에 대해 회상하다
Anyone who has ever come close to death can tell you that at the end of your life, you probably won't be reminiscing about how many all-nighters you pulled at the office or how much your mutual fund is worth.(13p) +) As we get older, we tend to reminisce about our school days. 나이가 들면서 학창시절을 추억하는 경향이 있다. +) Let's take out the family photo albums and reminisce about the old days! 가족 앨범을 꺼내어 그리운 지난날의 추억에 잠겨 봅시다!
*morality[məˈræləti] 도덕, 도덕성, (특정 집단의) 도덕률
*flinch 움찔하다
*flounder[ˈflaʊndə(r)] (어쩔 줄 몰라서) 허둥대다[당황하다], (곤경에) 허우적거리다, 도다리
*flourish[ˈflɜːrɪʃ] 번창하다(=thrive), 잘 자라다, 잘 지내다, 과장된 동작, 인상적인 활동[방식]
Whether you flounder or flourish is always in your hands - you are the single biggest influence in your life.(14p)
Your journey begins with a choice to get up, step out, and live fully.(15p)
우리 삶에 있어 가장 영향력있는 사람은 바로 나라는 것!!!
자리에서 일어나 밖으로 나가 온전히 살겠다는 선택으로, 당신의 여행은 시작된다.
~~~ , eating as the Romans do.(15p)
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do."로마에 가면 로마법을 따르라!
"tomorrow is another day"내일은 내일의 태양이 뜰거야. - Scarlett O'Hara
내일이 또 있다.(오늘이 끝이 아니니까 낙심하지 마라)
What a concept!
*at the end of one's rope 진퇴양난에 빠져, 속수무책으로, 한계에 이르러, 한계에 부닥쳐
I weighed 237 pounds at the time, my highest ever. I was at the end of my rope and the end of hope - (17p)
+) I'm really at the end of my rope. 난 궁지에 빠졌어요. +) I thought I was at the end of my rope. 모든 것이 끝났다고 생각했어요.
*thrive 번창하다, 잘 자라다 (=flourish)
Eat foods that makes you thrive.(17p)
*take for granted 당연한 일로 여기다, 대수롭지 않게 여기다
=accept without question, treat with careless indifference.
I now know for sure how blessed I was to have access to fresh food - something not every family today can take for granted.
We're very lucky, there's so much we take for granted.(Wonder-158p)
+) Don't take me for granted. 있을 때 잘 해. +) Am I just someone you can take for granted now?
너한테 나는 이제 그냥 막 해도 되는 사람이야? +) Don’t take for granted the passion that she has for you. 당신에 대한 그녀의 열정을 당연한 것으로 받아들이지 말아요.
*sow[soʊ] (씨를) 뿌리다[심다], (특히 문제의 소지가 있는 감정·생각 등을) 심다[싹트게 하다]
I've worked hard to sow the seeds for a life in which I get to keep expanding my dreams.(18p)
-because better food is the foundation for a better life.(19p)
*exalte[ɪɡˈzɔːlt] (때로는 자격이 없는 사람을) 승격[격상]시키다, (대단히) 칭찬[칭송]하다 +) He is exalted. 그는 기고만장하다.
*doormat 호구, 거지발싸개
*night after night 매일밤, 밤이면 밤마다
She has helped me through demotions, near-firings, sexual harassment, and the twisted and messed-up relationships of my twenties, when I couldn't tell the difference between myself and a doormat.